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TOWN OF SWANSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
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LIGHTING
§ 152.500 INTENT AND PURPOSE.
   (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)
§ 152.501 LIGHTING PLAN REQUIRED.
   (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)
§ 152.502 LIGHT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE.
   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)
§ 152.503 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING.
   (A)   Unless otherwise specified in §§ 152.503 through 152.508, the maximum light level shall be 0.5 at any property line in a residential district, or on a occupied by a , congregate care, or congregate living , and 2.0 at any   , unless otherwise approved by the and .
   (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 .
   (G)   All light fixtures installed by public agencies, their agents, or contractors for the purpose of illuminating are otherwise exempt from this regulation. For regulations regarding Lighting, see §§ 152.350 through 152.367.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005) (Am. Ord. 2013-O13, passed 5-21-2013; Am. Ord. 2016-O14, passed 10-25-2016)
§ 152.504 LIGHTING IN PARKING LOTS AND OUTDOOR AREAS.
   (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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