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Greenwich Township City Zoning Code

§ 16-12B.4

Minimum criteria.

[Ord. No. 1998-12; Ord. No. 1999-1]
All lighting shall be designed to meet the following minimum criteria:
a. 
All lighting from fixtures shall be cut off at property lines adjoining residential areas and zones.
b. 
Fixtures shall provide cutoff so that the lamp or refractor is not visible from adjoining roadways or residential areas. Where lights along property lines, including interior fixtures, would be visible to adjacent residents, the lights shall be appropriately shielded. Such shielding may include berming, landscape material, decorative fencing and, in the case of buildings in excess of two stories or 35 feet, interior window shades or other appropriate treatment that restricts exterior light passage.
c. 
Sky glow effects are prohibited. All fixtures shall incorporate reflectors or refractors to direct lighting to the ground and effectively eliminate undirected spillage.
d. 
Maximum desirable luminaire mounting heights shall be 25 feet, measured from ground level to the center line of the light source or the height of the building, whichever is less.
e. 
A minimum uniformity ratio varying from six to one for the high pedestrian traffic areas to 10 to one for the low pedestrian traffic areas. The uniformity ratio shall be the ratio of the maintained average to minimum intensity.