The following are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter:
(A) Light fixtures (including public streetlights) installed prior to the effective date of this subchapter, provided that:
(1) If a fixture is replaced, any replacement light fixture shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter.
(2) Where existing, non-conforming light fixtures cause considerable disturbance, these fixtures shall be required to provide shielding and/or utilize the lowest wattage bulbs available for that fixture to the extent possible.
(B) Temporary emergency lighting (i.e. fire, police, repair workers) or warning lights.
(C) Moving vehicle lights.
(D) Navigation lights (i.e. radio/television towers) or any other lights where state or federal statute or other provision of the Town of Beech Mountain Code requires lighting that cannot comply with this subchapter. In such situations, lighting shall be shielded to the maximum extent possible, and lumens shall be minimized to the maximum extent possible, while still complying with state or federal statute.
(E) Seasonal decorations do not have to be shielded, provided that they do not have a brightness of more than 0.1 foot-candles at the property line on which they are installed.
(F) Outdoor lighting approved by the town for temporary or periodic events (e.g. fairs, nighttime construction).
(G) Sign lighting in compliance with the town's sign regulations.
(H) Campfires, bonfires, fire pits and the like.
(I) Ski slope lighting.
(J) Exemption for temporary lighting. Any person may request of the Town Council a temporary exemption from the provisions of this subchapter.
(K) Lighting within commercial and public zoning districts (CS1, CS2, PS) shall be exempt from the restrictions on light trespass with respect to other properties within commercial or public zoning districts. A property zoned commercial or public may not install lighting fixtures that create a light trespass upon a residentially zoned property.
(L) Public streetlights that emit less than 3,000 kelvin and are of the 100 Watt High Pressure Sodium or LED lighting type shall be exempt from the restrictions on light trespass in this subchapter, provided that the Town of Beech Mountain, as financier of such lighting may request that Mountain Electric modify or remove such lighting at its discretion.
(Ord. 2016-09, passed 8-9-2016
; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)