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Yamhill planning commission narrows proposed lighting ordinance, sets November hearing
Summary
City planning staff recommended aligning parking-lot light limits across code sections and excluding existing street lights from immediate compliance; commissioners agreed to pursue a public hearing in November and expressed support for a six‑month compliance window rather than an initial one‑year period.
Walt, city planning staff, told the City of Yamhill Planning Commission that recent municipal code changes do not undermine the proposed lighting ordinance but highlighted inconsistencies between existing Chapter 10.52 (parking regulations) and the draft section 10.66, which contains quantitative lighting limits. He recommended adopting the same numeric standard for parking‑lot lighting in both sections to improve consistency and enforceability.
The commission discussed several specific issues Walt raised: whether the proposed numeric limits (lumens/foot‑candles at…
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