(a) All parking areas, walkways, driveways, building entryways, and off-street parking and loading areas shall be illuminated to ensure the safety and security on the site.
(b) Exterior lighting shall be located and shielded to reduce glare. All outdoor lighting in all use districts shall be directed toward and confined to the ground areas of lawns and parking lots. The lighting source shall not be visible from adjoining properties and particular care shall be taken to reflect light away from all adjacent Residential Districts and/or adjacent residences. These provisions are not intended to apply to public street-lighting.
(c) The following standards shall apply to exterior lighting sources:
(1) Only white, non-glare lighting such as metal halide, color-corrected high-pressure sodium, or other types of lighting which achieve the same effect shall be permitted.
(2) The light intensity provided at ground level should be a minimum of 0.3 footcandles anywhere in the area to be illuminated. Light intensity shall average a minimum of 0.5 footcandles over the entire area, but no more than a maximum of ten footcandles, measured five feet above the surface. Not more than one footcandle shall be allowed at the property line.
(3) For residential uses or the portions of a nonresidential use adjacent to residential areas, lighting fixtures shall not exceed a height of 15 feet. In all other cases, light fixtures shall not exceed a height of 25 feet. Height shall be measured from the parking lot surface to the centerline of the lighting source.
(d) All lighting in nonresidential districts used for the external illumination of buildings, so as to feature said buildings, shall be placed and shielded so as not to interfere with the vision of persons on any trafficway or adjacent properties.
(e) Illumination of signs shall be directed or shaded downward so as not to interfere with the vision of persons on any trafficway or adjacent properties.
(f) All illumination of signs and any other outdoor feature shall not be a flashing, moving or intermittent type. Artificial light shall be maintained stationary and constant in intensity and color at all times when in use.
(Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)