Turn Off the Lights: Requesting a Review of the Nuisance Lighting By-law - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe

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2024-12-17 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on December 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to include, as part of the planned fourth quarter of 2025 report back to Planning and Housing Committee on the review of Chapter 629, Property Standards, recommendations on strengthening nuisance lighting bylaw provisions, including issues arising from ambient, indirect lighting sources such as LED bulbs and soffit lighting.

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Adopt Item · Carried, 17-5

For (17)Amber Morley, Ausma Malik, Brad Bradford, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe, Gord Perks, Jamaal Myers, James Pasternak, Jennifer McKelvie, Josh Matlow, Lily Cheng, Michael Thompson, Nick Mantas, Parthi Kandavel, Rachel Chernos Lin, Stephen Holyday, Vincent Crisanti

Against (5)Anthony Perruzza, Frances Nunziata, Jon Burnside, Mike Colle, Paul Ainslie

Absent (4)Alejandra Bravo, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll

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The City of Toronto has existing bylaws intended to govern excessive exterior lighting that can cause a nuisance to neighbours. Under the existing Property Standards by-law, however, Municipal Licensing and Standards is only able to enforce these standards where the light is directly shining into a dwelling unit. Recently, residents in both of our wards have raised concerns about the challenges presented by extremely bright lights from neighbouring properties that, after Municipal Licensing and Standards investigation, did not meet the criteria of the current by-law.

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Therefore, this motion requests that staff examine these provisions as part of their planned review of the Property Standards by-law to determine how to better address issues raised by disruptive ambient, indirect light sources.

Staff recommended

Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to include, as part of the planned fourth quarter of 2025 report back to Planning and Housing Committee on the review of Chapter 629, Property Standards, recommendations on strengthening nuisance lighting bylaw provisions, including issues arising from ambient, indirect lighting sources such as LED bulbs and soffit lighting.

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