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Palm Desert weighs tighter rules on commercial exterior lighting to protect nightscape and aesthetics
Summary
Staff proposed restricting colored/neon facade and window lighting, allowing low-lumen white string lights for patios, and routing facade lighting through ARC design review; council asked staff to analyze business costs, corridor exceptions near the I-10, and objective lumen/white-light standards to avoid subjective enforcement.
Palm Desert staff revisited proposed regulations for commercial exterior lighting on Aug. 28, asking council for direction on what types of building, facade and window lighting to allow and how to administer review.
Seehee Fernandez (Development Services) told council that Chapter 24 of the city s code defines outdoor lighting types but lacks guidance for decorative and architectural lighting. Fernandez compared Palm Desert s approach to neighboring cities and said Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells discourage or…
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