Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting fixture shielding requirement
Parking area and parking lot lighting fixtures shall be constructed or shielded in such a manner that all light emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, is projected below the horizontal plane of the fixture.
- Maximum illumination at residential property line0.5 fc
in no case shall the intensity of illumination exceed 0.5 horizontal footcandle at any property line abutting a lot in an R or RO district.
- Maximum lighting structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
The height of lighting structures shall not exceed the height limit of the district in which they are located, and in no case shall such height exceed 35 feet.
- Maximum lighting uniformity ratio15 ratio
The lighting maximum-to-minimum ratio within the parking area or parking lot shall not exceed 15:1.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. area illumination0.5 fc
the intensity of illumination within the area devoted to parking shall be not less than 0.5 horizontal footcandle at any location
From the ordinance
The height of lighting structures shall not exceed the height limit of the district in which they are located, and in no case shall such height exceed 35 feet.