It's lights out this year for 1077 Granvia Valmonte and all of the passersby who enjoyed the residence's holiday light displays.

Ken Irwin Sr. has decided to discontinue the elaborate annual light and sculpture display at his home.

He said the city of Palm Springs' response to some neighbors' complaints about the lighting show coupled with the death of his sister, who helped sponsor the event each year, prompted the cancellation.

“We've certainly done our best to make sure he's in compliance,” Palm Springs City Manager David Ready said of Irwin.

The city worked with Irwin for the past three months after receiving a number of complaints from neighbors, Ready said.

Jim Franklin, president of the Ruth Hardy Park neighborhood organization, said he has received only one complaint about the display.

“I got one call from a guy on the other side of (Avenida) Caballeros We all know Kenny Irwin does this every year. It's like a neighborhood tradition. It was one complaint, so we didn't do anything about it,” Franklin said.

The Palm Springs Fire Department inspected Irwin's home, and the city gave him zoning clearance, Ready said.

Craig Ewing, city planner, said the city also asked that Irwin abide by a rule asking residents not to turn on their Christmas lights until after the city's downtown lights are turned on.

Ready said Irwin's sculptures, which are built of recycled material, could remain.

However, the Irwins could not add to the collection, only replace them, Ready added.

“We're just trying to balance the issues in the neighborhood with his right to have the display,” he said.

After the time spent collaborating with the city and the uncertainty of the negotiations and whether they could comply with the city's requests, Irwin said his son Kenny Irwin Jr., who designs and coordinates the display every year, decided he didn't have enough time to install the millions of lights he uses for the display.

The younger Irwin usually spends four months working on the project, the elder Irwin said.