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Board continues lighting discussion

Posted on March 25, 2010March 25, 2010 by Staff

BY KIRK ROSS
Staff Writer

CARRBORO — The Carrboro Board of Aldermen wants to see more tweaks to a new set of regulations aimed at dimming light pollution throughout town.

At its meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, the board reviewed a set of regulations that would require far greater shielding and more limits on the light cast at commercial and residential properties. Most floodlights, for example, would need to be fully shielded. The new regulations would not apply to lighting already in place, but the town could require changes in the design of replacement lighting systems.

The board continued the hearing on the new rules until April 20.

Also at the meeting, the board approved a set of street closings for the April 3 Classic Endurance Sports Festival and the May 29 Springfest Bike Ride.

Noting the steady increase in the town’s popularity as a location for bicycle rallies and other sports festivals, several board members asked for a report on the impacts of the races, who they benefit and a review of procedures for approving closings.

Board member Lydia Lavelle said she would like to see more local organizations benefit from the events that are fundraisers for community groups.

Board member Joal Hall Broun said she would like to hear from local merchants along the routes about how their businesses are impacted during race days.

In other action Tuesday night, the board:

• set a public hearing for April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall on the revised design for Smith Level Road improvements, with a public-information session on the revisions slated for 6:30 p.m.;

• changed the requirements for public notices for public hearings, dropping the requirement that formal notice be reissued again if a hearing is continued for more than six weeks;

• continued until May 25 a public hearing on proposed changes to the town’s stream-buffer requirements to comply with new state rules for waterways that drain into Jordan Lake; and

• approved changes to the town’s land-use ordinances, updating sections on natural constraints used in calculating open-space requirements.

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