The following structures or uses are exempt from these lighting standards: public recreation facilities, parks, pedestrian walkways, airport runways, telecommunication towers, broadcast towers, and historic period lighting.
(A) Nonconformance.
(1) Mercury vapor lamps shall not be used.
(2) Bottom mounted outdoor advertising sign lighting shall not be used.
(3) All other outdoor light fixtures lawfully installed prior to and operable on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter are exempt from all requirements of this chapter except those regulated. There shall be no change in use or lamp type, or any replacement or structural alteration made, without conforming to all applicable requirements of this chapter.
(B) Fossil fuel light. All outdoor light fixtures producing light directly by the combustion of natural gas or other fossil fuels are exempt from all requirements of this chapter.
(C) State and federal facilities. Outdoor light fixtures installed on, in and in connection with those facilities on land owned or operated by the federal government or the state, or any department, division, agency, or instrumentality thereof, are exempt from all requirements of this chapter. Voluntary compliance with the intent of this chapter at those facilities is encouraged.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.26.100)