Signs may be illuminated subject to the following standards and regulations:
(a) Any sign illumination shall be so arranged as to confine the illumination to the sign, avoid glare or other disturbance on adjacent property and shield the source of illumination.
(b) No portion of any sign may fluctuate in light intensity or use intermittent, strobe or moving light or light that changes in intensity in sudden transitory bursts, streams, zooms, twinkles, sparkles or in any manner that creates the illusion of movement.
(c) Signs must not exceed a maximum illumination of 460 foot-candles during daylight hours and a maximum illumination of 46 foot-candles for the time period between one-half hour before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise as measured from the sign’s face at maximum brightness, measured at grade level within ten feet of the sign face. Each sign must have a light sensing device that will automatically adjust the brightness of the display as the natural ambient light conditions change to comply with the limits set here within.
(d) Glare control shall be achieved primarily through the use of such means as cutoff fixtures, shields, and baffles, and appropriate application of fixture mounting height, wattage, aiming angle, and fixture placement. Vegetation screens shall not be employed to serve as the primary means for controlling glare.
(Ord. A-3075. Passed 1-24-22.)