(A) Title.
These rules and regulations shall be known and cited as “Common area lighting” of the “Subdivision Regulations” of the city.
(B) Purpose and intent.
(1) Purpose.
The purpose of these rules, regulations, and procedures is to provide for the orderly and safe lighting of private drives, parking areas, and pedestrian ways in multi-family developments and commercial areas within the city.
(2) Intent.
It is intended to establish a uniform procedure to ensure properly designed, constructed, and maintained lighting throughout the city.
(C) Minimum standards.
(1) Multi-family.
All private streets, parking areas, common areas, and pedestrian ways in multi-family housing projects (apartments, townhouses, and the like) shall be lighted (illuminated) to an average of two-tenths footcandles at ground level.
(2) Commercial areas.
All parking areas (lots), service courts, and alleys shall be lighted (illuminated) to an average of two-tenths footcandles at ground level.
(D) Compliance.
No building permit will be issued until the lighting (illumination) design and plan has been submitted to the city. Issuance of a permit shall not be interpreted as an endorsement of the lighting layout.
(E) Ownership and maintenance.
All lighting facilities will be owned, operated, and maintained by the project owner or approved homeowner organization.
(Ord. 96-0220, passed 2-20-1996; Ord. 19-1022A, passed 10-22-2019) Penalty, see § 154.99