A. Any perimeter or flood lighting or other external lighting, whether used for illumination or advertisement, which illuminates private land, buildings, signs, or structures, whether built upon or not, shall be permitted only when such lighting is installed on private property and hooded or shielded so that no direct beams therefrom fall upon public streets, alleys, highways, or other private property. Such lighting shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to chapter 3, article 30 of this title. The reviewing authority shall consider the color, design, and placement of the lighting fixtures and the color, design and intensity of the lighting.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, any projected light display or exposed tube lighting element, such as neon, on the exterior of any building or structure that is not subject to regulation as a sign under article 6 of this chapter shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 10-3-3010 of this title, the architectural commission shall be the reviewing authority for purposes of such review.
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, existing exposed tube lighting which is otherwise subject to regulation under subsection B of this section, but which can be documented to have been a feature of a building prior to November 20, 1969, is exempt from regulation pursuant to this article and may be refurbished or maintained without architectural review.
In addition, except as provided in this subsection, any exposed tube lighting element, such as neon, or projected light display on the exterior of any building, or any such lighting element or display in the interior of a building which is visible from a public street or alley, shall be subject to architectural review as a sign pursuant to chapter 3, article 30 of this title and shall be considered a sign, or a portion thereof, for the purposes of this article.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, existing exposed tube lighting which can be documented to have been a feature of a building prior to November 20, 1969, is exempt from regulation pursuant to this article and may be refurbished or maintained without architectural review. Furthermore, restoration of exposed tube lighting which is not existing but which can be documented to have been a feature of a building prior to November 20, 1969, is exempt from regulation pursuant to this article, but requires architectural review as a sign pursuant to chapter 3, article 30 of this title. (Ord. 80-O-1775, eff. 12-5-1980; amd. Ord. 93-O-2181, eff. 11-19-1993; Ord. 00-O-2345, eff. 5-19-2000)