A. Time Limitations: When an application for a change in use, an expansion, modification, or structural alteration to a building or site, that has existing legal nonconforming outdoor lighting, is submitted to the town, all exterior lighting fixtures shall be brought into conformance with the provisions of this chapter at the time of permit issuance.
B. Application:
1. Any individual applying for a building or use permit under the town regulations intending to install outdoor lighting fixtures shall, as a part of said application, submit evidence that the proposed lighting will comply with this chapter.
2. All other individuals intending to install outdoor lighting fixtures shall submit an application to the building department providing evidence that the proposed work will comply with this chapter. Landscape lighting or decorative lighting consisting of low voltage light fixtures and/or incandescent bulbs under thirty five (35) watts may be exempt from the requirements of this subsection B2.
C. Contents Of Application: The application shall contain, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following information:
1. Plans indicating the proposed luminaire location on the building and the site (if applicable), and the type of illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, other devices, the aiming angles and a statement of the proposed hours when the luminaires will be on and when they will be extinguished.
2. Manufacturer's catalog cut sheets and drawings that describe the illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, lumen outputs and wattages, supports, and other devices, etc.
3. For commercial and industrial uses and for all lighted parking lots a photometric study that includes a lux/foot-candle grid that demonstrates adequate intensities and uniformity as well as the maximum lighting intensity (eye illumination levels) measured at the property lines.
D. Issuance Of Permit: Upon compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the building department shall issue a permit for installation of the outdoor lighting fixtures, to be installed per the approved application. In the event the application is part of a building permit application, the issuance of the building permit will be granted if the applicant is in compliance with this chapter as well as other pertinent laws and regulations.
E. Amendment To Permit: Should the applicant desire to substitute outdoor light fixtures or lamps after a permit has been issued, the applicant must submit all changes to the building department for approval, with adequate information to assure compliance with this chapter. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)