The following lighting standards shall apply to residential property.
(a) The total light output of all exterior lighting shall not exceed 75,000 lumens for any residential property, provided, however that the total aggregate light output of all exterior lighting in any Conservation Development District shall not exceed a maximum of 37,500 lumens per dwelling unit. Total lumens shall be calculated by adding the manufacturer initial lumen rating for each lamp type to obtain a total lumen value.
(b) All exterior lighting shall be designed and installed to avoid glare and light trespass on adjoining properties and public rights of way.
(c) Wall or Facade Mounted Lighting. Wall mounted fixtures and/or facade mounted luminaires shall be used solely for illuminating entrances and walkways and shall not be used or designed for building architectural illumination.
(d) Driveway Lighting. Driveway and parking area lighting shall be limited to low- mounted luminaires only. Low-mounted lighting is defined as lighting where the optical center of the luminaire is no more than seven (7) feet above driveway grade.
(1) If lanterns or unshielded luminares utilizing clear, diffusing or prismatic lenses are installed, the maximum light output shall be 375 lumens.
(2) If fully-shielded luminares are installed, the maximum light output shall be 600 lumens.
(e) Area Lighting. Floodlights and spotlights may be permitted for the purpose of illuminating tennis courts or other permitted uses or activities in compliance with the following:
(1) Luminaires shall be mounted at thirty (30) feet or less measured from the optical center of the luminaire to grade directly beneath the luminaire.
(2) Lamp output is limited to 1350 lumens per socket and no more than three (3) sockets per mounting location.
(3) The lighting shall be designed and operated to provide the minimum and no more than one and one-half (1.5) times the minimum maintained illumination values recommended for the application by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America as expressed in the IESNA Lighting Handbook (current edition) or current Recommended Practice for the application.
(4) Such lighting shall not be operated between midnight and 9:00 a.m.
(f) Landscape Lighting. Landscape lighting is defined as lighting installed and arranged to primarily illuminate "softscape" such as bushes, trees, vines, shrubs and flowers or "hardscape" such as terraces, fences, bridges, walls (non-building), sculpture, water features, ornaments, and formed earth shapes. Landscape lighting may be automatically or manually switched provided that the operating period extends only from dusk to midnight.
(g) House Numbers, Identification Signs. House numbers, identification signs, and entrance gates may be illuminated internally or externally, provided that lamp output is limited to 450 lumens.
(h) Private Streets. There shall be no lighting of private streets.
(Ord. 2023-6. Passed 6-15-23.)