Ord 789ORDINANCE NO. 789
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE SOUTH POWAY SPECIFIC PLAN
PERTAINING TO OUTDOOR LIGHTING REGULATIONS
(SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 16 -001)
WHEREAS, Chapter 17.47 (Specific Plan Regulations) of Title 17 (Zoning Development
Code) of the Poway Municipal Code provides the requirements for the preparation and adoption
of Specific Plans in accordance with Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 8 (Section 65450, et
seq.) of the California Government Code (Article 8, Specific Plan); and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to promote outdoor lighting design that provides for
public safety, utility, and productivity while conserving energy and resources and minimizing
light spill -over, glare and sky glow for the benefit of the public and astronomical research at
Palomar Observatory; and
WHEREAS, the outdoor lighting regulations have not been evaluated since original
establishment in 1997 and are in need of an update; -and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2016, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing
to solicit comments from the public, both pro and con, relative to this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: This project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it involves
updated City regulations for outdoor lighting, which are similar to existing regulations and result
in no additional light sources; therefore, there is no possibility of an effect on the environment.
Section 2: Chapter 4, Section IV(E)(1)(b) of the South Poway Specific Plan is amended to
read as follows:
Security lighting shall comply with Chapters 17.10 and 17.42 of the Poway Municipal Code.
Section 3: Chapter 4, Section IV(E)(3)(a) of the South Poway Specific Plan is amended to
read as follows:
Lighting for parking areas shall be shielded and comply with Chapters 17.10 and 17.42 of the
Poway Municipal Code.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its
adoption.
CERTIFICATION /PUBLICATION: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published with the names of the City Council
members voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Poway within 15 days after its adoption and shall post a certified copy of
this Ordinance in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code § 36933.
Ordinance No. 789
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Introduced and first read at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway
held the 2nd day of February 2016, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular
meeting of said City Council held the 16th day of February 2016.
eve Vaus, Mayor
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Linda Hascup, CIVIC, Interini City Clerk
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I, Linda Hascup, CIVIC, Interim City Clerk, of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No.789, was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of said City
Council held on the 16th of February 2016, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: LEONARD, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Linda Hascup, CMC, InterirA City Clerk
City of Poway