REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 7, 2021
FROM
TERRI RAHHAL, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
An Ordinance Amending Outdoor Light Standards
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Conduct a public hearing to consider proposed ordinance amending Title 8 of the County Code to repeal Chapter 83.07 related to glare and outdoor lighting regulations and add new light trespass regulations for outdoor lighting.
2. Find the proposed ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.
3. Adopt the findings recommended by the Planning Commission and contained in the staff report.
4. Make alterations, if necessary, to proposed ordinance.
5. Approve introduction of the proposed ordinance.
* An ordinance of San Bernardino County, State of California, repealing and adding Chapter 83.07 to Division 3 of Title 8 of the San Bernardino County Code relating to light trespass.
6. Adopt the ordinance.
7. Direct the Clerk of the Board to file a Notice of Exemption.
(Presenter: Terri Rahhal, Director, 387-4431)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the additional use of Discretionary Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation and revenue to complete this action have been included in the Land Use Services Department (LUS) Planning Division 2021-22 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The proposed ordinance would repeal and replace Chapter 83.07 of the Development Code to update and expand standards to regulate outdoor lighting based on controlling light trespass onto adjacent properties as well as unnecessary intrusion of light in dark rural skies. The ordinance updates definitions and outdoor lig...
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