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Staff proposes technical updates to sea‑turtle lighting rules; committee to workshop specifics
Summary
Planner presented updates to the city's 2007 wildlife lighting ordinance: proposed visible‑light transmittance standard (~30%), spectrometric testing for non‑listed fixtures, pool light standards, and full cutoff fixtures; Sea Turtle Conservancy reviewing draft; committee requested enforcement best practices and examples from peer cities.
City planner(s) presented proposed technical updates to the city's wildlife‑friendly lighting ordinance, proposing more specific, measurable standards and additional implementation tools to reduce false crawls and protect nesting sea turtles.
Brannenberry said the city's 2007 ordinance is based on an older model and that recent best practices and state guidance favor more technical requirements. "45% is what is currently in the model lighting ordinance...But those updates that we need are technical in nature," the planner said, and noted that a lower visible light transmittance…
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