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Iona Preparatory wins variance for 80‑foot sports lights after hours of neighborhood debate
Summary
The New Rochelle Zoning Board of Appeals granted Iona Preparatory permission to install four 80‑foot LED light stanchions at its Wilmot Road athletic field, ruling that modern, directional fixtures produce less off‑site glare than the temporary lights they replace. Neighbors had urged stricter controls on parking, spillover and hours; the board required post‑installation photometric verification and noted planning‑board review ahead.
Iona Preparatory won Zoning Board approval on Dec. 2 to install four 80‑foot LED sport‑lighting stanchions at its athletic field at 255 Wilmot Road after an extended public hearing in which residents raised concerns about light spill, nighttime activity, parking and traffic.
Tony Joffre, counsel for the school, and Sunei Suda of Populous described the proposal as a replacement for 20 temporary pole lights and noisy diesel generators currently wheeled onto the field. They said modern directional LED fixtures concentrate illumination on the playing surface, reduce glare off‑site and can be dimmed for practice. A manufacturer photometric analysis presented to the board showed…
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