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Grass Valley panel approves shielded, nonflashing blue security lights at Safeway shopping center
Summary
The Development Review Committee approved a permit for six previously installed security units with shielded, downward-pointing blue lights, cameras and two-way audio at the Safeway/Gold Country Shopping Center, subject to conditions including a prohibition on flashing.
The City of Grass Valley Development Review Committee on June 24 approved a development review permit allowing six security units with shielded blue lights, cameras and two-way audio to remain at the Safeway/Gold Country Shopping Center, 867 Sutton Way.
The committee’s approval, made by motion and second and adopted by voice vote, included a modified condition specifying that the lights may not flash and must be shielded to direct light downward, in compliance with the city’s outdoor lighting standards. Staff said the units were installed several months ago, the city sent a notice in March, and the security manager turned the lights off pending review.
Committee members and staff described the devices as security-focused rather than parking-lot illumination. Amy Wilson, city planner, said Triton Global Services, the company that manages the units, immediately turned the lights off…
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