Chesterfield County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 19.2-38

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Light source shielding

    For area lighting, lighting standards shall be of a directional type capable of shielding the light source from direct view from an adjacent A, RC, SR, SC, SU, TR, UR, AR, or MU property or road. The light source shall be oriented downward or directly onto a property feature.

  • Maximum illumination at lot line0.5 f/c

    Direct or reflected illumination of exterior lights shall not exceed 0.5 foot-candle (f/c) above background, measured at the lot line of an adjacent A, SR, SC, SU, TR, UR, or AR property.

  • Developments within TR, UR, NB, MU, CC, EC, EG, and WD Districts shall illuminate all parking areas, driveways and sidewalks with an average maintained illumination level of 1.0 foot-candle.

  • Streetlights at residential intersections

    Within all Residential Districts, streetlights shall be required at all intersections. Unless a neighborhood has an established lighting style, all new lighting shall be directional and shielded.

From the ordinance

Direct or reflected illumination of exterior lights shall not exceed 0.5 foot-candle (f/c) above background, measured at the lot line of an adjacent A, SR, SC, SU, TR, UR, or AR property.
Sec. 19.2-38