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LIGHTING
(A) All outdoor lighting, such as that used in and around , recreation areas,
and signs, shall be designed to protect against the spillover of light to adjacent properties. It shall also be designed to protect against
onto public
thereby impairing the vision of motorists and adjoining properties.
(B) All outdoor lighting shall be shielded from adjacent properties by thick evergreen vegetated buffers, berms, walls, or
, and/or the use of directional lighting, lighting shields, special fixtures, timing devices, appropriate light intensities, luminaries, and mountings at appropriate heights.
(C) Outdoor lighting shall be architecturally integrated with the ’s style, materials, and colors in the selection and design of light poles, brackets, and fixtures. Only in the B-2 portion of the Historic District Overlay is an exception to allow low
lighting to illuminate the historic commercial to create night time ambiance.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005) (Am. Ord. 2016-O14, passed 10-25-2016)
(A) A lighting plan indicating illumination intensities shall be submitted with site plans, plot plans and
. The Town Planner is authorized to waive this requirement for small independent
projects on less than an acre if the fixture types are specified on the site plan or
.
(B) Any changes to the lighting plan must be approved by the Town Planner through a site or plot plan revision and/or
revision.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005) (Am. Ord. 2013-O13, passed 5-21-2013)
Light level measurements shall be made at the property line of the property upon which the light to be measured is being generated. If measurement on private property is not possible or practical, light level measurements may be made at the boundary of the
that adjoins the property of the complainant or at any other location on the property of the complainant. Measurements shall be made at finished
(ground level), with the light- registering portion of the meter held parallel to the ground pointing up. The meter shall have cosine and color correction and have an accuracy tolerance of no greater than plus or minus 5%. Measurements shall be taken with a light meter that has been calibrated within the year. Light levels are specified, calculated, and measured in
(FC). All FC values below are
.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005)
(B) All
, spotlights and other types of outdoor lighting shall be installed such that the fixture shall be aimed down at least 45 degrees from vertical, or the front of the fixture is shielded such that no portion of the light bulb extends below the bottom edge of an external shield.
and display lights shall be positioned such that any such fixture located within 50 feet of a
is mounted and aimed perpendicular to the
, with a side-to-side horizontal aiming tolerance not to exceed 15 degrees from perpendicular to the
. These type lights shall not be used to illuminate or other site features unless approved as an integral architectural element on the
plan. On-site lighting may be used to accent architectural elements and not be used to illuminate entire portions of (s).
(C) All
emitting 1,000 or more
shall be aimed at least 60 degrees down from horizontal, or shielded such that the main beam from the
is not visible from adjacent properties or the
.
(D) All
fixtures on may be used at entrances to a to light unsafe areas. They are not intended to draw attention to the or provide general or site lighting. All
fixtures shall be true cutoff fixtures.
(E) Service connections for all freestanding fixtures installed after application of this subchapter shall be installed underground.
(F) Within the B1, B2, and B3 districts, all outdoor lighting fixtures shall be at minimum
.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005) (Am. Ord. 2013-O13, passed 5-21-2013; Am. Ord. 2016-O14, passed 10-25-2016)
(A) Other than
and
, all outdoor area and
lighting fixtures of more than 2,000
shall be cutoff fixtures, or comply with division (C) of this section.
(B) The mounting height of all outdoor lighting, except
lighting and
lighting, shall not exceed 41 feet above finished
, unless approved by the
and
as having no adverse effect.
(C) Exceptions.
(1) Non-cutoff fixtures may be used when the maximum initial
generated by each fixture shall not exceed 9,500 initial lamp
per fixture.
(2) All metal halide, mercury vapor, fluorescent, induction, white high pressure sodium, and color improved high pressure sodium lamps used in non-cutoff fixtures shall be coated with an internal white frosting inside the outer lamp envelope.
(3) All metal halide fixtures equipped with a
socket must utilize either an
or a
.
(4) All non-cutoff fixture open-bottom lights shall be equipped with
shields that reduce
and limit uplight.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005)
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