Angel Fire working group forwards revised dark‑sky lighting ordinance to Planning & Zoning

The committee overseeing a proposed exterior‑lighting ordinance in Angel Fire voted to send a revised draft to the village Planning & Zoning office for review and onward transmission to council. The group removed a provision requiring on‑site measurement of light trespass, added a definition of temporary outdoor lighting, and reordered compliance options for new builds.

Chair (identified in the transcript only by role) summarized the changes and asked for a motion: "So the changes have been... I move to accept all these changes," after which the chair directed the draft to be sent to Planning & Zoning. Committee members approved the motion by voice with no objections recorded. The motion asks Planning & Zoning to review the edited ordinance and, if appropriate, forward it to the village council for legal review and public notice.

The committee framed the removal of the light‑trespass measurement as necessary because the village currently lacks a code‑enforcement officer and the equipment to perform on‑site lumen measurements. A member noted that without that enforcement capacity, the village likely cannot meet the measurement requirement that Dark Sky International would expect. "So we really can't get through the Dark Sky International official proceeding," one committee member said.

Next steps: committee members said they will submit the cleaned‑up draft and an explanatory Q&A to Planning & Zoning; a special Planning & Zoning meeting is expected in early August, with subsequent council review and a 30–60 day ordinance‑modification process if the draft proceeds.