Article XV, § 420-15.3

For all properties located within the Historic Downtown Preservation District and subject to the review of the Architectural Review Board, lighting fixtures shall be reviewed as a component of any site plan or other alteration before a certificate of appropriateness is issued.

Except for single-family detached and duplex dwellings, all exterior light fixtures, including security lighting, shall consist of full cutoff fixtures and be directed downward.

Institutional uses, commercial uses, and industrial uses that are adjacent to existing residential development shall extinguish all exterior lighting, except lighting necessary for security or emergency purposes, within one hour after closing and shall not turn on such lights until within one hour of opening.

To ensure compliance with the standards of this article, a lighting plan demonstrating how exterior lighting will comply with the standards of this article shall be included as part of any application requiring a site plan.

Except for athletic fields or performance areas, the height of outdoor lighting, whether mounted on poles, walls, or by other means, shall be no greater than 25 feet above grade.

Compliance with these standards, to the maximum extent practicable, shall also apply to redevelopment of an existing structure, building, or use when it is expanded, enlarged, or otherwise increased in intensity equivalent to or beyond 50%.

Lighting for signage shall be governed by the standards set forth in the separate section of this Zoning Ordinance regulating signs.