Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words and phrases used in this section shall have the following meanings:
1. “Active” means those times when sales employees are employed on site for the purpose of selling the merchandise located on the property to the general public and does not include display of merchandise which is offered for sale at locations other than the property.
2. “Display lot” means outdoor areas where active night time sales activity occurs and where accurate color perception of merchandise by customers is required.
3. “Exterior lighting” means temporary or permanent lighting that is installed, located, or used in such a manner to cause light rays to shine outdoors.
4. “Exterior lighting fixture” means the complete exterior lighting unit, including: the artificial source of light, the parts required to distribute the light, elements for light output control such as the reflector (mirror), or refractor (lens), the housing that protects and holds the lamp in place, the connection to the power supply, and the component that anchors the lighting unit to the ground or onto a structure.
5. “Floodlight” means a lamp that incorporates a reflector or a refractor to concentrate the light output into a directed beam in a particular direction.
6. “Foot-candle” means the illuminance measured one foot from a one candle source.
7. “Full cut-off” means a shielded light fixture that emits no light above a horizontal plane touching the lowest point of the fixture.
8. “Glare” means the light in a direction near one’s line of sight that either causes discomfort to the eye or impairs visibility.
9. “Horizontal and vertical foot-candles” means the illuminance, measured by a light meter, striking a vertical or horizontal plane.
10. “Illuminance” means the intensity of light in a specified direction measured at a specified point.
11. “Light” means a form of radiant energy acting on the retina of the eye to make sight possible.
12. “Light trespass” means unwanted light falling on public or private property from an external location.
13. “Merchandise” means new and used vehicles owned by and actively offered for sale to the general public by the property owner.
14. “Recreational facility” means football fields, soccer fields, baseball fields, tennis courts, swimming pools, or any other special event or show area.