<div dir="ltr">Jeff,<div><br></div><div>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:</div><div><a href="https://www.townofpelham.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4851/f/pages/final1707-125_pelham_zoning_180330_02_clean.pdf">https://www.townofpelham.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4851/f/pages/final1707-125_pelham_zoning_180330_02_clean.pdf</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>--Dillon</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 11:46 AM <<a href="mailto:massplanners-request@masscptc.org">massplanners-request@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send MassPlanners mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Residential Lighting (<a href="mailto:ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com" target="_blank">ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com</a>)<br>
2. Re: Residential Lighting (Thaddeus Soule)<br>
<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <<a href="mailto:ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com" target="_blank">ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com</a>><br>To: "'Massplanners Listserv'" <<a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:massplanners@cs.umb.edu" target="_blank">massplanners@cs.umb.edu</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 14:59:58 +0000<br>Subject: [Massplanners] Residential Lighting<br><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Good morning:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">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?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Thanks so much,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Jeff Lacy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Rural Planning Associates<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">(413) 230-9693 <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Thaddeus Soule <<a href="mailto:tsoule@provincetown-ma.gov" target="_blank">tsoule@provincetown-ma.gov</a>><br>To: "<a href="mailto:ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com" target="_blank">ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com" target="_blank">ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com</a>>, "'Massplanners Listserv'" <<a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:massplanners@cs.umb.edu" target="_blank">massplanners@cs.umb.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:massplanners@cs.umb.edu" target="_blank">massplanners@cs.umb.edu</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 16:44:25 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [Massplanners] Residential Lighting<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Jeff Lacy:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most municipalities have an illumination section within the zoning bylaw. Best of Luck.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">3430 Illumination </span>
</i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">3431 Applicability </span>
</i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">3432 Lighting Plans </span>
</i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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. <u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">3433 Requirements </span>
</i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">a. Shielding <u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">1. Exception: <u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">b. Light Trespass and Glare <u></u>
<u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">c. Light Color Temperature <u></u>
<u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default" style="break-before:page"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts – Zoning By-laws Page 42
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">d. Lighting Fixture Height <u></u>
<u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">e. Externally Illuminated Signs
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Externally illuminated signs shall employ only fully shielded lights fixed within three feet of the surface they illuminate.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">3434 Exemptions </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The following are exempt from compliance with the provisions of this Section:
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">a. Holiday, string, festoon, and similar decorative lighting.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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. <u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">d. Any form of lighting whose use is mandated or otherwise governed by any legal jurisdiction superior to that of the Town of Provincetown.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">e. Temporary lighting required to save life, limb or property from imminent peril, provided that use persists only during the hours of the peril.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">g. Structures exceeding 60 ft. in height, including the Pilgrim Monument, water towers, and radio communication towers.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">h. Municipal sports field or athletic facility lighting.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-5617092607399151653Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">i. Municipal street lighting.
<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Thaddeus J. Soulé<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Town Planner<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,32,96)">260 Commercial Street<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Provincetown, MA 02657<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,32,96)">508-487-7000 Ext. 553<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,32,96)"><a href="mailto:tsoule@provincetown-ma.gov" target="_blank">tsoule@provincetown-ma.gov</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Good morning:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">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?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Thanks so much,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Jeff Lacy<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Rural Planning Associates<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">(413) 230-9693 <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Dillon Sussman<div><br></div><div>Dodson & Flinker</div><div>40 Main Street, Suite 101</div><div>Florence, MA 01062</div><div>413-628-4496 x 102</div></div></div></div></div>