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Rowlett council asks staff to tighten residential lighting standards, focus on shielding and lower foot-candle limits
Summary
Staff presented a comparative review showing Rowlett's residential off-site illumination limit (1.0 foot-candle) is more permissive than several neighboring cities. Council leaned toward lowering the residential limit and emphasized fixture shielding, directing staff to draft specific code language for council review.
Rowlett City Council on Jan. 5 reviewed staff's comparative analysis of residential lighting standards and asked staff to draft tighter rules that emphasize shielding, fixture cutoffs and lower off-site illumination limits.
A member of the public registered to speak (Mark Tashic) urged strict lakefront protections and pointed staff to examples in Heath and Plano that set low foot-candle limits for single-family neighborhoods. Staff presenter Derek explained that Rowlett's current development code allows up to 1.0…
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