All outdoor light fixtures on a lot shall comply with the following regulations:
(A) Applicability. The lighting regulations contained in this subchapter, unless specifically stated otherwise, are applicable only to any: Residential District for a multifamily project or any special exception use; Commercial/Town Center District; Industrial District; Planned Unit Development District; or special use district contained in this chapter.
(B) Minimum setback. Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary for the “Use of Minimum Yards” or “Use of Minimum Yards and Residential Bufferyards” for any district, a freestanding outdoor light fixture may be located within a required front yard, side yard, rear yard, front residential bufferyard, side residential bufferyard, or rear residential bufferyard, provided that the freestanding outdoor light fixture is located adjacent to the interior edge of the yard or residential bufferyard and adjacent to a permitted driveway, parking area, interior access drive, interior access driveway, or other outdoor use area requiring illumination.
(C) Lighting standards. Outdoor light fixtures shall comply with the standards set forth in Table 152.211: Lighting Standards.
(D) Mounting of fixtures (except in Industrial Districts). Full cutoff, cutoff and semi-cutoff outdoor light fixtures shall be mounted parallel to the ground and shall utilize a rigid mounting arm with no built-in uptilt and no adjustment feature.
(E) Height of fixtures. All outdoor light fixtures used to illuminate a particular area on a lot (i.e., a parking area; a loading area; or an entry way, sidewalk or walkway areas) shall, within those areas, be of uniform size, design, and height.
District | Type of Fixture | Maximum Combined Height of Pole and Base | Maximum Wattage |
All districts | Non-cutoff
(1) | 20 ft. | 100 |
Semi-cutoff | 30 ft. | 400 | |
Cutoff | 35 ft. | 400 | |
Full cutoff | 40 ft. | 1,000 | |
(1) Non-cutoff outdoor light fixtures shall be limited to locations along walkways, driveways, interior access drives, interior access driveways and outdoor seating areas. | |||
(F) Power supply. Outdoor light fixtures located on light poles shall be provided power by underground wiring.
(G) Wall pack lights. Wall pack outdoor light fixtures shall be subject to the following regulations:
(1) Except in Industrial Districts, wall pack outdoor light fixtures located on a front or side elevations of a building or structure shall be full cutoff.
(2) In all Commercial/Town Center or Industrial Districts, wall pack outdoor light fixtures oriented toward a residential bufferyard and an abutting Residential District shall be full cutoff.
(3) Low intensity (i.e., 100 watts or less), architectural style wall pack outdoor light fixtures (which may be cutoff, semi-cutoff, or non-cutoff) may be used to accent architectural elements of the building or structure or to illuminate entrance areas.
(H) Vehicular canopy light fixtures. Outdoor light fixtures located under a vehicular canopy of drive-through structures (e.g., gasoline service station canopies, bank drive-through canopies, and the like) shall be full cutoff fixtures with a maximum intensity of 400 watts.
(I) Awning and canopy lighting. Awnings and canopies used for building accents over doors, windows, walkways, and the like, may be internally illuminated or back-lit (i.e., lit from underneath or behind); provided, however, that the primary material is opaque and that translucent material is limited to the actual text or logo of the sign, if any, incorporated into the awning or canopy.
(J) Glare on public right-of-way. Flag and statue lights, architectural lights, floodlights, or sign lighting shall be so directed and shielded that the light element is not visible from any point along an adjacent public right-of-way.
(K) Floodlights. Outdoor light fixtures equipped with floodlights may only be permitted on a lot as follows:
(1) Floodlights shall be focused on the primary building or the area of the lot located between the floodlight and the primary building; or
(2) Floodlights shall be shielded to the extent that the main beam from the luminaire is not visible from or causes any glare onto adjacent properties or rights-of-way.
(L) Lighting plans. The following information, at a minimum, shall be provided for all lighting plans submitted in connection with an application for an improvement location permit:
(1) A site plan which includes the outline of buildings, structures, and other improvements (e.g., parking areas, loading areas, interior access drives, and the like) on the lot and the location of all outdoor light fixtures; and
(2) A description of the outdoor light fixtures, including but not limited to manufacturer’s or electric utility catalog specifications sheets, drawings, or photometric report, which indicate:
(a) The outdoor light fixture classification (e.g., cutoff, semi-cutoff, full cutoff, or non-cutoff);
(b) Mounting height of freestanding outdoor light fixtures; and
(c) Wattage proposed for each outdoor light fixture.
(Ord. 1221, § 8.02(a), passed 1-26-2010)