(a) All outdoor lighting in all use districts other than Residential Districts shall be shielded to reduce glare and shall be so arranged as to reflect lights away from all adjacent Residential Districts, adjacent residences, and public rights-of-way.
(b) Illumination guidelines shall generally be in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Street illumination.
STREET HIERARCHY | NONRESIDENTIAL AREA | RESIDENTIAL AREA | ||
LUX | FOOTCANDLES | LUX | FOOTCANDLES | |
"Major" | 15 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.0 |
"Collector" | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.6 |
"Local" | 6 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.4 |
A. "Major street" means the part of the roadway system that serves as the principal network for through traffic flow. The routes connect areas of principal traffic generation and important rural highways entering the City.
B. "Collector street" means the distributor and collector roadways serving traffic between major and local roadways. These are roadways used mainly for traffic movements within residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
C. "Local street" means roadways used primarily for direct access to residential, commercial, industrial, or other abutting property. They do not include roadways carrying through traffic. Long local roadways will generally be divided into short sections by collector roadway systems.
(2) Parking illumination.
LEVEL OF ACTIVITY | ACTIVE VEHICULAR USE AREAS ONLY | GENERAL PARKING AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS | ||
LUX | FOOTCANDLES | LUX | FOOTCANDLES | |
Low Activity | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
Medium Activity | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.6 |
High Activity | 20 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.0 |
A. High activity. Examples include major-league athletic events, major cultural or civic events, regional shopping centers, and fast food facilities.
B. Medium activity. Examples include community shopping centers, office parks, hospital parking areas, transportation parking (airports, etc.), Cultural, civic or recreational events, and residential complex parking.
C. Low activity. Examples include neighborhood shopping, industrial employee parking, educational facility parking, and church parking.
(3) Building exterior illumination.
OUTDOOR AREAS | ||
COMPONENT | LUX | FOOTCANDLES |
OUTDOOR AREAS | ||
COMPONENT | LUX | FOOTCANDLES |
Entry/Active Use Area | 50 | 5.0 |
Vital Locations | 50 | 5.0 |
Building Surroundings | 10 | 1.0 |
Gardens (General) | 5 | 0.5 |
Walkways | 5 | 0.5 |
Monuments (Flood Lighted) | 150 | 15.0 |
(c) No illumination shall be of a flashing, moving, or intermittent type other than used in connection with a sign for the conveyance of noncommercial information which requires periodic change, such as time, temperature, or stock average.
(d) All illumination shall be constant in intensity and color at all times when in use.
(e) All exterior lighting information shall be provided on the site plan per the requirements of Chapter 1262.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95.)