A. The following high intensity and special purpose lighting are prohibited from being installed or used except by special use permit granted by Chief Operating Officer for temporary use:
1. Temporary lighting in which any single luminaire exceeds twenty thousand (20,000) initial luminaire lumens or the total lighting load exceeds one hundred and sixty thousand (160,000) lumens.
2. The use of a laser light source.
3. The use of searchlights.
4. The use of flickering, flashing, blinking, scrolling or rotating lights and any illumination that changes intensity.
5. The use of neon light to accent buildings, architectural features, polished or glass exterior surfaces or to attract attention.
6. Architectural lighting of any portion of a building or structure with a polished or glass exterior surface that uses uplighting.
7. The use of upward-directed lighting, except as otherwise permitted herein.
B. To obtain such a permit, applicants shall demonstrate:
1. The proposed lighting installation has sustained every reasonable effort to mitigate the effects of light on the environment and surrounding properties, supported by a signed statement describing the mitigation measures.
2. Employs lighting controls to reduce or extinguish lighting at a project specific curfew time to be established in the permit.
C. The Village shall review each such application. A permit may be granted if, upon review, the village believes that the proposed lighting will not create unwarranted glare, sky glow, or light trespass and meets curfew requirements set forth within this Chapter 19. (Ord. 1965-19, 9-23-2019)