Internally or externally illuminated signs shall be permitted, per the regulations of this chapter, provided they meet the following requirements.
(A) Signs shall be illuminated only by steady, stationary, shielded, or shaded light sources directed solely at the sign, or internal to it so that the light intensity or brightness does not create either a nuisance to adjacent property or a traffic hazard for motorists or pedestrians.
(B) Individual letters or logos may be internally illuminated. All other portions of the sign shall be opaque.
(C) No exposed reflective type bulb and no strobe light shall be used. All bulbs to be metal halide.
(D) Illuminated signs shall produce no more than 30 foot-candles of illumination, four feet from the sign.
(E) Whenever external illumination is used for a sign, the source of light shall be located, shielded, and directed in a manner that the light source is not visible from a public street or private residence.
(F) See the Appendix for awning light fixture specifications or any approved equal.
(Prior Code, § 156.226) (Ord. 0-08-0020, passed 9-22-2008) Penalty, see § 156.999