Article 11 - Outdoor Lighting and Illumination Regulations
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Blinking, flashing, oscillating lights prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Lights must not blink, flash, oscillate, or flutter including changes in light intensity, brightness or color.
- Landscape light fixtures must be shielded
Landscape light fixtures, including ground lighting for signs, flag poles and statues, must be equipped with shields or shutters to eliminate glare.
- Maximum building-mounted lighting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
Building mounted lighting fixtures must not exceed 15.0 foot-candles and must not exceed a 35 feet mounting height.
- Maximum building-mounted light level15 fc
Building mounted lighting fixtures must not exceed 15.0 foot-candles
- Maximum perimeter light level adjacent to commercial/industrial zones2 fc
except for light levels of up to 2.0 foot-candles along the perimeter of property adjacent to commercial or industrial zones or uses
- Maximum perimeter light level adjacent to residential zones0.5 fc
Light levels must not exceed 0.5 foot-candles at any point along the property perimeter or adjacent to residential zones and uses
- Maximum pole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for down-type fixtures35 ft
Pole-mounted lighting with a pole height of greater than 15 feet and not exceeding 35 feet in height must be a down-type
- Maximum site light level15 fc
Light levels must not exceed 15.0 foot-candles within a site
- Lighting reduced during nonoperational hours
For uses requiring site plan review, lighting must be significantly reduced during nonoperational building hours
- Site lighting plan required for site plan review
Whenever a change to site lighting is proposed, a site lighting plan for developments requiring site plan review must be submitted
Other
- Exempts one- and two-family dwellings
This Article regulates the placement and arrangement of lighting on all properties and uses except one- and two-family dwellings within the City.
From the ordinance
Light levels must not exceed 0.5 foot-candles at any point along the property perimeter or adjacent to residential zones and uses, except for light levels of up to 2.0 foot-candles along the perimeter of property adjacent to commercial or industrial zones or uses.