All outdoor lighting installations must receive approval of the Plan Commission, or its designee. An applicant shall submit to the Town sufficient information, in the form of an overall exterior lighting plan, to enable the Town to determine that the applicable regulations of this ordinance, will be satisfied. The lighting plan shall include at least the following items:
a. A site plan, drawn to a scale of one (1) inch equaling no more than twenty (20) feet, showing buildings, landscaping, parking areas, and all proposed exterior lighting fixtures with readings space ten (10) feet apart and showing readings at a point five (5) feet outside of all property lines;
b. Specifications for all proposed lighting fixtures including, but not limited to, photometric data, designation as full cut-off fixtures, and other descriptive information on the fixtures;
c. Proposed mounting height of all exterior lighting fixtures;
d. Analysis and illuminance level diagrams showing that the proposed installation conforms to the lighting level standards in this ordinance; and
e. Drawing of all relevant building elevations showing the fixtures, the portions of the walls to be illuminated, the illuminance levels of the walls, and the aiming points for any remote light fixtures.
Lighting installations shall include timers, dimmers, or sensors to reduce overall energy consumption and eliminate unneeded lighting.
When an outdoor lighting installation is being modified, extended, expanded, or added to, that outdoor lighting installation shall be subject to the requirements of this ordinance and its regulations. Expansions, additions, or replacements to outdoor lighting installations shall be designed to avoid harsh contrasts in color and/or lighting levels. Electrical service to outdoor lighting fixtures shall be underground unless the fixtures are mounted directly on utility poles.
Proposed lighting installations that are not covered by the specific requirements and provisions of this ordinance will be approved only if the Plan Commission, or its designee, determines that said installations are designed to minimize glare, do not direct light beyond the boundaries of the area being illuminated or onto adjacent properties or streets, and do not result in excessive lighting levels. In general, IESNA standards shall be used to determine the appropriate lighting design.
For the purpose of these regulations and this ordinance, the mounting height of a lighting fixture shall be defined as the vertical distance from the grade elevation of the surface being illuminated to the bottom of the lighting fixture.
(Ord. No. 2007-33, 12-27-07)