No exterior lighting, including support structures shall be created or modified without first securing the necessary city approvals and permits as provided hereunder, except in instances when exempt from these Regulations in accordance with Section 1.D. above. The following processes and permits are intended to ensure that site lighting complies with the standards of this article:
A. Private Property and Public Lands. The property owner or agent shall file the following applications prior to commencement of any of the aforementioned improvements:
1. Site Plan Review. For any new or modified exterior lighting structures or changes to any component of the light fixture that would increase or decrease illumination, the site plan review process shall be required and reviewed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2.F. prior to the issuance of any land development permit. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "site plan" is construed to include master site plan and technical site plan applications. The Director of Planning and Zoning or designee may require the submittal of a photometric plan as part of the site plan application to ensure compliance with the standards of this article.
2. Land Development Permit. The land development permit process shall be required, and initiated only subsequent to the approval of a site plan application, except in those instances when site plan review is not required. The land development permit shall be processed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 2, Article III, Section 3. The City Engineer or designee may require the submittal of a photometric plan as part of the land development permit application to ensure compliance with the standards of this article. The issuance of a land development permit shall not relieve any party from obtaining the necessary permits which may be required by the federal, state, or local government agencies.
B. City Right-of-Way Permit. No person shall begin to construct, reconstruct, repair, alter, grade in, or upon any area within city rights-of-way without first obtaining a permit as provided in Chapter 2, Article III, Section 4.
(Ord. 10-025, passed 12-7-10)