The purpose of this section is to provide standards for outdoor lighting and glare which will provide for nighttime safety, security and utility while reducing light pollution and light trespass.
(A) Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to any and all exterior artificial light sources not having specific special regulations.
(B) Exemptions. The following are exempted from the requirements of this section.
(1) Lighting fixtures and standards required by federal, state, county or city agencies, including street lights within public rights-of-way.
(2) Outdoor lighting fixtures used or required by law enforcement, fire and emergency services, transportation or similar governmental agencies to perform emergency or construction repair work, or to perform nighttime road construction on major thoroughfares.
(C) Lighting. Exterior lighting of buildings, properties, developments, signs or other features, and for any use, including, but not limited to, residential, commercial and industrial uses, shall meet the following requirements.
(1) Exterior light fixtures shall be directed so that no light spills over onto adjacent properties or rights-of-way.
(2) Because of their unique requirement for nighttime visibility and their limited hours of operation, stadiums, ball fields, playing fields and tennis courts are exempted from the general standards of this section. However, lighting for these outdoor recreational uses shall be shielded to minimize light and glare trespass onto adjacent and nearby properties.
(3) No flashing lights shall be permitted.
(4) No installation or erection of any lighting which may be confused with warning signals, emergency signals or traffic signals shall be permitted.
(5) Pole heights that are appropriate to the lighting application shall be used; however, under no circumstances shall light poles exceed 35 feet.
(6) Mounted fixtures shall not exceed the height of the building or structure on which they are mounted.
(7) All on-site roadway intersections within a manufactured home park or a multi-family residential, commercial or mixed-use development containing two or more separate structures shall be provided with a street light and street lights shall be provided along roadways in the interior of such developments at not less than 400-foot intervals.
(D) Glare. No light source or direct or sky reflected glare, whether from exterior lighting, high temperature processing, combustion, welding, or otherwise, shall be visible from beyond any property line. Light sources shall be arranged, hooded or otherwise controlled to deflect light (both direct and reflected) away from adjoining property or public rights-of-way.
(1) Safety hazard. Any artificial light source which creates glare observable within the normal range of vision from any public walk or thoroughfare under normal weather conditions is considered a safety hazard and is prohibited.
(2) Nuisance. Any artificial light source which creates glare observable within the normal range of vision, under normal weather conditions, from any property other than the property where the light source is located is considered a nuisance and is prohibited.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)