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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Invalid #202347

Nuisance Lights:

Other: This photo was taken on April 28, 2025, before 10 pm. It is a photograph of one of the lights on the east side of the house, on the porch. The light is completely unshielded, glaring, very bright, with light trespass onto the neighboring property. The photo of the light was taken from inside the neighboring house to the south/ The light trespass onto this neighboring property from 2104 Woodstock place was measured by someone from the city, and confirmed, years ago. This is an ongoing problem. It is a disruptive nuisance. Please enforce the municipal code. These are the violations of the municipal code by the owners of 2104 Woodstock place: lighting: (5) Glare. All lighting fixtures shall be installed so as not to cause glare at or beyond the property line and shall not be aimed toward traffic. Shielding. ii. Light Trespass. All lighting fixtures shall be installed so that light trespass from any property line, except a property line abutting a public street, shall not exceed two footcandles at a point one meter beyond the property line.

Assigned to
Joy Brown

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4/28/2025
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History

4/29/2025 14:15:37 Closed by Joy Brown

Duplicate and invalid report. I have visited this property several times to investigate the lighting complaints and found it to be in compliance with the City's Outdoor Lighting Standards. One visit, the lights were turned off so I was unable to measure them. At another visit, I measured the lighting at a point one meter beyond the property line. The light measure reading was below 0.5 footcandles and thus fully compliant with lighting trespass standards. The light bulbs and fixtures appear to be standard low-intensity decorative house lights which do not require full shielding. According to UDO Section 20.04.090(b)(3)(F) [Development Standards and Incentives; Outdoor Lighting; Applicability; Exemptions; Low-intensity Lighting]; i. No shielding is required for a light fixture with a bulb rated at 260 lumens or less. ii. Full shielding is not required for a light fixture with a bulb rated at more than 260 lumens and less than 1,000 lumens when the bulbs are installed inside frosted glass or other translucent covers and shielded on top. The lighting seems to meet this low-intensity lighting exemption for shielding requirements and also does not exceed lighting trespass limits. The lighting is compliant with the City's Outdoor Lighting standards. All duplicate reports will be closed out as invalid. If you have further information or would like to discuss this case further, you may contact Planning and Transportation Department staff at 812-349-3423 or at planning@bloomington.in.gov.

Sent notification to Joy Brown
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=202347 Closed by Joy Brown Duplicate and invalid report. I have visited this property several times to investigate the lighting complaints and found it to be in compliance with the City's Outdoor Lighting Standards. One visit, the lights were turned off so I was unable to measure them. At another visit, I measured the lighting at a point one meter beyond the property line. The light measure reading was below 0.5 footcandles and thus fully compliant with lighting trespass standards. The light bulbs and fixtures appear to be standard low-intensity decorative house lights which do not require full shielding. According to UDO Section 20.04.090(b)(3)(F) [Development Standards and Incentives; Outdoor Lighting; Applicability; Exemptions; Low-intensity Lighting]; i. No shielding is required for a light fixture with a bulb rated at 260 lumens or less. ii. Full shielding is not required for a light fixture with a bulb rated at more than 260 lumens and less than 1,000 lumens when the bulbs are installed inside frosted glass or other translucent covers and shielded on top. The lighting seems to meet this low-intensity lighting exemption for shielding requirements and also does not exceed lighting trespass limits. The lighting is compliant with the City's Outdoor Lighting standards. All duplicate reports will be closed out as invalid. If you have further information or would like to discuss this case further, you may contact Planning and Transportation Department staff at 812-349-3423 or at planning@bloomington.in.gov.

4/29/2025 12:24:18 Christina Smith assigned this case to Joy Brown

Sent notification to Joy Brown
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=202347 Christina Smith assigned this case to Joy Brown You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

4/29/2025 12:10:39 Christina Smith followed up on this ticket

Lighting Trespass issues are under the jurisdiction of the Planning and Transportation Department, not the Public Works Department. I have reassigned each of your uReports to the Planning Department on your behalf.

Sent notification to Christina Smith
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=202347 Christina Smith followed up on this ticket Lighting Trespass issues are under the jurisdiction of the Planning and Transportation Department, not the Public Works Department. I have reassigned each of your uReports to the Planning Department on your behalf.

4/28/2025 22:09:21 Anonymous assigned this case to Christina Smith

Sent notification to Christina Smith
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=202347 Anonymous assigned this case to Christina Smith You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

4/28/2025 22:09:21 Opened by Anonymous

2104 E Woodstock PL

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.156463623047
Longitude-86.508140563965
TownshipPerry

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