(A) Intent. The intent of regulation for exterior lighting and glare is to:
(1) Provide minimal lighting of public and private property for the safety, security, and convenience of occupants and the general public and;
(2) To eliminate or reduce the nuisance and hazards of excessive light and glare.
(B) Parking lot lighting.
(1) Definitions for all terms and standards in this division (B) shall be defined from the 1984 edition of the IES Lighting Handbook, reference volume, New York; Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
(2) All parking lots where the number of parking spaces exceed ten spaces and are less than 50 spaces, shall at a minimum provide at least one lighting fixture for every ten parking spaces. The fixture shall be mounted at least ten feet above ground. No fixture shall have a cut-off of greater than 75 degrees.
(3) All parking lots with 50 or more spaces shall submit a lighting plan which demonstrates that adequate illumination is provided to attain a minimum of one footcandle per square foot of surface area. Light fixtures shall operate from dusk until dawn or until the business closes for the night.
(C) Lighting design standards.
(1) The maximum height for luminaires shall be in accordance with the following table:
(a) When light source or luminaire has no cut-off:
Zoning District | Maximum Height |
RS, R-1 through R-5 | 10 feet |
CN | 15 feet |
CB, I-1 | 20 feet |
(b) When light source or luminaire has total cut-off of light at an angle of 90 degrees or greater:
Zoning District | Maximum Height |
RS, R-1 through R-5 | 15 feet |
CN | 25 feet |
CB, I-1 | 35 feet |
(c) When light source or luminaire has total cut-off of light at an angle of less than 90 degrees and is located so that the bare light bulb, lamp, or light source is completely shielded from the direct view of an observer five feet above the ground at the point at which the cut-off angle intersects the ground:
Zoning District | Maximum Height |
RS, R-1 through R-5 | 15 feet |
CN | 25 feet |
CB, I-1 | 35 feet |
(2) No luminaire shall be placed within the buffer yard abutting a residential district. Luminaires within 20 feet of a residential district shall have a total cut-off of light at an angle of less than 90 degrees, and is located so that the bare light bulb, or lamp is completely shielded from the direct view of an observer at a point, five feet above the ground at the point at which the cut-off angle intersects the ground. Such light shall face away from any residential district.
(D) Exempted uses. The following uses shall be exempted from these lighting design standards:
(1) Ball diamonds, tennis courts, and playing fields.
(2) Streetlights and fixtures on utility poles (refer to the village's subdivision regulations for streetlight requirements).
(E) Prohibited lights. The following lighting is prohibited for all uses in all zoning districts:
(1) Flickering or flashing lights.
(2) Laser lights or holograms.
(Ord. 2020-O-3, passed 2-18-2020)