A. Permit required. A zoning compliance permit is required for all work involving outdoor lighting. Documentation must be submitted that states the proposed site lighting complies with the provisions of this chapter. As a minimum, the documentation submitted must contain the following:
1. Location and mounted height of all exterior lighting proposed.
2. A point-by-point foot-candle array in a printout format indicating the location and aiming of illuminating devices. The printout shall indicate compliance with the lighting specifications.
3. Description of the illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, reflectors, poles, raised foundations and other devices including but not limited to manufacturers or electric utility catalog specification sheets and/or drawings, and photometric report indicating fixture classification (cutoff fixture, full cutoff fixture, etc.).
4. The Planning and Development Director may waive any or all of the above permit requirements, provided the applicant can otherwise sufficiently demonstrate compliance with this chapter.
B. Permit for temporary lighting required. Applicants who wish to utilize lighting on a temporary basis must submit a written request to the Planning Director. The Planning and Development Director shall have thirty (30) calendar days to approve or deny the permit application. The application shall include:
1. The purpose of the lighting;
2. The hours of lighting operation;
3. Where applicable, a plan showing the extent and intensity of light trespass upon adjacent properties;
4. Signed certification that in no case shall such lighting be directed at roadways where such lighting could pose a public safety threat to vehicular traffic; and
5. An application fee for the zoning certificate of compliance.
6. A permit for temporary lighting, in the form of a zoning certificate of compliance, shall be issued for an operation period not to exceed seven (7) consecutive days. Temporary lighting shall be event-specific, and in no case shall temporary lighting be permitted on a single property, in one or in multiple locations, on more than four (4) separate occasions per calendar year.
C. Light measurement technique.
1. Light levels are specified, calculated and measured in foot-candles.
2. Measurements are to be made at ground level, with the light-registering portion of the meter held parallel to the ground pointing up.
(Ord. No. O-21-06-15-5, §1, 6-15-21)