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Commissioners seek limits on commercial lighting and plan to align performance standards with other city codes

Cathedral City Planning Commission · February 18, 2025
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Summary

The commission reviewed outdoor-lighting proposals aimed at reducing light trespass while allowing decorative/event lighting in limited cases; members also urged avoiding duplication with Title 11 noise standards when writing performance standards for vibration, dust and construction activity.

Consultants presented Section 9.95 on outdoor lighting and a companion discussion on performance standards (noise, vibration, dust) for the draft development code.

The lighting discussion balanced dark-sky goals against commercial, decorative and event lighting needs. Commissioners asked whether certain uses (for example, auto dealers) should be exempt or phased in, and…

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