Town of Paradise Valley
Work Session Report
TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
DATE: February 7, 2017
CONTACT:
Staff Contact
Eva Cutro, 480-348-3522
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Lighting Code Revisions to Article 22 Hillside Development Regulations, Section 2208 Outdoor Lighting; as contained in Ordinance # 2016-04.
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BACKGROUND:
Background
Revisions to the lighting code were discussed in detail at seven Planning Commission work sessions and a public hearing in September. Certain portions of the lighting code were outdated and did not reflect current standards. The lighting code was then discussed at a Town Council work session on November 3, 2016 and a public hearing on November 17, 2016. At that time the Town Council referred this item back to the Planning Commission for further study. The Planning Commission discussed this again on December 20th. At that time it was agreed that the Commission may not wish to change their original recommendation, but that further re-organization of the Ordinance may be necessary.
Staff and Chairman Strom chose to begin by re-organizing the Hillside section of the lighting ordinance while adding lighting types, and restrictions. It is recommended that after consideration of this section it can move forward to Town Council with the complete revisions to the Hillside Ordinance currently under review by the Commission.
Attached please find Ordinance 2016-04 with a redlined version of the Code sections with proposed revisions. This was the Ordinance that Planning Commission forwarded to Town Council for approval. It proposes:
Major Revisions to Section 2208 (hillside lighting) include:
* The definitions of Lumens, Beam Angle, Lighting Types, and Lux are new
* All references to wattage were removed and replaced with Lumens where appropriate.
* Lighting Functions section was created.
* Building Mounted Luminaires subsection was created
* Walkway and Drivewa...
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