Lighting Ordinance -- Public Workshop Monday, June 9 -- 5:00pm SoWal Courthouse

[Smiling JOe]

Lighting Ordinance Public Workshop
Monday, June 9, 2008
5:00pm
South Walton Courthouse

(Held by the Walton County Planning and Development Services Staff)

If you want to give your input in creating the lighting ordinance, you should attend and be willing to speak your mind.

"Wildlife Conservation Zone Ordinance - An ordinance amending Chp 5 of the Wal Co Land Development Code to establish a wildlife conservation zone with lighting standards in Wal Co; providing for a purpose and applicability; providing for definitions; providing for standards for new construction activities; providing standards for existing lighting; providing for enforcement and penalties; providing for interpretation, severability, and an effective date."

[30A Skunkape]

I hear Panama City Beach is about to have a similar ordinance. Somebody is going to make mucho dinero retrofitting those condo towers to meet the standard. Still, I think it will be worth it as this small investment will help the sea turtles...not too mention skunkapes who love dark skies

[BeachSiO2]

I hear Panama City Beach is about to have a similar ordinance. Somebody is going to make mucho dinero retrofitting those condo towers to meet the standard. Still, I think it will be worth it as this small investment will help the sea turtles...not too mention skunkapes who love dark skies

Not so fast. It appears that very few are happy about that ordinance so let's watch and see how that one plays out before we all start a new lighting business.

[30A Skunkape]

Not so fast. It appears that very few are happy about that ordinance so let's watch and see how that one plays out before we all start a new lighting business.

Well, I have been known to do some 'do it yourself' exterior lighting adjustments to vacant houses with a bunch of bulbs mindlessly burning 24/7

[Alicia Leonard]

Well, I have been known to do some 'do it yourself' exterior lighting adjustments to vacant houses with a bunch of bulbs mindlessly burning 24/7

Skunkape ninja

[BeachSiO2]

Well, I have been known to do some 'do it yourself' exterior lighting adjustments to vacant houses with a bunch of bulbs mindlessly burning 24/7

That's funny so here's a little something special for you

Bright light on at night
No purpose to be burning
Skunky on his way

[Miss Kitty]

That's funny so here's a little something special for you

Bright light on at night
No purpose to be burning
Skunky on his way

I mean it...are you saving all these for the book?

[Alicia Leonard]

I mean it...are you saving all these for the book?

Needs to be

[NotDeadYet]

For everyone who has been or will be complaining about the cost of changing out lights if and when an ordinance ever passes, you should know that the county has known it would need to do this since at least 1996. When the '96 Comprehensive Plan was adopted, it contained a provision that said a sea turtle lighting ordinance would be adopted. It even gave a date, but by the time the plan was adopted, the date had come and gone, so it was struck through. If everything built since '96 had had to comply and older properties had gradually changed over, the cost would have been less and the retrofit would be over and done and we would all have adapted. Well, nearly all. Some people will never adapt, I guess. All this stalling has been a huge waste of time, money, energy and turtles.
My two cents.

[Smiling JOe]

bumperooney

[Smiling JOe]

Tonight!!!

Lighting Ordinance Public Workshop
Monday, June 9, 2008
5:00pm
South Walton Courthouse

[5thGenFlo]

Bright lights, especially bright ambient lighting at the beach is another thing I find as ugly as big blue signs. Can someone who goes to this meeting, please give us an update to the results?