In addition to any other authority granted to localities by law, any locality may by ordinance regulate outdoor lighting within an area one-half mile around planetariums, astronomical observatories and meteorological laboratories. This section shall not be construed to affect any ordinance heretofore adopted by a locality.
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-920
Regulation of outdoor lighting near certain facilities
1980, c. 512, § 15.1-29.8; 1997, c. 587.
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