what worked for me to get a developer to include light rules in his deed
restrictions was 1) keep it simple
2) show these examples from IDA
http://www.darksky.org/~ida/infoshts/is122.html
when I first approached my developer with the idea of light restrictions,
his defenses went up.
then I tried , "no lights above horizontal and keep it on your property".
simple statement, but still he resisted.
then I showed him the examples cited above and how easy it was to achieve
good lighting.
the restrictions were added to the deed restrictions.
most people aren't intrested in light regulations until the night sky is
gone. if you show the authorities how easy it is to please both sides, they
will be willing to accomodate you.
good luck,
jon
"Starlord" wrote in message
...
There's going to be a town meeting on 11/12 here in Rosamond and the
subjest is
1st, a new higher fee to home owners to pay for street lighting. 2nd, the
paying for new street lighting in a park and in areas where there is none
at
this time.
I will be there and I want to have some good ideas on hand to give to them
to
save money. Ya, I know that No Lights would be best, but the powers that
be here
are going to put them in no matter what, so I want to give them ideas of
what
KIND of lights to use.
I want to hear your ideas too, to see if I can add them into what I will
give
them. I'll be printing up my fact sheet.
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