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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07887ORDINANCE NO. 7887 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 52 OF CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XVII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO NONCONFORMING OUTDOOR LIGHTS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter being deleted, underscoring indicating matter being added) SECTION 1 Section 17 -4 -52 of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of the followina new Subsection (4.5) to read as follows: 4.5 Regulations for nonconforming lights, light fixtures and light poles. All legal nonconforming lights, light fixtures and light poles shall immediately loose their legal nonconforming status, and thereafter shall be brought into full compliance with the Outdoor Lighting Performance Standards or removed, when any one of the following occur: a. The construction or erection of any building or structure upon any lot; b. The addition of 500 square feet or 10% of the gross floor area to any building or structure. whichever is smaller: c. The leaal nonconformina liahts are accessory to a nonconformina use which has lost its nonconforming status; d. A land use application has been approved to change the use or dimension of the property; e. If a single light fixture or light pole is damaged more than 50 %, then only that fixture or pole must be brought into compliance or removed; f. If a nonconforming light fixture or pole is brought into compliance; SECTION 2 laced. then only that fixture or pole must be Section 17 -4 -52(4) of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (4) Lighting plan submission requirements for existing and proposed lighting: SECTION 3 This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval. X0 Councilperson APPROVE �. i i l� l F'erf run i A S ECG Iay, � CLERK INTRODUCED September 8, 2008 Thurston PASSED AND APPROVED: September 22 2008 Ord. - �9k7 p ID QN-'s Naw Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM # DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JERRY M. PACHECO, DIRECTOR TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 52 OF CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XVII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO NONCONFORMING OUTDOOR LIGHTS ISSUE Should the City Council amend Chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to nonconforming outdoor lights? RECOMMENDATION The Planning and Zoning Commission, at their August 13, 2008 Regular Meeting, voted 6 -0 to recommend approval. BACKGROUND The proposed text amendment will create measurable standards for when a property is required to bring existing outdoor lighting into compliance with the Outdoor Lighting Performance Standards. Other sections of the Zoning Code either contain applicability sections or nonconformity sections. The lighting code is silent on the issue of existing lights and therefore raises questions of staff and property owners about when a light fixture or pole must be brought into compliance. FINANCIAL IMPACT None.