Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- External conduits not exposed
External conduits, boxes, and other connections related to the function of a sign and associated lighting shall not be exposed.
- Filter for metal halide and fluorescent
Metal halide and fluorescent light sources shall be filtered. Most glass, acrylic, or translucent enclosures satisfy these filter requirements.
- Light source not directly visible
Light sources shall be so arranged and maintained so that the light source is not directly visible from a public right-of-way or adjacent property.
- Light source shielding
Light sources shall be fully shielded to minimize undesirable light into the night sky.
- No nuisance to residential uses
Sign lighting shall not be of an intensity or brightness that will create a nuisance for residential uses in a direct line of sight to the sign.
- Rheostat required near residential
Illuminated signs located adjacent to any residential area shall be controlled by a rheostat or other acceptable method to reduce glare.
- Internally illuminated sign background
Internally illuminated signs shall be designed with an opaque, semi-opaque, or matte finish background on the sign face.
- Mercury vapor prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Mercury vapor light sources shall be prohibited.
From the ordinance
The illumination of signs, from either an internal or external source, must be designed to avoid negative impacts on surrounding rights-of-way and properties. ... External conduits, boxes, and other connections related to the function of a sign and associated lighting shall not be exposed.