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Vienna consultants recommend shielding, property-line limits and dimming tools in draft lighting ordinance
Summary
Consultants from Clanton & Associates told Vienna leaders their draft zoning language and implementation tools will focus on private-property lighting, shielding to stop light trespass, property-line measurement and optional dimming strategies; staff will craft code language consistent with Virginia law for council review.
Consultants from Clanton & Associates told the Vienna Town Council on April 21 that the town’s draft outdoor-lighting ordinance should emphasize where light goes and not just how much is produced.
At a joint work session with the Planning Commission, Dane Sanders, principal at Clanton, said “more light doesn’t necessarily mean better light,” and urged the town to prioritize shielding, optics and distribution to reduce glare and light…
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