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Plan Commission approves tighter outdoor‑lighting rules, expands dark‑sky standards
Summary
The commission approved updates to outdoor lighting regulations to limit lumen output, cap color temperature at 3,000K, tighten uplighting and sign illumination rules, and add flexibilities for seasonal and emergency lighting; staff said the changes reduce overlighting and lower long‑term costs for developers.
The Plan Commission voted May 21 to recommend updates to the village outdoor lighting ordinance that measure lighting by illuminance and lumens, cap correlated color temperature at 3,000 Kelvin, set fixture lumen limits tied to dark‑sky models and tighten rules on uplighting and sign illumination.
Staff said the 2021 ordinance moved regulation from wattage to illuminance (foot‑candles) to better capture actual on‑site light levels, and the new update responds to continued complaints about intensely blue LED lighting and…
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