15.15.010 Purpose.
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide a regulatory strategy for outdoor lighting that will:
A. Permit reasonable uses of outdoor lighting for nighttime safety, utility, security, productivity, enjoyment, and commerce;
B. Curtail and reverse the degradation of the nighttime visual environment and the night sky;
C. Minimize glare, obtrusive light, and artificial sky glow by limiting outdoor lighting that is misdirected, excessive or unnecessary;
D. Conserve energy and resources to the greatest extent possible; and
E. Help protect the natural environment from the damaging effects of night lighting from manmade sources. (Ord. 032/2007 § 1)