(A) Any directional exterior lighting on residential property should be designed, installed and maintained so as to redirect or aim any directional light away from any adjoining residential property so as to avoid "light trespass".
(B) For the purposes of this section, LIGHT TRESPASS means:
(1) A light source causing glare that is on a line of sight to an observer five feet or more inside a residential property line; or
(2) Any outdoor light fixtures (on residential properties) emitting 600 or more lumens.
(C) Compliance/avoidance of light trespass. Compliance in avoiding light trespass for glare as defined in (B)(1) above is achieved with fixture shielding, directional control designed into the fixture, fixture location, fixture height, fixture aim, or a combination of these factors.
(D) To avoid light trespass and achieve compliance with regard to outdoor light fixtures emitting 600 lumens or more as defined in (B)(2) above, said outdoor light fixtures shall be frosted glass or covered by frosted glass or other similarly translucent cover. Additionally, an outdoor light fixture emitting more than 1,000 lumens, except motion detector-activated lighting, shall be fully shielded to an observer at the property line. This can be achieved with fixture location, mounting height, natural artificial barriers on the texture owner's property, fixture shielding and other fixture design features.
(Ord. G-15-08, passed 12-9-08; Am. Ord. G-4-17, passed 3-14-17)