§ 17.7  SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, SPECIAL USES.
   (A)   Service station canopies.
      (1)   Lighting class. Lighting for service station canopies shall be considered Class 1 lighting.
      (2)   Shielding. All luminaires mounted on or recessed into the lower surface of service station canopies shall be fully shielded and utilize flat lenses.
      (3)   Total under-canopy output. In addition to the standards for total outdoor light output in § 17.5(C), the total light output used for illuminating service station canopies, defined as the sum of all under-canopy initial bare-lamp outputs in lumens, shall not exceed 40 lumens per square foot of canopy. All lighting mounted under the canopy, including, but not limited to, luminaires mounted on the lower surface or recessed into the lower surface of the canopy and any lighting within signage or illuminated panels over the pumps, is to be included toward the total at full lumen output.
         (a)   Fixtures installed such that all parts of the fixture are located at least five feet, but less than ten feet, from the nearest edge of the canopy are to be included in the total outdoor light output as though they produced only one-quarter of the lamp’s rated lumen output.
         (b)   Fixtures installed such that all parts of the fixture are located ten or more feet from the nearest edge of a canopy are to be included in the total outdoor light output as though they produced only one-tenth of the lamp’s rated lumen output.
   (B)   Outdoor recreational facilities.
      (1)   Lighting class. Lighting for field/track/arena areas only shall be considered Class 1.
      (2)   Lumen cap exemption. Lighting for field/track/arena areas only is not subject to the lumens per acre limit set in § 17.5(C).
      (3)   Shielding. Fixtures used for field/track/ arena areas must be fully shielded.
      (4)   Curfew. No such facility shall be illuminated after the curfew times listed here except to conclude a scheduled recreational or sporting event in progress prior to the curfew, and prevented from concluding before the curfew by unforeseeable circumstances.
(Ord. 2012-04, passed 12-5-2012)