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Greenwich Township City Zoning Code

§ 16-12B.5

Extinguishment of lighting.

[Ord. No. 1998-12; Ord. No. 1999-1; Ord. No. 2009-08 § I]
a. 
Automatic shutoff devices shall be required for all parking areas providing 20 or more parking spaces, and all lighting in such parking areas shall be extinguished within one hour of the close of business or termination of the last working shift at the site, with the sole exceptions being illumination required for public safety and security of the property as determined by the Greenwich Township Police Department.
b. 
All exterior lighting on nonresidential properties, including illuminated signage, shall be extinguished within one hour of the close of business or termination of the last working shift at the site, with the sole exception being illumination required for public safety and security of the property as determined by the Greenwich Township Police Department.
c. 
Notwithstanding paragraphs a and b above, and with the sole exception being illumination required for public safety and security as determined by the Greenwich Township Police Department, all lighting in all zoning districts shall be turned off between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. This shall also apply to signage lighting. Provisions shall be made for reduction in the intensity of illumination to the minimum need for security purposes when a facility is not in operation.
d. 
Exterior floodlights on residential properties under the control of motion/infrared or other detection devices shall not remain illuminated longer than 30 minutes after the cessation of the activity which caused their illumination. Any other exterior floodlights on residential properties shall not remain illuminated after 12:00 midnight.