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Planning Commission approves inland and coastal outdoor lighting ordinances, adds agriculture and flags streetlights for board review
Summary
After public comment and line-by-line review, the Humboldt County Planning Commission adopted inland and coastal outdoor lighting ordinances (to go to the Board of Supervisors) that set fixture limits (1,000 lumens residential; 3,000 lumens commercial/industrial), require 2,700K color temperature, and allow conditional-use exceptions for noncompliant commercial/industrial and agricultural uses.
The Humboldt County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve inland and coastal outdoor lighting ordinances and forward them to the Board of Supervisors with several modifications and a comment asking the Board to consider streetlights separately.
Planner Rhianne Megan told the commission the draft aims "to promote safety, protect and preserve our nighttime skies and address community complaints," and staff recommended a general rule that fixtures be fully shielded or have a correlated color temperature of 2,700 kelvins. In response to public comment, staff proposed maximum illumination limits of 1,000 lumens for residential fixtures and 3,000 lumens for commercial and industrial fixtures.
Commissioners debated…
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