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Article 13 — Site Development, Chapter 13-7 — OUTDOOR LIGHTING
§ 13-7-1
Applicability
This chapter applies to existing uses, not just those required to complete design review. All public and private outdoor lighting shall be in conformance with the requirements established by this chapter.
§ 13-7-2
Exemptions
The following are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
(a)All temporary emergency lighting needed by police or fire departments or other emergency services.
(b)All hazard warning luminaries required by federal regulatory agencies.
(c)Any vehicular luminary.
(d)Safety lighting, as defined in this article.
(e)All outdoor light fixtures producing light directly by the combustion of natural gas or other fossil fuels.
(f)Holiday lights and decorations using typical unshielded low-wattage incandescent lamps, provided they are removed within 15 days following the holiday season to which they pertain.
§ 13-7-3
Full Cut-off Fixtures Required
All luminaries not exempted from this chapter hereafter installed for parking lots, buildings, and grounds shall be full cutoff luminaries, as defined by this ULDC, or another luminary which does not emit any direct light above a horizontal plane through the lowest direct-light-emitting part of the luminary, unless otherwise part of a lighting plan approved by the Community and Economic Development Director.
(a)Security lighting, as defined in this ULDC, shall meet this requirement unless activated by motion sensor devices.
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(b)Wallpacks are not permitted unless fully shielded.
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(c)Glare. Any luminary that is aimed, directed, or focused so that the lamp is visible, or in a way that causes direct light from the luminary to be directed toward residential buildings on adjacent or nearby land, or that creates glare perceptible to persons operating motor vehicles on public ways, shall be redirected or its light output controlled as necessary to eliminate such conditions.
(d)Intensity specifications. Illuminance levels for outdoor lighting fixtures serving parking lots, buildings and grounds shall comply in design and upon installation with the standards in Table 13-17, measured three feet above the ground or finished grade.
Table 13-17: Outdoor Lighting Regulations
| At Property Lines (Including Rights-of-Way) | Minimum Footcandles | Maximum Footcandles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At property line abutting a residential use | None | 0.5 | |||||
| At property line abutting an office or institutional use | None | 1.0 | |||||
| At property line abutting a commercial or light industrial use | None | 1.5 | |||||
| Off-Street Parking Lots | Minimum | Average | Maximum | ||||
| Footcandles | Footcandles | Footcandles | |||||
| Residential areas | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| Office-institutional areas | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| Commercial areas | 2.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | ||||
| Light industrial areas | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
land development permit as specified in Chapter 11-6.
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