Outdoor Lighting Regulations

 

Flyer: Unacceptable & Acceptable Outdoor Lighting Fixtures

11-2-2009 Staff Report to City Council

Ordinance O2009-001

Outdoor Lighting Links
Organizations:

1. Illinois Coalition for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
2. International Dark-Sky Association
3. Light Pollution Awareness Links (extensive list of links)
4. SELENE of NY-Sensible and Efficient Lighting to Enhance the Nighttime Environment (includes lighting cost calculators)
5. New England Light Pollution Advisory Group (NELPAG)
6. Texas International Dark-Sky Association
7. Dark Skies Northwest
8. Midwest Citizens for Responsible Outdoor Lighting - MCROL
9. Indiana Council on Outdoor Lighting Education-ICOLE
10. Skykeepers.org-CA
11. Huachuca Astronomy Club-Cochise County AZ
12. Calgary Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Light Pollution Abatement Page
13. Lighting Research Center-Light Pollution FAQ
14. IES - Illuminating Engineering Society
15. Municipal Research and Services Center-Light Nuisances - Ambient Light, Light Pollution Glare

Articles & Resource pages:

16. SkyandTelescope.com - Saving Dark Skies - How I Beat Light Pollution in My Hometown (article about Bob Crelin and Branford, Connecticut)
17. Report to U.S. Congress on Lighting & Crime prepared by National Institute of Justice
18. Chicago Alley Lighting Project Report
19. Overview of Light and Crime Studies by Astronomical Society of Victoria, Australia
20. Crime Prevention Service-Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice
21. Report on Outdoor Lighting Practices in the State of Indiana
22. Starlightcascade Responsible Lighting (Kevin Kell articles on his own residential lighting modifications)
23. Missouri Night Sky Protection Act
24. Kansas Night Sky Protection Act
25. Dark Skies-Different States’ Legislation
26. Old and New Security Lights Compared (shielded vs unshielded)
27. Cliff Haas website on responsible lighting and light pollution
28. Alin Tolea website on Light Polution
29. Website about the only coal burning power plant in Washington State
30. Breast Cancer Action Newsletter
31. Municipalities Nationwide Reduce Streetlighting to Cut Expense
32. University of Hawaii-School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology-Light pollution page
33. Saving Maui’s Starry Night Skies
34. Night time blackouts and the reduction in vandalism at WA and CA schools

Products & Manufacturers:

35. List of manufacturers of dark sky friendly light fixtures
36. Light Shields (extensive list of add on shields for existing lights with pictures and the names of the product manufacturers)
37. Good Outdoor Lighting Fixture Examples (extensive list of dark sky friendly outdoor lighting fixtures with pictures and the names of the product manufacturers)
38. parshield.com (manufacturer for add-on shield for floodlight style “security lights”)
39. Top mount flagpole lighting
40. RAB Lighting - shielded wallpacks & yardblasters
41. Manufacturer of Tumwater's decorative streetlights
42. GlareBuster Outdoor Lighting

Jurisdictions:

42. List of WA Jurisdictions with Outdoor Lighting Regulations
43. Outdoor Lighting Codes in the NW
44. Northern Arizona Lighting Codes
45. Wisconsin Outdoor Lighting Codes & Ordinances
46. California Outdoor Lighting Codes and Ordinances
47. Branford Connecticut Lighting Regulations
48. Mammoth Lakes, CA
49. Sun Valley ID Exterior Lighting Ordinance

Updated: November 5, 2009