Last night the Ivins City Council agreed to review the city’s outdoor lighting ordinance. The goal: Make changes to meet the requirements of the International Dark Sky Association and pursue designation as a Dark Sky Community.
The next step will be a detailed review by the City’s Technical Review Committee of the 40 page draft ordinance we have submitted. Compared to the current 15 page ordinance, there are clearly a lot of additions we’re recommending. But some of the 40 pages involve discussion of options.
The Technical Review Committee will probably need a couple of months to finish its review. Then a draft ordinance would go to the Planning Commission for its review and a public hearing. Finally it will head to City Council for its turn at reviewing the draft, holding another public hearing, and making a final decision.