2026-10-26 - Conservation Commission Outdoor Lighting Public Hearing

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; no minutes or video have been read, so outcomes are not known.

• Public hearing on Article 12, a new General By-Law section on outdoor lighting, and Article 13, an amendment to Section 7.06 of the Zoning By-Law on exterior lighting illumination (both from the Moderator's Committee for Exterior Lighting); see Outdoor Lighting By-Law and Zoning Articles.
• Attachments: both article texts, an outdoor lighting FAQ and a tracked-changes zoning amendment dated 9/3/26.
• Discussion and potential vote on the proposed articles.

Agenda

1. Call to order.
2. Public hearing: Warrant Article 12 (new General By-Law section 8.XX on outdoor lighting) and Article 13 (amend Zoning By-Law Section 7.06 on illumination of exterior lighting). Attachments: Article 12, FAQ v8.2, Article 13, tracked-changes zoning amendment.
3. Discussion and potential vote on the proposed warrant articles.
4. Adjourn.

Sources

• Agenda: https://brooklinema.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=34114,plainText=false)
• Packet: https://brooklinema.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=34208,plainText=false)
• Event page: https://brooklinema.portal.civicclerk.com/event/16964/files
• A Zoom recording is listed on the town meeting portal (the link was not captured in full): https://brooklinema.portal.civicclerk.com