Int 0284-2018
Placing a cap on the correlated color temperature of new and replacement streetlights.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2018-01-31
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Agenda: 2018-01-31Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would require that any lamp installed as part of the lighting of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place have a correlated color temperature no higher than 3000 Kelvin. All new and replacement outdoor lamps would be required to meet this standard.
Committee on Transportation — Mass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.
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Sponsors (5)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2018-01-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 284
- Int. No. 284
- January 31, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 01-31-2018
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - January 31, 2018
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter one of chapter one of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-158 to read as follows:
�19-158 Limitation on correlated color temperature of streetlights. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Correlated color temperature. The term "correlated color temperature" means the perceived color of the light emitted by a lamp, expressed in Kelvin (K) units.
Kelvin. The term "kelvin" means the unit of measurement used to characterize the color of light emitted by a lamp.
b. Any lamp to be used in the illumination of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place shall have a correlated color temperature no higher than 3000 Kelvin. All new and replacement outdoor lamps shall be installed in accordance with this section.
�2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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