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1 | AN ACT concerning light limitation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Outdoor Light Limitation Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | "Commercial lighting zone" means any zoning lot in any | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | zoning district that does not have as its primary use a | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | single-family residential dwelling, a 2-family residential | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | dwelling, or land used for agriculture or industry. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Fully shielded" means that those fixtures so designated | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | shall be shielded in a manner that ensures that light rays | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | emitted from the fixture, either directly from the source of | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | illumination or indirectly from the fixture, are projected | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | through the lowest point of the fixture where light is emitted. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Residential lighting zone" means any zoning lot in a | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | residential or agricultural zoning district that has as its | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | primary use a single-family residential dwelling or a 2-family | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | residential dwelling. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | "Uplighting" means lighting that is directed to shine light | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | rays above the horizontal plane. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Section 10. Requirements for outdoor lighting.
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1 | (a) Any outdoor light fixture that is updated after the | ||||||
2 | effective date of this Act shall be upgraded to a fully | ||||||
3 | shielded fixture unless the light contains an automatic shutoff | ||||||
4 | device.
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5 | (b) For the purposes of limiting residential light trespass | ||||||
6 | and avoiding spotlight lighting, any landscape uplighting | ||||||
7 | shall not exceed a maximum inclination of 60 degrees with a | ||||||
8 | maximum light output of 1,000 lumens.
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9 | (c) For the purposes of travel safety along the roads, | ||||||
10 | outdoor advertising displays shall not exceed a 1,000 lux | ||||||
11 | illumination in a commercial lighting zone and a 500 lux | ||||||
12 | illumination in a residential lighting zone. This standard | ||||||
13 | shall be met by digital displays as well as static displays.
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14 | (d) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall | ||||||
15 | adopt rules necessary to implement this Act. | ||||||
16 | Section 15. Exemptions.
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17 | (a) Sensor activated safety and security lights are exempt | ||||||
18 | from the requirements of this Act if they are equipped with a | ||||||
19 | timer to turn off the light within 7 minutes after activation.
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20 | (b) Consumer holiday decorations are exempt from the | ||||||
21 | requirements of this Act.
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22 | (c) Uplighting for flag poles, essential lights used for | ||||||
23 | emergency scenarios, and lights used for construction by the | ||||||
24 | Illinois Department of Transportation are exempt from the | ||||||
25 | requirements of subsection (b) of Section 10.
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1 | (d) Outdoor sporting stadiums used for night activity, | ||||||
2 | towers, including radio communication towers and navigation | ||||||
3 | towers that need lights for daytime and nighttime safety | ||||||
4 | purposes, are exempt from the requirements of this Act.
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5 | (e) Fossil fuel lights created by the combustion of natural | ||||||
6 | gas or other fossil fuels are exempt from the requirements of | ||||||
7 | this Act.
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8 | Section 20. Fines. Upon notification of a violation of this | ||||||
9 | Act, the person in violation shall have 180 calendar days to | ||||||
10 | remedy the violation. If the person in violation does not | ||||||
11 | remedy the violation within 180 days, the Illinois | ||||||
12 | Environmental Protection Agency may fine the person $100.
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