Sec. 36.2-625

Lighting

• Building-mounted light below roof line

  Any building-mounted light shall be mounted below the roof line.

• Full shielding

  All outdoor lighting shall be fully shielded or located, aimed, and shielded so as not to present glare on abutting lots or streets and to minimize spill light trespassing upward or across lot lines.

• House shield required within 30 ft of residential lot30 ft

  provided that any lighting fixture within thirty (30) feet of an abutting lot line of a residentially zoned property is equipped with a house shield which side shields the light fixture on the side of the residentially zoned lot.

• No direct shine into residential units

  No outdoor lighting shall be permitted which shines directly into abutting residential dwelling units, buildings on adjacent lots, or abutting streets, or for which the point source of illumination (arc tube) is visible at the property line.

• Pole-mounted lighting distance from lot line in residential districts10 ft

  In all residential districts, the MX, Mixed Use District, and the IN, Institutional District, pole-mounted lighting shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to any lot line and shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height, measured from the lowest light-emitting part of the fixture to the adjacent grade.

• Pole-mounted lighting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in other districts35 ft

  In all zoning districts, other than those set forth in subsection (A) above, pole-mounted lighting shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, measured from the lowest light-emitting part of the fixture to the adjacent grade, provided that any lighting fixture within thirty (30) feet of an abutting lot line of a residentially zoned property is equipped with a house shield which side shields the light fixture on the side of the residentially zoned lot.

• Pole-mounted lighting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districts, MX, IN18 ft

  In all residential districts, the MX, Mixed Use District, and the IN, Institutional District, pole-mounted lighting shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to any lot line and shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height, measured from the lowest light-emitting part of the fixture to the adjacent grade.

• Electrical feeds underground

  Electrical feeds to lighting standards shall run underground, not overhead.