Outdoor Lighting Ordinances in Pennsylvania:


POLC MODEL ORDINANCES:

Beginning in 2004, the Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council has published models for both a Zoning Ordinance and a Subdivision & Land Development Ordinance.  Municipalities are encouraged to adopt both the Zoning and the Subdivision & Land Development ordinances, to best address outdoor lighting issues.  Adoption of a stand-alone lighting ordinance is another option.

A discussion of where to place the lighting ordinance can be found HERE.

A questionnaire for use when initiating a lighting ordinance can be found HERE.

POLC MODEL LIGHTING SECTION FOR ZONING ORDINANCES (February, 2010) .....PDF File

POLC MODEL LIGHTING SECTION FOR SUBDIVISION & LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCES (October, 2009) .....PDF File

POLC STAND-ALONE MODEL LIGHTING ORDINANCE (March, 2006)


I. Ordinances endorsed by POLC in formation of Zoning and/or Subdivision & Land Development lighting requirements:

Click on Municipality Name for full text of the ordinance

Robeson Township Berks County .....PDF File

Plumstead Township Bucks County

Birmingham Township Chester County .....PDF File

East Bradford Township Chester County

London Grove Township Chester County .....PDF File

North Coventry Township Chester County .....PDF File

West Whiteland Township Chester County .....PDF File

West Brandywine Township Chester County

West Pikeland Township Chester County

Uwchlan Township Chester County

South Coventry Township Chester County

Schuylkill Township Chester County .....PDF File

Wallace Township Chester County .....PDF File

Warwick Township Chester County .....PDF File

Westtown Township Chester County .....PDF File

The ordinances contained herein shall not be construed as official copies of enacted ordinances nor do they necessarily represent the version currently in effect.

(This is a partial listing. Please send email to polcouncil@polcouncil.org if you are aware of an ordinance that should be added to this list, or if a more recent version exists.)


II. Pennsylvania communities with Stand Alone Lighting Ordinances:

Exeter Township Berks County .....PDF File

Union Township Berks County .....PDF File

Upper Dublin Township Montgomery County .....PDF File


III. Municipal Codes on the Internet:

Many municipal codes are available on-line, including quite a few in Pennsylvania.

Click here to search Pennsylvania Codes and Ordinances.

Click here to go to E-Codes and check for your state and municipality.


IV. Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council Ordinance-related PowerPoint presentations:

Good Lighting - An Orientation by Stan Stubbe (20.7 MB PowerPoint 2003)

Lighting Issues for Municipalities by Barry Johnson (5.9 MB PowerPoint 2003)

Preventing Bad Lighting With a Good Ordinance by Stan Stubbe (7.3 MB PowerPoint 2003)

If you have trouble reading these PowerPoint 2003 files, try downloading the free Powerpoint viewer from Microsoft here.


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