(A) General. Fixtures using lamps (bulbs) of 60 watts/640 lumens or less for incandescent bulbs (frosted) or 25 watts for clear lamps, such as typical porch lights, may be installed at any location in residentially zoned areas.
(B) Security Lighting.
(1) Motion Activated Security Lighting. Unshielded flood and spot lights, with lamps of 45 watts/520 lumens or less or their equivalent (this information is specified on the retail packaging), installed for security and activated by motion sensors are permitted. These unshielded lights must be mounted and aimed in a manner that minimizes up-lighting and light trespass and that is consistent with the security purposes of the lights.
(2) All other flood and spot light fixtures must have top and side shields capable of containing light below the roof line of the house and reducing light trespass on adjoining properties to the maximum extent feasible.
(C) Landscape and Decorative Lighting. Landscape and decorative lighting using quarts halogen lamps of 36 watts/110 volt system or less is permitted (or the equivalent low-voltage system rating), provided that the light is installed and aimed to prevent up-lighting and light trespass and shielded to prevent view of the bulb from the public right-of-way.
(D) Area lights or "dusk to dawn" lights are permitted, as follows:
(1) These lights must be full cut-off or shielded.
(2) If pole mounted on the ground, the fixture mounting height may be no more than 16 feet above grade at the base of the pole.
(3) If wall mounted, the fixture mounting height may be no more than 16 feet above grade, or ten feet above any first floor of houses constructed on pilings, measured from the level of the lowest habitable floor.
(E) Standard. All illumination of residential exteriors shall comply with the intensities and uniformity ratios in Section 155.9.14 or by the standard within this section whichever is the more stringent.
(Ord. 1695, passed 11-8-12; Am. Ord. 1838, passed 3-10-22)