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2004 SESSION
HB 963 Exterior lighting; allows James City Co. to regulate illumination levels of buildings and property.
Introduced by: William K. Barlow | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Exterior lighting regulation; James City County. Allows James City County to regulate the maximum upward exterior illumination levels of buildings and property zoned or used for commercial or business purposes. Such ordinance shall only apply to lighting installed after the effective date of the ordinance and shall not affect or be applied to agricultural or silvicultural operations, certain outdoor advertising signs, temporary VDOT construction or maintenance, utility companies, facilities owned by the Department of Corrections, lighting regulated by the Uniform Statewide Building Code or to premise security lighting for certain multi-family residential or commercial office buildings. Any lighting installed prior to the effective date of the ordinance shall not be treated as nonconforming. The provisions of the bill expire if not acted upon by July 1, 2006.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Exterior lighting regulation; James City County. Allows James City County to regulate the maximum upward exterior illumination levels of buildings and property zoned or used for commercial or business purposes. Such ordinance shall only apply to lighting installed after the effective date of the ordinance and shall not affect or be applied to agricultural or silvicultural operations, certain outdoor advertising signs, temporary VDOT construction or maintenance, utility companies, facilities owned by the Department of Corrections, lighting regulated by the Uniform Statewide Building Code or to premise security lighting for certain multi-family residential or commercial office buildings. The provisions of the bill expire if not acted upon by July 1, 2006.