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2002 SESSION

026110520
SENATE BILL NO. 475
Senate Amendments in [ ] -- January 25, 2002
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-920.1, relating to outdoor lighting ordinances.
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Patron prior to Engrossment--Senator Quayle
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Referred to Committee on Local Government
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-920.1 as follows:

§ 15.2-920.1. Lighting level regulation.

The City of Chesapeake may provide by ordinance for the regulation of [ maximum ] exterior illumination levels of buildings and property. [ Such regulations shall not affect or be applied to agricultural or silvicultural operations. ] [ Such regulations shall not apply to any outdoor advertising signs owned by a person in the business of outdoor advertising licensed by the Department of Transportation pursuant to § 33.1-361. ]

[ 2. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2005. ]