[Massplanners] MassPlanners Digest, Vol 11, Issue 32

Wed Mar 9 11:55:16 EST 2022

Jeff,

I wrote a lighting bylaw for Pelham that is based on the Model
Lighting Ordinance (MLO) from the International Dark Skies Association. The
model is complex but I tried to simplify it. The lighting levels are
customized to a truly rural place. It starts on page 36 here:
https://www.townofpelham.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4851/f/pages/final1707-125_pelham_zoning_180330_02_clean.pdf

--Dillon

On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 11:46 AM <massplanners-request at masscptc.org> wrote:

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> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 14:59:58 +0000
> Subject: [Massplanners] Residential Lighting
>
> Good morning:
>
>
>
> Any towns out there with experience (e.g., bylaws or regulations)
> regulating exterior residential lighting?  Brightness, direction, types of
> luminaires, or any other characteristic that could be obnoxious to
> neighboring properties?
>
>
>
> Thanks so much,
>
>
>
> Jeff Lacy
>
> Rural Planning Associates
>
> (413) 230-9693
>
>
>
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> From: Thaddeus Soule <tsoule at provincetown-ma.gov>
> To: "ruralplanningassociates at crocker.com" <
> ruralplanningassociates at crocker.com>, "'Massplanners Listserv'" <
> MassPlanners at masscptc.org>, "massplanners at cs.umb.edu" <
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> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 16:44:25 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Massplanners] Residential Lighting
>
> Dear Jeff Lacy:
>
>
>
> Most municipalities have an illumination section within the zoning bylaw.
> Best of Luck.
>
>
>
> *3430 Illumination *
>
> *3431 Applicability *
>
> *All exterior lighting installed in Provincetown after the effective date
> of this Section shall conform with the requirements of this Bylaw. This
> includes, but is not limited to, new lighting, replacement lighting, or any
> other lighting whether attached to structures, poles, the earth, or any
> other location. All exterior lighting fixtures that were lawfully installed
> prior to the effective date of this Section, but that do not comply with
> the requirements of this Section, are declared to be legal non-conforming
> light fixtures. All legal non-conforming lighting may continue to be used
> and maintained after the adoption of this Section but shall be subject to
> the Light Trespass (3433 b.) provisions of this Section and shall be
> brought into compliance when replacement with new lighting equipment is
> proposed, except a replacement of only lamps or bulbs. *
>
> *3432 Lighting Plans *
>
> *All site plan applications that include exterior lighting shall include a
> lighting plan and lighting fixture specification sheets that show the type,
> lumen output, Correlated Color Temperature (CCT), shielding description,
> location, and height, of all proposed lighting fixtures. The applicant
> shall provide sufficient information to verify that lighting conforms to
> the requirements of this Section. *
>
> *Projects that include Parking Lots with greater than ten (10) parking
> spaces, service station projects, or developments of similar large areas of
> lighting shall submit a photometric site plan that demonstrates compliance
> with the requirements of this Section. *
>
> *3433 Requirements *
>
> *a. Shielding *
>
>
>
> *All exterior light fixtures and/or lamps with initial lumens exceeding
> 450 lumens shall be fully shielded. Fully shielded means that an outdoor
> light fixture is constructed so that, in its installed position, all of the
> light emitted by the light fixture is projected below the horizontal plane
> that passes through the lowest light-emitting part of the light fixture. *
>
> *1. Exception: *
>
>
>
> *Lighting of building facades, landscape features, monuments, flagpoles
> and similar objects, if the lighting fixtures are shielded, focused
> directly at the object being illuminated, and emit the minimum light output
> that is necessary, in order to reduce light pollution to the greatest
> extent possible. *
>
> *b. Light Trespass and Glare *
>
>
>
> *No exterior light fixture shall create a lighting nuisance in the form of
> light trespass or glare. Light Trespass and Glare are lighting nuisances
> when they cause significant discomfort to occupants of adjacent properties
> or create a hazard to public safety along a public way. This determination
> will be made by the Building Commissioner or Building Commissioner’s
> designee through a site visit and a visual inspection and/or night-time
> photograph. *
>
> *c. Light Color Temperature *
>
>
>
> *The correlated color temperature (CCT), measured in Kelvin (K), of all
> light sources shall be 3,000K or lower (“warmer”) with the exception of
> lighting within the Town Center Commercial or General Commercial zones that
> is for decorative effect to enhance nightlife or the appearance of
> buildings. *
>
> *Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts – Zoning By-laws Page 42 *
>
> *d. Lighting Fixture Height *
>
>
>
> *No lighting fixture, whether mounted on a building, pole, or otherwise,
> shall be located more than 15-feet above grade, except where required by
> the Building Code. *
>
> *e. Externally Illuminated Signs *
>
>
>
> *Externally illuminated signs shall employ only fully shielded lights
> fixed within three feet of the surface they illuminate. *
>
> *3434 Exemptions *
>
> *The following are exempt from compliance with the provisions of this
> Section: *
>
> *a. Holiday, string, festoon, and similar decorative lighting. *
>
> *b. Emergency lighting, only for as long as emergency conditions so
> identified by public safety personnel continue to exist. This includes the
> activities of law enforcement, fire and other emergency services. *
>
> *c. Lighting employed during repairs of roads, utilities and similar
> infrastructure, including unshielded lighting, provided that such lighting
> is deployed, positioned and aimed such that the resulting glare is not
> directed toward any roadway. *
>
> *d. Any form of lighting whose use is mandated or otherwise governed by
> any legal jurisdiction superior to that of the Town of Provincetown. *
>
> *e. Temporary lighting required to save life, limb or property from
> imminent peril, provided that use persists only during the hours of the
> peril. *
>
> *f. Temporary lighting for events sponsored by the Town or for which a
> Town license or other approval has been issued, such as concerts, fairs,
> festivals, and theatrical or video production. *
>
> *g. Structures exceeding 60 ft. in height, including the Pilgrim Monument,
> water towers, and radio communication towers. *
>
> *h. Municipal sports field or athletic facility lighting. *
>
> *i. Municipal street lighting. *
>
>
>
>
>
> Thaddeus J. Soulé
>
> Town Planner
>
> 260 Commercial Street
>
> Provincetown, MA 02657
>
> 508-487-7000 Ext. 553
>
> tsoule at provincetown-ma.gov
>
>
>
> *Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance. –
> Abigail Adams*
>
>
>
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> massplanners at cs.umb.edu
> *Subject:* [Massplanners] Residential Lighting
>
>
>
> Good morning:
>
>
>
> Any towns out there with experience (e.g., bylaws or regulations)
> regulating exterior residential lighting?  Brightness, direction, types of
> luminaires, or any other characteristic that could be obnoxious to
> neighboring properties?
>
>
>
> Thanks so much,
>
>
>
> Jeff Lacy
>
> Rural Planning Associates
>
> (413) 230-9693
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-- 
Dillon Sussman

Dodson & Flinker
40 Main Street, Suite 101
Florence, MA 01062
413-628-4496 x 102
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