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NYS Communities with Lighting Ordinances
The following communities have a light pollution control ordinance or clauses already on the books.The list is not complete, and additions are solicited.If you wish to help, please let us know of localities that can be added.
| Name |
Type |
Status / Comments |
| Albany* |
City |
Scattered references, some good points. |
| Amherst* |
Town |
Enacted (Chapter 132) |
| Arcade |
Village |
Enacted - (Section 817) Prohibits uplighting, requires full-cutoff for all parking lots. |
| Atlantic Beach** (complete code on GCP site) |
Village |
Enacted |
| Babylon* |
Town |
Enacted - See §213-245 |
| Big Flats |
Town |
Enacted |
| Brighton* |
Town |
Scattered references, some good points (glare and trespass from ATMs). |
| Bronxville* |
Village |
Enacted (§ 310-24) |
| Brookhaven |
Town |
Enacted (Article XXXIX) |
| Buffalo* |
City |
Scattered references. |
| Canandaigua |
Town |
Enacted - Ord. adopted in June 2005 |
| Canastota* |
Village |
A few weak references. |
| Catskill* |
Town |
Limited requirement for site plan review. |
| Cheektowaga* |
Town |
A few references. |
| DeWitt |
Town |
Enacted |
| East Hampton* |
Village |
Enacted
April 2004, adopted a comprehensive outdoor lighting ordinance based on the Hailey, Idaho ordinance. Local copy archived here. |
| East Hampton* |
Town |
§ 255-1-81 through 255-1-84, local copy here (PDF) |
| Fairport |
Village |
Interested |
| Farmington |
Town |
Enacted (no reference avail. yet) |
| Fort Edward |
Town |
Interested |
| Greenburgh* |
Town |
Some provisions in § 240-2 "SIGN AND ILLUMINATION LAW." |
| Hamburg** |
Town |
Enacted (Chapter 155) |
| Huntington* |
Town |
Enacted (Sec. 198-199)
Also: Chapter 87 (Building Construction) |
| Ithaca* |
Town |
Enacted Chapter 173 |
| Mendon* |
Town |
Enacted |
| Muttontown** |
Village |
Enacted (Chapter 94) |
| Niskayuna |
Town |
Enacted (§ 220-48.8>15) Calls for site plan review, IESNA guidelines, 0.1 fc trespass, balance conflicting requirements. |
| Northport* |
Village |
Enacted (Chapter 191) |
| Ogden |
Town |
Interested |
| Patchogue* |
Village |
Enacted Chapter 93 Article XVI (Not yet on General Code site.) |
| Perinton* |
Town |
Scattered references, limit of 1/2 footcandle light trespass |
| Quogue |
Village |
Enacted (§ 123-14>15) |
| Rhinebeck |
Town |
Enacted (pages 20-21) |
| Riverhead |
Town |
Enacted(71KB PDF file) |
| Rush |
Town |
Enacted (adopted Jun 14, 2001) |
| Sagaponack |
Village |
Enacted (§ 119-5) |
| Schodack |
Town |
Enacted (219-23 C) unreasonable glare |
| Suffolk |
County |
"Local Law to Reduce Light Pollution From County-OwnedBuildings," introduced by Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman on 6/22/04. |
| Trenton |
Town |
Interested |
| Tully* |
Town |
§ 280-9, section E, local copy here (PDF) |
| Upper Brookville** |
Village |
Enacted (Chapter 134) |
| Utica |
City |
Enacted (Sec. 2-29-526 Glare Standards) |
| Victor |
Town |
Work in progress |
| Vooresville |
Village |
Enacted |
| Westhampton Beach |
Village |
Enacted (Art. IV Sec. 197-25.1) |
| West Seneca** |
Town |
Enacted(Chapter 79) |
| Warwick* |
Town |
Enacted (§ 164-43.4) |
| Woodstock |
Town |
Enacted (V.A.3) 150-watt shielding, 1 yr sunset |
Key:
* = Uses the services of General Code Publishers. That municipality's codes might be available at the General Code web site (www.generalcode.com).
** = Special thanks to General Code Publishers for providing SELENE with text of chapters from communities marked with a double-asterisk. Not sure if your community has an LP control ordinance? The best source of information is your local building inspector, planning board, or elected officials.
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Created on 2005-09-29 21:00:02 by skypanther
Updated on 2009-03-25 13:54:38 by selene
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