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Resident urges Prosper to update residential outdoor‑lighting rules amid denser neighborhoods
Summary
A resident told the Planning & Zoning Commission the town’s lighting ordinance references outdated wattage standards for single‑family dwellings and asked for modernization to current light‑output metrics and tighter limits on residential motion‑activated lighting.
During public comment at the Aug. 5 Planning & Zoning meeting, resident Fred Costa urged the commission to update the town’s outdoor‑lighting rules, citing a section of the zoning ordinance that sets exemptions and brightness limits he called outdated.
Costa told commissioners the ordinance’s 75‑watt exemption for single‑family exterior lamps dates from an earlier era and does not reflect modern lighting technologies and denser lot patterns in newer neighborhoods. He pointed to other sections of the code that regulate illumination in lumens or foot‑candles and asked that single‑family dwellings receive protections similar to commercial properties. Costa also said the ordinance contains a broad exemption for motion‑activated lighting on single‑family homes that should be tightened because houses are now closer together and lights that once were acceptable in more rural settings are intrusive in denser subdivisions.
Staff acknowledged the comment and said it would be included in the public‑record packet for future consideration; no formal action on the ordinance was taken that night. Costa provided his name and address for the record (260 Burnett Court).
