Town of Paradise Valley
Action Report
TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
DATE: August 16, 2016
CONTACT:
Staff Contact
Eva Cutro, 480-348-3522
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Lighting Code
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BACKGROUND:
Background
Revisions to Article 10 Height and Area Regulations, Section 1023 Outdoor Lighting and Illumination: Article 22 Hillside Development Regulations, Section 2208 Outdoor Lighting; Article 25 Signs, Section 2506 Lighting; and Special Use Permit Guidelines, Section 2 Lighting were discussed in detail at the last work session in July and are scheduled for a September 6th Citizen Review Work Session and a September 20th Planning Commission hearing.
At the July work session there were questions regarding:
FIGURE 9 - Light Source Beam Angle
{Label 90-degree, beam angle sideways?}
C. Design Standards:
1. All building mounted Luminaires shall be fully shielded. Recessed lights in exterior soffits, eaves, or ceilings shall have a a beam angle not greater than 90 degrees. At the main entry of the primary structure and garage entires, a maximum of two (2) translucent fixtures may be permitted as long as the total lumens, per fixture, do not exceed a maximum of 1200 lumens. All other entrances, excluding garage doors, shall be limited to no more than one (1) fixture. Maximum illuminance per fixture is not to exceed 1200 lumens.
Dolf Strom was not in attendance at that work session but will discuss Figure 9 in more detail at this work session. There were also concerns with the term “colored bulbs or lamps”. Staff is researching alternate terms and will discuss them in more detail at the work session.