(A) All site lighting shall be designed so that the level of illumination as measured in footcandles (fc) at any one point meets the standards in the table below with minimum and maximum levels measured on the pavement within the lighted area and average level (the overall generalized ambient light level), measured as a not-to-exceed value calculated using only the area of the site intended to receive illumination.
LIGHT LEVEL (footcandles) | |||
Type of Lighting | Minimum | Average | Maximum |
LIGHT LEVEL (footcandles) | |||
Type of Lighting | Minimum | Average | Maximum |
Architectural lighting | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
Canopy area lighting | 2.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 |
Multi-family parking lot | 0.2 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
Nonresidential and multi-family entrances | 1.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 |
Nonresidential parking lot | 0.2 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
Storage area (security lighting) | 0.2 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
Vehicle sales and display | 0.2 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
Walkways, landscape or decorative lighting | 0.2 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
(B) The maximum level of illumination at the outer perimeter of the site or project is intended to be 0.2 footcandles or less, but in no instance greater than 0.5 footcandles, when abutting a residential zoning district; and, 0.5 footcandles or less, but in no instance greater than 1.0 footcandles, when abutting all other districts or streets.
(Ord. eff. 9-6-2012, § 9.32; Am. Ord. 21-1, passed 9-17-2020)