CHAPTER 2
SPECIFIED LIGHTING

SECTION:

10-2-1:   Residential Lighting

10-2-2:   Commercial Lighting

10-2-3:   Feature Lighting

10-2-4:   American Flag Illumination

10-2-5:   Construction Sites

10-2-6:   Exemptions

10-2-1: RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING:

   A.   Except as further provided, an exterior residential light fixture installed or replaced after March 1, 2000, must use a horizontal cutoff. This requirement does not apply to any exterior residential lighting fixture producing two thousand eight hundred fifty (2,850) average lumens (equivalent of a 150-watt incandescent bulb) or less.

   B.   Exterior residential lighting may not result in light trespass on adjacent property.

   C.   The height of an exterior residential light fixture may not exceed the structure height permitted in the zoning district wherein the fixture is located. (Ord. 2889, 1-24-2000)

10-2-2: COMMERCIAL LIGHTING:

   A.   Commercial lighting installed after March 1, 2000, must use a horizontal cutoff. Commercial lighting installed prior to March 1, 2000, may not be used without a horizontal cutoff after January 1, 2010.

   B.   A commercial lighting fixture attached to a pole may not exceed a height of thirty four feet (34') from the ground to the bottom of the fixture. The fixture height must be brought into conformance at the time of the replacement of the pole.

   C.   The light source in a commercial fixture may not emit an illumination of more than thirty (30) candle feet as measured three feet (3') above ground level at any point underneath the fixture.

   D.   Exterior commercial lighting may not result in light trespass on adjacent property.

   E.   The requirements for commercial lights using a horizontal cutoff do not apply to:

      1.   Fixtures producing two thousand eight hundred fifty (2,850) average lumens (equivalent of a 150-watt incandescent bulb) or less; and

      2.   Sign lighting.

   F.   The height of an exterior commercial light fixture may not exceed the structure height permitted in the zoning district wherein the fixture is located. (Ord. 2889, 1-24-2000)

10-2-3: FEATURE LIGHTING:

Monuments, natural terrestrial features, and buildings may be illuminated by upward directed light, providing:

   A.   The light beam is narrowly focused so as not to exceed the width and height upon the object being illuminated;

   B.   The light is directed on the feature being lit and not directly upwards; and

   C.   The illumination does not constitute a trespass or glare that is objectionable to neighboring properties. (Ord. 2889, 1-24-2000)