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RESPONSIBLE LIGHTING

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Table of NH Lighting Regulations and Ordinances

Town/City Ordinance or Regulation in place?
Voted Down? Up for Vote, when?
Being Considered?
Comments
Bedford Ordinance in place Not sure of enforcement
Bethlehem Comprehensive lighting Ordinance passed early 2000  
Brookline Zoning regulations were voted in 2003 (see section 2300 - p.77)  
Chester Planning Board considering putting into the Site Plan  
Danbury Land Use and Zoning Ordinance revised in 2002. See "Article 16. Lighting"  
Durham Considering putting lighting ordinance in their Site Plan Regulations  
Hebron Town officials used State Law RSA 236:55 to settle neighbor dispute Summer 2001  
Hollis In the process of adding lighting to zoning regulations in early 2002 Followed Brookline's model
Hillsborough The ten year land use plan was amended to add limitation of outdoor lighting to full cutoff fixtures for all new or replacement outdoor lighting. Part of the zoning board checklist review is a lighting review.  
Hooksett Might have a zoning/planning board lighting review checklist  
Francestown Comprehensive lighting Ordinance passed April 2001  
Laconia City Planner pushing for lighting ordinance  
Lancaster Did something this past summer of 2001, not sure what  
Londonderry Updated Ordinance in October of 2001 to prevent glare.  
Manchester Old ordinance in place 7.04 of Building Code; covers parking lot lights only, not enforced unless a complaint is made
Peterboro Passed some sort of ordinance last year, I think  
Plaistow Comprehensive Lighting ordinance passed in 2001  
Raymond Outdoor Lighting Design Standards adopted July 12, 2001
http://www.raymond-nh.com/html/Outdoor%20Lighting%20Standards.pdf (93K - Acrobat File)
 
Seabrook The Site Plan Review Regulations include lighting specifications  
Stratham Site Review Ordinance, not zoning ordinance; In place, voted in roughly June of 2001