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In preparation for the Town’s Dark Sky Certification, the Exterior Lighting Code was recently updated.

All properties with light fixtures that are out of compliance are required to come into compliance by July 1st, 2025.

This compliance date was passed in 2007 to give residents and businesses 17 years to prepare for the compliance date, a timeline that was based on the I.R.S. amortization schedule for the life of a fixture. Please explore this webpage for information on how to comply. 

Resources for Compliance:  

Dark Sky Certification: 
Staff presented the concept of Dark Sky Community Certification to the Council on January 24, 2023 after public comment from a community member regarding the desire for the Town to pursue certification. A Certified Community is one that has a lighting code that meets international dark sky standards and maintains an educational program about the importance of dark skies. The intent of dark sky lighting is not to prevent lighting from being installed, but to ensure it is placed in the needed locations with the proper design for the use.  

Good lighting design directs light to where it is needed for its intended purpose, limits glare, and limits excessive energy use. It also has beneficial effects on humans, wildlife, and the natural environment. After gathering more information on potential impacts of certification on public and private property, the Town Council held numerous work sessions throughout 2023 in addition to staff work sessions with Planning Commission. The Town Council gave direction for staff to proceed with an application for certification, make code changes, and begin to phase replacement of non-compliant street light fixtures in Town (over the next 5 years). 

The Town approved Engineering Standards in November 2023 that address regulations for Town-owned compliant lighting practices. The Exterior Lighting Code changes followed and were approved on February 13, 2024. 

Town staff is in process of applying for dark sky certification. 

Lighting Zone Map: