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Planning commission-backed outdoor lighting ordinance receives first reading in Mason County
Summary
The court gave first reading to Ordinance 24-08 to amend the Mason County Land Use Ordinance (section cited as 4.12) to regulate outdoor lighting, including restrictions on flashing or color-changing displays; the planning commission recommended adoption and the court will consider final passage at its December reading.
Zoning Director George Larger presented Ordinance 24-08 as a proposed amendment to the Mason County Land Use Ordinance to regulate outdoor lighting, including limits on flashing or attention‑drawing lighting in commercial and rural areas.
Larger said the draft borrows language from the county’s electronic sign standards and is intended to prevent distracting or advertising‑style lighting—examples cited included flashing facade displays and color‑changing street-front lights. He noted the planning commission held public meetings and recommended adoption.
Speakers discussed scope (commercial parking lots and instances where building permits/certificates of appropriateness are required) and exemptions for traditional holiday lighting when appropriate. The county gave the ordinance a first reading and indicated it would be considered for possible adoption at the December meeting.
No formal vote to adopt was taken; the first reading advances the ordinance to the next scheduled consideration.
