Lighting shall be used to provide safety while accenting key architectural elements and to emphasize landscape features. Light fixtures shall be designed as an integral design element that complements the design of the project. This can be accomplished through style, material or color. All lighting fixtures designed or placed so as to illuminate any portion of a site shall meet the following requirements.
(A) Fixture (luminaire).
(1) The light source shall be completely concealed behind an opaque surface and recessed within an opaque housing and shall not be visible from or shine at eye level into any street right-of-way or adjoining properties. Overhead lighting fixtures shall be designed to prevent light from emitting upwards towards the sky.
(2) Under canopy lighting fixtures should be completely recessed within the canopy.
(B) Fixture height. Lighting fixtures shall be a maximum of 40 feet in height within the parking lot and shall be a maximum of 15 feet in height within non-vehicular pedestrian areas. All light fixtures located within 50 feet of any residential use or residential property boundary shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
(C) Light source (lamp).
(1) Incandescent, florescent, metal halide or color corrected high-pressure sodium are preferred. The UDO Administrator shall have the authority to approve other lamp types (including light emitting diodes (LEDs) and fiber optics) provided the color emitted is similar to the preferred types. Non-color corrected high pressure sodium lamps are prohibited.
(2) The same light source type should be used for the same or similar types of lighting on any one site throughout any development.
(D) Mounting. Fixtures shall be mounted in such a manner that the cone of light is contained on-site and does not cross any property line of the site.
(E) Limit lighting to periods of activity. The use of sensor technologies, timers or other means to activate lighting during times when it will be needed may be required by the UDO Administrator to conserve energy, provide safety and promote compatibility between different land uses.
(Ord. eff. 9-6-2012, § 9.31; Am. Ord. 21-1, passed 9-17-2020)