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Council tables dark‑sky sign ordinance after business‑ and safety‑related concerns
Summary
Staff proposed reducing illuminated sign brightness from 750 nits to 100 nits at night and requiring signs to be off when businesses are closed; council discussed business and public‑safety impacts and voted to table the ordinance to the council's second meeting in April for more stakeholder input and examples.
City planners on Tuesday proposed amendments to Buda’s Unified Development Code that would reduce allowable nighttime brightness of illuminated commercial signs from 750 nits to 100 nits and add a requirement that illuminated signs be turned off when the associated business is not operating.
Will Ferris, a city staff presenter, said the changes are intended to align the city with International Dark Sky Association (IDA) standards and to preserve Buda’s progress toward an IDA community designation. He told council the proposed language also includes a cap…
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