Drawings of this concept plan are on display in the lobby outside the council chambers at the Troutdale City Hall. The City Council will be considering the adoption of an ordinance regulating outdoor lighting when they meet on July 24. The proposed ordinance is the result of many months of review and discussion among the Citizens Advisory Committee. The City Council directed the committee to tackle the assignment of drafting outdoor lighting regulations after neighbors of the new Home Depot and Alberstons stores along Stark Street complained about the amount of light those developments were casting on their homes. Although the ordinance is primarily intended to deal with lighting from commercial and industrial sites, it will apply to residential properties as well.
Street lights are subject to a different set of standards than other light fixtures.
For example, if a property owner installs a light fixture having an incandescent light bulb of 110 watts or more, the light fixture must be shielded so that the light emitting bulb cannot be seen beyond the boundaries of the property. The ordinance would also set a maximum height of 25 feet for all new outdoor light fixtures, except that for commercial and industrial developments abutting residentially zoned property, the maximum height for an outdoor light fixture located within 50 feet of any property line abutting the residential zone is 15 feet. Written comments can also be submitted to Council on this proposal.