(a) Recreational Lighting Regulated. Any light source permitted by this chapter may be used for lighting of publicly owned or privately owned outdoor recreational facilities, such as, but not limited to, football fields, soccer fields, baseball fields, softball fields, tennis courts, volleyball courts, or show areas, provided all the following conditions are met:
(1) Shielding Required. All fixtures used for recreational event lighting shall be fully shielded and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 554.02 of this chapter.
(2) Metal Poles Required. All new recreational lighting installations shall deploy metal poles that are designed and constructed for the intended use.
(3) Glare Reduction Measures Required. All recreational lighting fixtures and installations shall be designed or provided with sharp cut-off capability, to minimize uplight, spill light, and glare. Measured spill illuminance values, as measured with the light meter aimed in the direction of the brightest reading, shall not exceed = 0.20 ft-c / = 2.0 lux, nor shall it exceed the maximum initial spill illuminance values as modeled and specified in the design process.
(b) Spill Illumance Measurement Methodology. Measured spill illuminance values shall be taken a distance equal to one-hundred-fifty (150’) feet beyond the edge of the field of play. Measurements should be conducted with and without the facility lighting operating so that the sports facility lighting can be isolated from other natural and artificial light sources.
(c) Prohibitions on Operation, Time Restrictions. All events shall be scheduled to complete all activity before or as near to 10:30 p.m. as practical, but under no circumstances shall any illumination of the field of play be permitted after 11:00 p.m. except to conclude a scheduled event that was in progress before 11:00 p.m. and circumstances prevented concluding before 11:00 p.m.
(d) Exemptions. Recreational Lighting installed and maintained by the City of Loveland, Ohio, on any city-owned, maintained, or leased facility, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section. (Ord. 2023-60. Passed 5-23-23.)