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Originally posted by PonderInc
I drove by this McDonalds today. It was overcast and the lights were on during the day. They were BLINDING! At noon! Looking at them hurt my eyes as I drove down Harvard! I don't know why they need bulbs this bright...and the angle of the light fixtures is ridiculous.
McDonalds began installing trespass shields on some of their floodlights this week, and I must say the difference is quite dramatic.
They missed a few, but they have gone from being an egregiously contemptible zoning violation to a more run-of-the mill one.
(Hint: The floodlights farthest from the R district may not have seemed that important, but they
are pointed directly at the R district and still an in-your-face nuisance).
Their choice of 1,000-watt floodlights just makes the task of compliance all the more difficult (would have just been easier to scrap the floodlights for something designed for use near a neighborhood, and back off the watts to something more sane) but they may have been testing the waters for future designs.
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Do lighting ordinances fall under the comprehensive plan? If so, we need to make sure the city includes lighting guidelines in the new CP. I was just in Austin a few weeks ago, and it was refreshing to be in a city with an obvious understanding of the importance of smart lighting!
If hospitals can design safe outdoor lighting that even the visually impaired could benefit from, then there's simply no excuse for hiding behind bogus "safety" claims when businesses resort to
Moth-Effect Marketing to dazzle customers at the neighborhood's expense.