Timnath planning commission approves outdoor lighting code update, asks staff to add agricultural exemption language
The Planning Commission voted 4-0 to approve a land-use code amendment to update outdoor lighting standards with dark‑sky principles, motion‑sensing and dimming provisions and warmer color temperatures, conditional on staff returning with clarified language addressing agricultural lighting.
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The Timnath Planning Commission on a 4-0 vote approved an amendment to the town's land use code that tightens outdoor lighting rules to reduce light pollution, require shielding, limit blue‑rich “cool” lighting and encourage motion sensors and automatic dimming for nonessential fixtures, with a condition that staff return with a clear provision addressing agricultural lighting.
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