Chapter 21.82

Lighting

• Fixture attachment standard

  Fixtures on buildings shall be attached only to walls or eaves, and the top of the fixture shall not exceed the height of the parapet, roof, or eave of the roof.

• Flashing prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Outdoor lighting shall not blink, flash, or rotate.

• Maximum correlated color temperature3,000 K

  All outdoor lighting shall utilize light sources with correlated color temperature not to exceed three thousand Kelvin (K).

• Maximum light trespass at property lines0.3 fc

  The light level at property lines shall not exceed 0.3 foot-candle.

• Minimum shield depth2 in

  Shielding shall be at least two inches in dimension measured from the lens or light source to direct light toward buildings or the ground and reduce glare.

• Parking lot lighting standard

  Parking lot lighting shall not exceed the levels needed to provide low level safety lighting for parking lot areas, as demonstrated by photometric plans. Lighting shall be on motion sensors to minimize lighting when not in use.

• Timing controls required for nonresidential lighting

  All outdoor lighting in nonresidential development shall be on a time clock or photo-sensor system and turned off during daylight hours and during hours when the building or, in the case of shopping centers, all buildings, are not in use.

• Up-lighting prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Up-lighting (lighting directed higher than ninety degrees from the ground) is prohibited.