(a) Decorative outdoor lighting fixtures with bulbs of less than twenty-five (25) watts, installed seasonally, are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter.
(b) Upward-directed architectural, landscaping, and decorative lighting shall be exempt from the requirements of this Chapter, provided direct light emissions shall not be visible above the building roof line.
(c) Light fixtures used to illuminate flags, statues, and any other objects mounted on a pole, pedestal, or platform shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter, provided these objects are illuminated using a narrow cone beam of light that does not extend beyond the illuminated object.
(d) Exemptions for Outdoor Recreational Uses. Because of their unique requirements for nighttime visibility and their limited hours of operation, ball diamonds, playing fields, tennis courts and other similar recreational uses are exempt from the exterior lighting standards set forth in this chapter.
(e) Temporary construction or emergency lighting is exempt from the requirements of this Chapter. Such lighting shall be discontinued immediately upon completion of the construction work or abatement of the emergency necessitating such lighting.
(f) All outdoor lighting fixtures existing and legally installed prior to the adoption of this Chapter shall be exempt from the requirements of this Chapter. When existing lighting fixtures become inoperative, or require change for any reason, their replacements shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
(g) Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to the City of Salem or lighting required by the FAA or any other governmental regulatory authority.
(h) Normal maintenance of lighting fixtures consisting of bulb replacement of the same size and output or of a lower output or painting and repairing of light poles, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Chapter.
(Ord. 070605-28. Passed 6-19-07.)