Creating Legislation
Progress on Hopewell Borough's lighting ordinance coming soon
Modern lighting ordinance
A lighting ordinance regulates nighttime lighting for safety and security while reducing light pollution. A good ordnance must be readable, enforceable and fair.
DarkSky International
DarkSky International, a worldwide organization dedicated to safe, secure nighttime lighting that reduces light pollution and its ill-effects on humans and the environment, offers lighting ordinance templates to be adapted by local communities.
New Jersey
New Jersey has no state mandated lighting ordinance. Each municipality that wishes to address lighting creates their own. DarkSky New Jersey can also provide a template as a starting point for NJ communities interested in enacting a lighting ordinance.
Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township has had a lighting ordinance since 2017 that can be found online by searching for 'ecode360 Hopewell Township NJ' and navigating to Chapter 17, Paragraph 90.
Hopewell Borough
Hopewell Borough, a 0.72-square mile population center within Hopewell Township, is working on a lighting ordinance that complies with DarkSky International guidelines and will reduce light pollution while maintaining safety and security for residents and businesses in town.