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tion, the Virginia code supports powers to regulate “the public health, safety, convenience and welfare” of the citizens of the county that would permit controlling the dangers or health hazards of lighting.
He cited instances in Alexandria in 1984 and in Fairfax the same year where the Attorney General had supported local authorities on lighting of buildings and outside advertising. Luke said that though several jurisdictions had lighting ordinances, he could find no record that they had been challenged in court. Luke said he would have never let the lighting ordinance get this far if he thought it was illegal.
The Planning Commission last month ignored Konick’s objections and gave the ordinance final passage. It appeared likely the Board of Supervisors will pass it as well.
As supervisor Anderson said at Monday’s meeting, “Mr. Konick had his time in office and if he was in there now, I'd be listening td him,” but now Anderson said they were listing to Peter Luke.
The proposed ordinance would only affect a handful of commercial and industrial zones in the county of limited size. It would require that plans for these locations contain lighting proposals designed to meet the “candle power” limits set by the law.
A resident, Clyde Humphrey told the meeting, he could read a newspaper at night with lights at a nine candle power level. The proposed ordinance would permit outdoor lighting up to a 20 candle power level. Humphrey, who has worked hard for this ordinance as a private citizen and his wife, Gwen Hayes brought a
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