Standards for controlling lighting and glare are set forth to reduce the annoyance and inconvenience to property owners and traffic hazards to motorist. These standards are intended to allow reasonable enjoyment of adjacent and nearby property by their owners and occupants while requiring adequate levels of lighting of parking areas.

(Ord. No. 91500)

Any use shall be operated so as not to produce obnoxious and intense glare or direct illumination across the bounding property line from a visible source of illumination of such intensity as to create a nuisance or detract from the use or enjoyment of adjacent property. All outside lights shall be made up of a light source and reflector so selected that acting together the light beam is controlled and not directed across any bounding property line above a height of three feet. The allowable maximum intensity measured at the property line of a residential use in a residential district shall be 0.25 foot candles.

(Ord. No. 91500)

1.

All off-street parking areas for nonresidential uses in nonresidential district which are used after dark, shall be illuminated beginning one-half hour after sunset and continuing throughout the hours of use or until midnight, whichever is earlier. In case only a portion of a parking area is offered for use after dark, only that part is required to be illuminated in accordance with these standards. However, the portion offered for use shall be clearly designated. Lighting within the parking areas shall meet the following minimum requirements. No intermittent or flashing lights are permitted.

2.

Intensity.

(A)

On the parking area surface, an average of at least two foot candles, initial measurement, and a minimum average of one foot candle on a maintained basis.

(B)

(Reserved for future use).

3.

Height. Luminaries located on privately-owned property shall be mounted at a height not to exceed 30 feet as measured vertically from the horizontal surface of the nearest parking pavement.

(Ord. No. 91500; Ord. No. 91500-A-30; Ord. No. 91500-A-159)

Light sources shall be of a down-light type, indirect, diffused, or shielded type luminaries and/or so installed as to reduce glare effect and consequent interference with use of adjacent properties and boundary streets. Bare bulbs above 15 watts or strings of lamps are prohibited except for temporary lighting not exceeding 45 days per year and as provided in 12-36-4.

(Ord. No. 91500; Ord. No. 91500-A-318, § 12, 3-19-02)

Holiday special lighting shall be permitted for a maximum time period of 45 days for each holiday used.

(Ord. No. 91500)