Northampton County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 154.2.112
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Maximum intensity at adjoining streets or residential properties0.5 foot-candles
The intensity at adjoining streets or residential properties shall not exceed 0.5-foot candles.
- Full cutoff required for fixtures >=7000 lumens7,000 lumens
All nonexempt outdoor lighting fixtures with an initial output greater than or equal to 7,000 lumens shall be full cutoff.
- Maximum off-site spill at lot line0.5 foot-candles
In no case shall lighting exceed 0.5-foot candles above background when measured at the lot line of the illuminated property.
- Photometric plan required if outdoor illumination over 100,000 lumens100,000 lumens
Photometric light plans shall be required if there is outdoor illumination over 100,000 lumens.
- Semi-cutoff allowed for fixtures <7000 lumens7,000 lumens
All nonexempt outdoor lighting fixtures with an initial output of less than 7,000 lumens may be semi-cutoff, cutoff, or full cutoff.
- Maximum maintained illuminance for service station canopies35 foot-candles
The maximum maintained illuminance level is 35-foot candles.
From the ordinance
All nonexempt outdoor lighting fixtures with an initial output greater than or equal to 7,000 lumens shall be full cutoff. ... In no case shall lighting exceed 0.5-foot candles above background when measured at the lot line of the illuminated property.