(a) The purpose of this regulation is to encourage lighting practices and systems that minimize the degradation of the night-time visual environment thereby maintaining night-time safety and security while preventing glare, light trespass and light pollution.
(b) Site lighting shall be required for all new development or re-development and be designed to sufficiently illuminate the site, provide safety/security, and minimize spillover off of the property.
(c) All lighting systems shall be designed, installed, maintained, and operated in such a manner as to minimize or substantially reduce glare at any location on or off the property, minimize or substantially reduce light trespass beyond the property lot line, minimize sky illumination, and present an overall appearance that is compatible with the Village's character.
(d) No owner or person-in-charge or -control of any store or other place of business, including but not limited to, all permitted commercial and retail uses as defined by the Zoning Code for the Village of Shawnee Hills, shall cause or permit the lighting on the property to disperse over a broad area, so that it become a nuisance to the residents and businesses in the immediate area.
(e) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 03-2020. Passed 2-24-20.)