(a) Decorative outdoor lighting fixtures with bulbs of less than twenty-five (25) watts, installed seasonally, are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter.
(b) Upward-directed architectural, landscaping, and decorative lighting shall be exempt from the requirements of this Chapter, provided direct light emissions are not intended to be visible above the building line roof.
(c) Light fixtures used to illuminate flags, statutes, and any other objects mounted on a pole, pedestal, or platform shall be exempt from the requirements of this Chapter, provided these objects are illuminated using a narrow cone beam or light fixtures designed to minimize light spillage beyond the illuminated object.
(d) Exemption for Outdoor Recreational Uses. Because of their unique requirements for nighttime visibility and their limited hours of operation, ball diamonds, playing fields, tennis courts and other similar outdoor recreational uses are exempt from the exterior lighting standards set forth in this Chapter and shall only be required to meet the following standards set forth in this Section.
(1) Limits on Cutoff Angle. Cutoff from a lighting source that illuminates an outdoor recreational use may exceed an angle of ninety (90) degrees from the pole, provided that the luminaries are shielded to prevent light and glare to spill over to adjacent residential properties.
(2) Maximum Permitted Illumination at the Property Line. One foot-candle.
(3) Limits on Hours of Illumination. Exterior lighting for an outdoor recreational use shall not be permitted later than 11:00 p.m.
(e) Temporary construction or emergency lighting is exempt from the requirements of this Chapter. Such lighting shall be discontinued immediately upon completion of the construction work or abatement of the emergency necessitating such lighting.
(f) All outdoor lighting fixtures existing and legally installed prior to the enactment of this Code shall be exempt from the requirements of this Chapter. When existing lighting fixtures become inoperative, their replacements shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
(g) Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to lighting required by the FAA or any other federal regulatory authority.
(Ord. 8-13. Passed 5-14-13.)