Common use of Light and Glare Clause in Contracts

Light and Glare. The City Heights conceptual land use plans do not yet describe a lighting proposal. These would be evaluated during review of site-specific development proposals. The applicant proposes to minimize the amount of glare, light trespass and sky glow generated by lighting from residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, vehicular and pedestrian corridors through a combination of measures. Representative measures may include: • State-of-the-art lighting system components and controls used for maximum efficiency and effect. • Light fixture shielding systems to emit light down to areas intended to be illuminated, and not into surrounding areas of the community. • Use of lighting design principles that focus on appropriate selection of fixtures, levels of lighting, and mounting heights to limit “light spillage” off-site. • Appropriate selection of painted or treated surfaces for standards and fixtures to minimize the amount of reflected light glare generated. • Preserving a perimeter buffer of existing vegetation to the extent practicable and restoring cleared areas with landscape plantings to provide visual screening where needed. City Heights ▇▇▇▇ Chapter 3.13 Aesthetics The proposal under conceptual land use Alternatives 1, 2, or 3A includes preserving an existing natural buffer 20 to 80 feet wide along much of the south boundary of the site. Only single-family detached homes are proposed along this boundary, for the most compatibility in use and scale with established neighborhoods at the base of the slope. Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) and development standards for the project will include requirements to assure that the proposed development will blend with the natural environment to the extent practicable. These measures will include such things as architectural standards for building character, exterior materials and colors; lighting, restoration plantings and screening requirements; and road standards that include provisions for landscaping and pedestrians. Project CC&Rs would impose measures for the maintenance and upkeep of parks (To the extent that some parks and public amenities within the development are accepted by the City as public areas, the City would maintain these areas.) and common areas, as well as measures that would minimize the visual impacts of construction, upgrades or repairs within the development. The CC&Rs, to be implemented and enforced by the Homeowner’s Association, would therefore help to preserve aesthetically pleasing conditions within the development.