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Text Amendment: Outdoor Lighting Standards
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Summary Recommendation
Amend Title 15, Chapter 154, to update development standards for outdoor lighting. (Planning and Neighborhood Services/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
The proposed text amendment to update lighting standards will foster an increase in safety for outdoor activities and improve energy efficiency. Appropriate building and parking lot lighting methods supports the City Council’s strategic outcome of Active and Appealing and Safe and Prosperous.
REPORT:
The Yuma City Code is continually adapting to improve development within the community. The goal of this text amendment is to provide adequate lighting while limiting excessive, unnecessary light trespass onto neighboring properties. With the advent of LED lighting and its unique characteristics, the City Code needs to acknowledge advances in lighting fixtures, methods to measure lighting, and positioning on the property for the most efficient coverage while keeping the light on the subject property
Below is a description of each proposed amendment:
Article 1 Definitions: Moving and updating definitions relating to outdoor lighting. The definitions will now be in Article 18- Outdoor Lighting Regulations.
Article 14 Aesthetic Overlay District: Updates the minimum and average footcandles required for properties located in the Aesthetic Overlay District. This is in keeping with current techniques for measuring light.
Article 16 Improvement of Parking Lots: Updates the minimum and average footcandles required for parking lots in keeping with current techniques for measuring light and the most efficient layout of light fixtures to limit wasted energy and for safety and visibility.
Article 18 Outdoor Lighting Regulations: Clarifies and updates: definitions for shielding, and bottom-mounted fixtures; adds LED lighting to the mix of light sources; updates some terminology and techniques for measuring and containing light; adds light trespass to the code and its limitations and exceptions; update of photometric survey requirements; and the design of under canopy lighting.
In order to involve and address industry issues and concerns with outdoor lighting, two rounds of stakeholder review were accomplished.
Round One: On April 23rd, 2024, the City hosted a Stakeholder Meeting to discuss lighting code issues for commercial projects. The conversation focused on a number of identified areas. Thirteen local electrical contractors, engineers, and suppliers where directly invited and 15 interested persons attended plus City Staff.
Round Two: A summary of the discussion and a review of the proposed changes was sent out after the Stakeholder Meeting to gather further input and any needed clarification. This outreach enhanced the code update by bringing out situations encountered by the contractors, and suppliers who deal directly with their customers when creating site plans for new parking lots, work areas, and other outdoor venues and/or for energy-efficient upgrades to old light fixtures/luminaires.
On August 26, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend APPROVAL (7-0) of the request by the City of Yuma for a Zoning Code Text Amendment to amend Title 15, Chapter 154: Article 01- Definitions; Article 14- Overlay Zoning Districts; Article 16- Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations; and Article 18- Outdoor Lighting Regulations, all to update provisions related to outdoor lighting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - EXCERPT FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES:
“Robert Blevins - Principal Planner summarized the staff report and recommended APPROVAL.
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF
“Chris Hamel -Planning and Zoning Commission, said that he noticed the increase of light shields on street poles in residential areas and noted that the Marine Corps Air Station is also adopting similar light measures to address concerns about light invasion.
“Gregory Counts - Planning and Zoning Commissioner, asked who would be the most affected by the text amendment request, and asked if property owners would be grandfathered in.
“Blevins said that it would benefit everyone and mentioned that the City held a stakeholder meeting where a number of contractors were in attendance and were pleased with the proposed text amendment.
“Counts said he was concerned about the mom-and-pop shops having to replace their lighting.
“Jennifer Albers - Assistant Director of Neighborhood Services, added that comments from contractors at the stakeholder meeting were taken into consideration and that this request is focused on new commercial development and no retrofit would be required. Albers also said that one of the benefits of having contractors in the stakeholder meeting is that they consult with clients to determine the best lighting options and added that one of the issues that arose was light trespass, which the contractors can help address by advising customers to ensure that their lighting stays within their own property. Albers clarified that the current code does not provide a mechanism to address this issue noting that this text amendment would change that.
“Counts asked if signs would have to meet certain light requirements as well.
“Albers said that signs also have certain lighting and timing requirements they must meet.
APPLICANT/APPLICANT’S REPRESENTATIVE
None
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
MOTION
“Motion by Chelsea Malouff - Planning and Zoning Commissioner, second by Lori Arney - Planning and Zoning Commissioner to APPROVE ZONE-42943-2024 as presented.
“Motion carried unanimously (7-0).’
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
NONE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☐ Department
☐ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
☒ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
09/24/2024 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
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Richard W. Files |
09/23/2024 |