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 Fort Stockton
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 28. OUTDOOR LIGHTING

  § 28-3. Existing outdoor light fixtures.  

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  • (a)

    To reduce glare, safety hazards for drivers and pedestrians, light trespass, and light pollution, all existing spotlights, floodlights, and wallpacks shall be adjusted in accordance with the following provisions, excepting the lights at existing sports facilities used temporarily during scheduled sporting or related events.

    (1)

    For spotlights and floodlights mounted overhead on poles and used for area lighting, the axis of illumination shall be adjusted to an angle not more than twenty (20) degrees from the vertical line between the fixture and the ground.

    (2)

    For spotlights and floodlights mounted at or near ground level and used to light a building, billboard, or other structure, the axis of illumination shall be adjusted to minimize the amount of light escaping above, below, and to the sides of the illuminated object.

    (b)

    It shall be the responsibility of the city to publish this chapter in the newspaper of record and to disseminate the ordinance by other appropriate means; to identify those spotlights, floodlights, and requiring adjustment; and to inform their owners of these provisions.

    (1)

    Any required adjustments shall be completed within six (6) months from the date of the adoption of the lighting ordinance. Any owner who fails to comply with these provisions shall be issued a warning notice. Any owner who further fails to comply after thirty (30) days from the issuance of such warning notice shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each day of noncompliance, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00.)

    (c)

    All exterior lighting shall comply with this lighting ordinance on or before January 1, 2015.

    (d)

    An owner of a grandfathered luminaire may replace or modify the luminaire so that it conforms to this light ordinance if requested by a designated city official or a member of the McDonald Observatory staff. However, the replacement or modification of the luminaire must be provided at no cost to the owner including materials and labor. For example, a grandfathered mercury-vapor outdoor light may be retrofitted with a light shield to make it fully shielded.

(Ord. No. 12-104, 2-14-12)