In order to protect the privacy of property owners by limiting the potential for glare and light trespass from outdoor lighting fixtures located on adjacent properties, and to protect drivers, pedestrians, senior citizens, and the visually impaired from the glare of non-vehicular light sources that can impair safe travel, the following regulations shall be applied as follows:
(A) Applicability.
(1) All outdoor lighting fixtures installed on private and public property after the effective date of this section shall comply except as set forth herein.
(2) All outdoor lighting fixtures existing and legally installed and operative before the effective date of this section are exempt from these requirements unless they are determined to create a disabling glare.
(3) Replacement of existing fixtures shall meet the requirements of this section.
(4) In the event of a conflict with any other section of the White Hall Code of Ordinances, the more stringent requirement shall apply.
(B) Exemptions.
(1) Single-family and two-family residential uses;
(2) Street lights; however, street lights must meet the requirements of the State of Arkansas;
(3) Navigation lights (i.e., airports, heliports, radio/television towers);
(4) Special situations approved by the city for temporary or periodic events (i.e., parades, festivals, etc.);
(5) Seasonal lighting for a period up to 60 days when such lighting is not hazardous to vehicular traffic or disruptive to neighborhoods;
(6) Security lights of any wattage that function properly and are controlled by a motion-sensor switch and which do not remain on longer than 12 minutes after activation;
(7) Fossil fuel lighting; and
(8) Spotlighting on landscaping and foliage utilizing incandescent lamps or bulbs of not more than 150 watts.
(C) General standards.
(1) All outdoor lighting fixtures shall be designed, installed, located and maintained such that all direct illumination is kept within the boundaries of the fixture owner's property.
(2) Sports field lighting shall be designed in accordance with IESNA standards located in IESNA RP 6-01 "Sports and Recreational Area Lighting".
(Ord. 385, passed 4-18-06; Am. Ord. 386, passed 8-21-06)