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Botetourt County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 25-501 to 25-504

All Botetourt County Unincorporated districts0

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Full cut-off required for lamps over 2000 lumens2,000 lumens

    If the output of a lamp is greater than two thousand (2,000) lumens, it shall be fully shielded.

  • Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of lighting fixtures25 ft

    Lighting fixtures shall not be mounted in excess of twenty-five (25) feet above grade.

  • Maximum illumination onto non-residential use0.5 fc

    The amount of illumination projected onto a non-residential use from another property shall not exceed 0.5 vertical foot-candles at a height of five (5) feet at the property line.

  • Maximum illumination onto residential use0.2 fc

    The amount of illumination projected onto a residential use from another property shall not exceed 0.2 vertical foot-candles at a height of five (5) feet at the property line.

  • Prohibition of searchlights for advertising

    The operation of searchlights for advertising purposes shall be prohibited.

From the ordinance

Lighting fixtures shall not be mounted in excess of twenty-five (25) feet above grade. The amount of illumination projected onto a non-residential use from another property shall not exceed 0.5 vertical foot-candles at a height of five (5) feet at the property line. The amount of illumination projected onto a residential use from another property shall not exceed 0.2 vertical foot-candles at a height of five (5) feet at the property line.
Sec. 25-501 to 25-504