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City staff outlines dark‑sky rules, monitoring work and pursuit of International Dark Sky designation
Summary
Planning staff reviewed the city's dark‑sky ordinance, illumination plan requirements and an inventory and monitoring program as part of seeking recognition from the International Dark‑Sky Association; staff described enforcement mechanisms and retrofit options for existing properties.
City planning staff presented an overview of Boerne’s Dark Sky Ordinance on Oct. 6, described required elements of commercial illumination plans, and outlined steps the city is taking to pursue recognition from the International Dark‑Sky Association.
Mister Bass, who led the dark‑sky briefing, said the ordinance prohibits uplighting, limits pole heights (20 feet for internal parking, 10 feet at property lines), sets total lumens per net acre for land‑use categories, requires full‑cutoff fixtures and specifies acceptable color temperatures (generally 2,700–3,000 Kelvin). For projects that require an illumination plan, staff reviews a photometric…
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