The Sacramento County General Plan is being updated.
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The Sacramento County General Plan Update Website

LIGHT POLLUTION
Objective: Reduced levels of light pollution in both new and existing communities.
Intent: Nighttime lighting provides safety and comfort to communities and their residents, but excess and misdirected light creates the phenomenon known as light pollution. An increasing problem for metropolitan areas, light pollution is light not targeted for a specific task, creating an unhealthy and unsightly environment. This light originates from a number of sources including interior and exterior lighting on buildings, lights associated with advertising, streetlights, sporting venues and shopping centers. There are number of environmental, ecological, quality of life, and human health implications associated with light pollution. Excess nighttime light wastes energy and harms the integrity of ecosystems. Artificial light interrupts the biological clock of organisms that depend on light (or lack thereof) to trigger behavioral activities. Upward-directed light creates skyglow above cities, impairing the view of the night sky, stars and planets. As Sacramento County continues to grow, efforts can be taken to reduce excess and inappropriate light on the surrounding social and biological environment by ensuring lighting structures are designed to limit the distribution of forward light, backlight and uplight.
Policy:
LU-33. Strive to achieve a natural nighttime environment and an uncompromised public view of the night sky by reducing light pollution.
Implementation Measure:
A. Address and incorporate outdoor lighting measures in any Zoning Code update, community and specific plans, corridor plans, district plans, transit station plans or any other planning programs.

A number of signatures have been turned in requesting Light Pollution and Outdoor Lighting be addressed in the Sacramento County General Plan update.   Staff has add some good language.   More is needed and more cards and letters are needed.

Send comments directly to the planning team -

Surinder Singh  Senior Planner and General Plan Update Manager  at    singhsu (at) saccounty . net  Phone (916) 874-6141

SMUD Workshops and seminars  courses include lighting, architecture etc.

Scenic America --  Community Planning & Design,  Billboards & Sign Control

Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission and Community Council Meetings

Roger Dickinson - District 1      dickinsonr@saccounty.net    (916) 874-5485  
Chief of Staff, Cortez Quinn       Map District 1by zip code  (.pdf)
District ZIP Codes - 95626, 95652, 95660, 95814, 95815, 95817, 95820,
95833, 95834, 95835, 95836, 95837, 95838, 95842, 95673

Jimmie R. Yee - District 2          jyee@saccounty.net    (916) 874-5481
Chief of Staff, Linda Kimura      Map District 2by zip code  (.pdf)
District ZIP Codes - 95818, 95822, 95823, 95824, 95828, 95829, 95831, 95832

Susan Peters - District 3           susanpeters@saccounty.net    (916) 874-5471
Chief of Staff, Howard Schmidt    Map District 3 by zip code  (.pdf)
District ZIP Codes - 95608, 95628, 95816, 95819, 95821, 95825, 95841, 95842

Roberta MacGlashan - District 4   macglashanr@saccounty.net    (916) 874-5491
Chief of Staff, Ted Wolter    woltert@saccounty.net        Map District 4 by zip code  (.pdf)
District ZIP Codes - 95610, 95621, 95628, 95630, 95662, 95671, 95843

Don Nottoli - District 5     nottolid@saccounty.net   (916) 874-5465
Chief of Staff, Pat Braziel       Map District 5 by zip code (.pdf)
District ZIP Codes - 94571, 95615, 95624, 95632, 95638, 95639, 95641, 95655,
95670, 95680, 95683, 95690, 95693, 95742, 95757,  95758, 95826, 95827, 95828,
95829, 95830,  95832,

The Sacramento County  Planning Department

The Planning Projects Viewer - Check on development projects within the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County

Sacramento Regional Transit

SEC-Sacramento Environmental Commission

Sacramento Public Library note link on Echolocical Light Pollution Page to Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting

Street Light and Highway Safty Lights  Russ Childers (916) 875-5745

City of Citrus Heights

City of Elk Grove

City of Folsom

City of Sacramento

Mayor and City Council Web Site

City Council Agenda and Summary

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Development Services Department,  all links below are under this department.

   Sacramento General Plan Update, 

   Sacramento City Codes are online in a searchable format.  See also review of city codes at Outdoor Lighitng Regulations in Calif.

   Meetings,

   Planning Division,

   Environmental Impact Reports, Environmental Impact Reports prepared by City of Sacramento, Environmental Planning Services

   Planning Commission,   The agenda is available for public review on the Friday prior to the meeting.

   Design Commission, Develop and recommend to the city council urban design policies

   Preservation Commission,

City of Sacramento General Plan Update

Lighting Ordinances, Zoning etc. in Sacramento County