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Staff has incorporated DEAPR's request into the proposed text <br />amendment in an effort to seek guidance from the BOCC on the <br />modification of allowable pole heights. <br />It should be remembered in 2009 the BOCC made the conscious <br />decision to limit the height of athletic field light poles to address <br />concerns from rural residents over tall, imposing lights and light <br />trespass. <br />Please refer to Attachment 5 for additional information. <br />3. FISCAL IMPACT <br />Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional funding for the <br />provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement will be paid <br />from FY2012 -13 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing Planning <br />staff included in the Departmental staffing budget will accomplish the work required <br />to process this amendment. <br />D. AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS <br />The amendments are in response to previously identified and suggested modifications to <br />outdoor lighting regulations that were not incorporated into the initial UDO development <br />project. <br />The purpose of the proposed amendments is to further identify and define limits of <br />outdoor lighting to address the inherent conflict created by the need to illuminate a <br />property for commerce, public safety and security purposes against the need to protect <br />adjacent property owners from unnecessary impact. <br />The anticipated result of the amendments is to provide greater opportunity to address <br />light pollution throughout the county and incorporate suggested revisions made during <br />the initial UDO development phase. <br />E. SPECIFIC AMENDMENT LANGUAGE <br />Please refer to Attachment 2 <br />10 <br />