Staff recommends updating Murphy's lighting code to address fast-changing LED features
Oct 20, 2026
Planning/inspections staff reviewed code chapter 26.04 and told council the ordinance covers glare, downlit fixtures and parking-lot rules but does not address rapidly changing LED effects; staff suggested banning lights that "flash, blink, rotate, chase, or rapidly change in color or intensity."
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A planning/staff presenter reviewed site-lighting provisions in code chapter 26.04, telling council the section addresses glare, shielding and parking-lot lighting standards and requires commercial fixtures to be downlit and shielded to avoid spill onto adjacent properties.
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