All exterior lighting shall conform to the following standards.
(A) Maximum lighting height.
(1) Except for outdoor sports fields or performance areas, outdoor lighting heights shall be no greater than:
(a) Eighteen feet above grade for pedestrian lighting; and
(b) Twenty-five feet above grade for vehicular lighting.
(2) Wherever possible, illumination of outdoor seating areas, building entrances and walkways shall be accomplished by use of ground mounted fixtures not more than four feet in height.
(B) Illumination direction.
(1) In all districts, lighting of non- residential development shall be directed downward. In addition, upwardly-directed lighting shall not be used to illuminate structures, except for low-wattage architectural lighting.
(2) Outdoor lighting shall not shine directly into the yard or windows of a adjacent residential uses.
(C) Location. All lighting shall be located at least ten feet from side lot lines, rear lot lines and required perimeter buffers.
(D) Shielding.
(1) Light fixtures in excess of 60 watts or 100 lumens shall use full cut-off lenses or hoods to prevent glare or spillover from the project site onto adjacent lands and streets.
(2) No interior light source shall be positioned, aimed or configured so as to result in the light source being visible from land occupied by existing residential development.
(3) No light source in a canopy structure shall extend downward further than the lowest edge of the canopy ceiling.
(4) Awnings or canopies used for building accents over doors, windows and the like shall be allowed to be internally illuminated (i.e., from underneath or behind the awning); provided, the state’s Building and Electrical Codes are met.
(E) Maximum light levels. All outdoor lighting shall be designed and located such that the maximum illumination measured in foot candles at the property line shall not exceed one foot candle. The average intensity illumination for outdoor lighting shall not exceed an average of six foot candles in intensity as measured at grade. Vehicular use area lighting shall not exceed a maintained average of two and one-half foot candles.
(F) Hue. All outdoor and parking lot lighting fixtures, including metal halide, mercury vapor, fluorescent, induction, white high-pressure sodium and color-improved high-pressure sodium lamps used in non-cutoff fixtures shall be coated with an internal white frosting inside the outer lamp envelope.
(Ord. passed 3-5-2018) Penalty, see § 152.999