Commissioners consider lighting performance standards, note state-law limits and possibility of dark-sky certification
The commission discussed framing lighting rules as performance standards (shielding, glare, cutoff) rather than prescribing fixtures, and staff warned state law may limit local lighting standards unless Haslet pursues dark-sky certification.
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Chair (S1) asked commissioners to treat lighting standards as performance requirements—targeting shielding, glare and cutoff—rather than prescribing specific fixtures, saying cities can set what lighting must accomplish without mandating fixtures.
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