01. Ordinance 1563 - Zoning Text Amendment - Lighting Standards - 2nd ReadingCity of Kalispell
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APO Kalispell. Mayor and City Council
FROM: Thomas R. Jentz, Director
Names H. Patrick, City Manager
SUBJECT Amendments to the Lighting Standards - Kalispell Zoning
Ordinance
MEETING G ATE: February 6, 200
This 's the second reading of are ordinance to amend the recently adopted lighting
regulations. The amendments were minor in nature and intended to eliminate some
potential hardships created. This included amending the defm.tion of a full cutoff
light so that installers could readily purchase off' the shelf light fixtures, lowefing the
height of the light poles to mitigate the potential glare from the new light fxturo
standard, speeding only non- o fo��g light fixtures had to be brought Mto
compliance and not the light poles at the end of the grace period and exempting
athletic fields from the lighting standards.
The Kalispell City Council approved the first reading of the ordinance at their regular
meeting of January 17, 2006.
REC M3MNDA ` N: aA motion to approve the second -eading of an ordinance
approving the amendment would be in order.
FISCAL EFFECTS: None.
ALTERNATIVES: .As suggested by the City Council.
Respectfully submitted,
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Thomas R. der tz �DJ�ames . Patrick
Director City Manager
Report compiled: January 20, 2006
Theresa White, Kalispell City Clerk
Attachment: Lighting Standards
ORDINANCE NO, 1563
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE KALISPELL ZONING ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO.
, BY CREATING NEW CHAPTER. 27.22A, OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS,
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
CODIFY THE SAME,
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2005, the City Council of the City of Kalispell passed Ordinance 1,
amending the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance to incorporate standards for
outdoor lighting that would apply to both commercial and residential development, and
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell has submitted a written request to amend Section 27.22.104,
Outdoor Lighting Standards, of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, by creating a new
chapter 27,22A., removing them from the Supplemental Regulations, and making minor
changes, and
'"WHEREAS, the request was forwarded to the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission
by the Kalispell planning Department after having been evaluated under 27. 0.020,
Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission recommended that the text of
the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance be amended by adding new Chapter 27.22A, Outdoor
Lighting Standards, and making minor changes, and
WHERF,,AS, the City Council has reviewed the KPD Deport and the transmittal from the Kalispell City
Planning Board and Zoning Commission and hereby adopts the findings made in Report
# KZA--7 as the Findings of Fact applicable to this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEDY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KA ISPEL
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 1, is hereby
amended as follows on Exhibit "A"', attached hereto and thereby made
part hereof.
SECTION II. All parts and portions of Ordinance No. 1460 not amended hereby
remain unchanged.
SECTION III. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its final passage.
SCION IV. The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to recodiy this
Ordinance,
PASSED .AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED Y THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL THIS 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2006.
ATTEST:
Theresa white
City Clerk
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor