Botetourt County Unincorporated

Lighting fixtures shall not be mounted in excess of twenty-five (25) feet above grade. The amount of illumination projected onto a non-residential use from another property shall not exceed 0.5 vertical foot-candles at a height of five (5) feet at the property line. The amount of illumination projected onto a residential use from another property shall not exceed 0.2 vertical foot-candles at a height of five (5) feet at the property line.

Lighting fixtures shall not be mounted in excess of twenty-five (25) feet above grade. Full cut-off fixtures required for lamps over 2000 lumens. Illumination onto residential use not exceed 0.2 vertical foot-candles.

Lighting fixtures shall not be mounted in excess of twenty-five (25) feet above grade. Electrical feeds to lighting standards shall run underground, not overhead. Lighting standards in public parking areas shall be placed outside the paved area, or behind tire stops, or on reinforced concrete pedestals at least thirty (30) inches high above the pavement, or by other acceptable protective means. Wallpacks shall be shielded. If the output of a lamp is greater than two thousand (2,000) lumens, it shall be fully shielded. If the output is less than two thousand (2,000) lumens, the lamp shall be aimed at no greater than 45-degree downward angle (halfway between straight down and straight to the side).

Lighting fixtures shall not be mounted in excess of twenty-five (25) feet above grade. Electrical feeds to lighting standards shall run underground, not overhead. Lighting standards in public parking areas shall be placed outside the paved area, or behind tire stops, or on reinforced concrete pedestals at least thirty (30) inches high above the pavement, or by other acceptable protective means. Wallpacks shall be shielded. If the output of a lamp is greater than two thousand (2,000) lumens, it shall be fully shielded. If the output is less than two thousand (2,000) lumens, the lamp shall be aimed at no greater than 45-degree downward angle (halfway between straight down and straight to the side).

Light fixtures shall not exceed 25 feet in height... Illumination onto residential use shall not exceed 0.2 vertical foot-candles.

Light fixtures, including mounting base, shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height above finished grade unless the zoning administrator determines that an increase in height, not to exceed ten (10) additional feet...

For all uses within industrial and commercial zoning districts, and all industrial, commercial, and institutional uses in any zoning district: ... The amount of illumination projected onto a non-residential use from another property shall not exceed 0.5 vertical foot-candles at a height of five (5) feet at the property line. The amount of illumination projected onto a residential use from another property shall not exceed 0.2 vertical foot-candles at a height of five (5) feet at the property line.

For auto/truck service stations and convenience retail uses, lighting in island canopy ceilings shall be recessed, full cut-off fixtures with flat lenses and shall not exceed forty (40) initial output lumens per square foot of canopy.

The operation of searchlights for advertising purposes shall be prohibited.

The board of supervisors may modify or waive one or more of the standards set forth in section 25-504 in a particular case, and may impose conditions on such a modification or waiver which it deems appropriate to further the purposes of these outdoor lighting regulations, in the following circumstances: (1) Upon finding that strict application of the standard would not forward the purposes of this chapter or otherwise serve the public interest, or that alternatives proposed by the owner would satisfy the purposes of these outdoor lighting regulations at least to an equivalent degree. (2) Upon finding that an outdoor luminaire, or system of outdoor luminaries, required for a publicly owned baseball, softball, football or soccer field cannot reasonably comply with the standard and provide sufficient illumination of the field for its safe use, as determined by recommended practices adopted by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) for that type of field and activity or other evidence if a recommended practice is not applicable. Outdoor lighting of sports fields and facilities shall be extinguished after the completion of the event. Prior to the board of supervisors considering a request for modification or waiver, the applicant for the modification or waiver shall provide written notice no less than fourteen (14) days and no greater than ninety (90) days to the owner, owner's agent or occupant of each abutting lot or parcel and each parcel immediately across the street or road from the lot or parcel which is the subject of the request. The written notice shall identify the nature of the request and the date and time the board will consider the request.

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

The applicant shall, at the applicant's expense, install or cause to be installed all lighting fixtures, poles and related facilities in accord with the lighting plan approved by the zoning administrator. The applicant and subsequent landowner shall be responsible for all costs involved in the maintenance, upkeep and operation of all lighting, parking and loading areas and other elements required by this division. Electrical feeds to lighting standards shall be run underground, not overhead. Lighting fixtures shall be maintained by the landowner so as to always meet the requirements of this chapter.

If and when the building official determines that a lighting installation creates a safety or personal security hazard, the person or entity responsible for the lighting shall be notified and required to take timely remedial action at that person's or entity's expense. If appropriate corrective action has not been effected within thirty (30) days of notification, the county may proceed with enforcement of the ordinance provisions in accord with art. V, div. 1. If and when the zoning administrator determines that an installation does not conform with the provisions of this chapter, the zoning administrator shall cause notification of the person or entity responsible for the lighting and require them to take timely remedial action at their own expense. If the infraction so warrants, the zoning administrator may act to have the problem corrected as in 25-507(a)(2) above.

Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the initial summons, and a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional summons arising from the same set of operative facts.

Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the initial summons, and a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional summons arising from the same set of operative facts.

If any application is denied by the board of zoning appeals on the merits, no application requesting the same relief with respect to all or part of the same property shall be considered by the board within 12 months after the date of such denial.

If any nonconforming use of land and/or structure ceases for any reason for a period of more than two (2) years... any subsequent use shall conform to the regulations specified by this chapter.

If any nonconforming use of land and/or structure ceases for any reason for a period of more than two (2) years... any subsequent use of such land and/or structure shall conform to the regulations specified by this chapter for the district in which such land is located.

If any nonconforming use of land and/or structure ceases for any reason for a period of more than two (2) years... any subsequent use of such land and/or structure shall conform to the regulations specified by this chapter for the district in which such land is located.

Automobile graveyards and junkyards in existence as of January 1, 2002 are to be considered as nonconforming uses and the owner is required to completely screen the operation in accordance with the definition of buffering/screening contained in article IV, division 4 of this chapter.