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Providence council weighs limits on flashing LED house lights after resident complaints
Summary
Councilors heard multiple residents describe flashing, multicolor LED displays in neighborhoods and discussed whether to treat intrusive decorative lighting as a nuisance; council did not adopt an ordinance but agreed to explore nuisance-code revisions, education and possibly a subcommittee.
Providence City Council on July 16 heard extensive public comment about flashing and moving LED lighting on private homes, and council members discussed whether residential lighting should fall under the city's existing sign or nuisance rules.
Residents described multiple instances of multicolor, chasing or strobing lights that they said are visible across the valley from elevated neighborhoods and that remain on late into summer evenings. "They often stay on very late and are very distracting," resident Erica Lowe said, describing displays she said were visible from the bench above Providence. Eileen Bird, who said her child once had a seizure disorder, urged caution about strobe-like lighting: "Sometimes seeing those kind of lights . . . can trigger seizures," she said.
William Mason, a long-time resident who…
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