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Local Government Ordinance - Local Government (Amendment) (Dark Sky) Regulations 2018

PITCAIRN, HENDERSON

DUCIE & OENO ISLANDS

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) (DARK SKY) REGULATIONS 2018

No 1 of 2018

Made by the Island Council under s 7 of the Local Government Ordinance

DATE MADE: 7TH NOVEMBER 2018

SIGNED:
(Mayor)
(Island Secretary)

DATE PUBLISHED: 13TH DECEMBER 2018

These Regulations are made to amend the Local Government Regulations

New Part XII

1. A new Part XII is inserted in the Local Government Regulations as follows:

"PART XII – OUTDOOR LIGHTING

1. Except as provided under regulation 5 or specifically permitted by the Island Council, all outdoor lighting must meet the general requirements specified in regulation 2, as well as any applicable specific requirements in regulations 3 - 4.
2. The general requirements are:

• a. Lights must be of a type approved by Council in accordance with regulation 6.
• b. Any LED lights must be of a colour temperature of 3000k or less.
• c. Lights must be installed to shine below the horizontal.

3. The following requirements apply to all outdoor lights on public property, including street lights:

• a. New outdoor lights may only be installed where the Island Council, on the advice of the Environment, Conservation and Natural Resources Division and the Operations Division, considers that lighting is necessary in the public interest, having due regard to Pitcairn Island's status as a Dark Sky Sanctuary.
• b. All street lights must be fully shielded LED lights, of a type approved by the Island Council in accordance with regulation 6.
• c. No outdoor lights, except security lights, may be illuminated between 10.30pm and 6.00am.
• d. Any security light must be motion-activated.

4. The following requirements apply to outdoor lights on private property:

• a. All security lights must be motion-activated.
• b. Signage lights must only be installed with permission of the Island Council.
• c. No signage lights may be illuminated between 10.30pm and 6.00am.

5. Floodlights at Bounty Bay may be illuminated from time to time for limited periods, during high sea and emergency conditions, as required for the health and safety of any person.
6. The Island Council may approve types of outdoor lights for general or specified uses only where it considers that such approval will meet the applicable requirements of the International Dark Sky Association in relation to Dark Sky Sanctuaries.
7. No person shall, without reasonable excuse, cause outdoor lights to be installed or illuminated except in accordance with these regulations.
Penalty: $100