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Interior lighting that primarily illuminates the exterior is subject to municipal exterior lighting by-laws.
The appellant appealed a Property Standards Order requiring her to remove interior LED lighting that spilled onto her driveway and into a neighbour's home, causing a nuisance.
The City relied on the 'exterior lighting' provision of its Property Standards By-law.
The court applied the modern principle of statutory interpretation and found that the by-law's exterior lighting provisions apply to any lighting that primarily or significantly impacts the exterior, regardless of the physical location of the electrical source.
The appeal was dismissed and the Order to Comply was confirmed.
