(A) Underground wiring required.
(1) All electric, telephone, television, cable, optical, and other similar utilities, both main and service lines servicing new developments, shall be provided by underground wiring within easements or dedicated public rights-of-way, installed in accordance with the prevailing standards and practices of the utility or other companies providing such services.
(2) Lots that abut existing easements or public right-of-way, where overhead electric or telephone distribution supply lines and service connections have heretofore been installed, may be supplied with electric and telephone service from those overhead lines, but the service connections from the utilities' overhead lines shall be installed underground.
(B) Lighting.
(1) Non-residential. Outdoor lighting within non-residential areas in the township shall not unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of property within the township. This Code encourages the types and uses of outdoor lights which will conserve energy, preserve the natural environment, and prevent glare, up-lighting and unnecessary light pollution, while providing adequate lighting for productivity and security.
(2) General lighting requirements.
(a) All lighting shall conform with the Illuminating Engineering Society Handbook, most recent edition, and the American National Practice for Roadway Lighting (RP-8), approved by the American Standards Institute, recent edition.
(b) All exterior lights shall be designed, located, installed and directed to prevent objectionable light and glare across property lines and above a 90 degree, horizontal plane. Lamps shall be recessed in the luminaire so as to prevent glare.
(c) The preferred source of all lighting is metal halide or LHD lamps and fixtures.
(d) Shielding and/or cutoff optics shall be required in all installations.
(e) Searchlights and laser lights used for advertising or entertainment are not permitted.
(f) All lighting shall be shielded to prevent glare for drivers or pedestrians, light trespass beyond the property line and light above the 90 degree horizontal plane.
(g) The maximum illumination at the common property line with adjacent properties shall not exceed 0.2 footcandle.
(h) Emergency lighting by police, fire and rescue and other authorities is exempt from this Code.
(3) Standards for illumination.
(a) The average maintained illumination and the average level-to-minimum point ratio of illumination shall conform with the following:
Classification | Average Maintained Illumination (footcandles) | Average Level-to-Minimum Point Ratio |
Classification | Average Maintained Illumination (footcandles) | Average Level-to-Minimum Point Ratio |
Interior streets, residential | 0.4 | 8:1 |
Access drives, residential | 0.4 | 8:1 |
Access drives, commercial | 0.6 | 6:1 |
Parking areas, residential | 0.4 | 6:1 |
Parking areas, industrial | 0.6 | 4:1 |
Intersections | 1.0 to 2.0 | 4:1 |
Sidewalks, residential | 0.2 | 8.1 |
Sidewalks, commercial | 0.6 | 6:1 |
Sidewalks, industrial | 0.6 | 6:1 |
(b) The maximum mounting height of exterior lighting shall conform to the following schedule:
Building Height (feet) | Maximum Fixture Mounting Height (feet) |
Up to 24 | 14 |
25 to 34 | 20 |
35 or greater | 25 |
(c) In business, office and/or research and industrial areas, circuits shall be arranged so that at least 50% of all lighting (alternate luminaires) shall be turned off after business hours, when only lights necessary for security purposes shall be left on.
(d) The average maintained illumination for security purposes shall be 0.3 footcandles.
(e) Provisions shall be made for “cutoff” illumination of loading docks, entrances and other special areas where greater illumination may be required. Each special area shall be on a separate circuit which shall be turned off when the area is not in use.
(f) The lighting plan shall be designed by an experienced expert lighting designer who shall certify that the lighting plan conforms with these standards. The detailed lighting plan, luminaire manufacturer's details and illumination diagrams and specifications shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review.
(g) The Planning Board may modify the above requirements where there is sufficient evidence said requirements are inapplicable, unnecessary or unreasonable.
(Ord. 945-99, passed 9-13-99; Am. Ord. 266-15, passed 5-11-15)