open #212899
Nuisance Lights
1203 S Palmer AVE
- Case Date:
- 8/5/2026
Extremely bright light with exposed and unguarded element left on 24/7. Illuminates rooms in neighboring homes at night.
Extremely bright light with exposed and unguarded element left on 24/7. Illuminates rooms in neighboring homes at night.
The light cycle seems to have changed from sensing to timed and there isn't as much traffic going out of Deborah Drive to need that length of a light cycle. Also the two lane heading east on Tapp to serve as a flow for people turning into the offices down in Deborah Drive is being more heavily abused to serve as a fast pass of the line of traffic and risky merging than it was previously before the light cycle changed.
Except for maybe two (entrance and leasing office), all of the street lights in Oakdale Square Apartments have been non-functional since April. This is a violation of Unified Development Ordinance, Section 21.301.07. Failure to maintain street lighting poses a safety risk to residents and pedestrian and increases the risk of property crimes.
I contacted the property manager and she said that this light could not be shielded or dimmed or adjusted for "safety". I would like to see if this is something that would constitute a light violation for the city so that it could be adjusted. I made a previous request about this light due to it shining into our bedroom window after a tree was cut down which had been blocking much of the light. Is there something that could be done?