Montgomery City Zoning Code
§ 16-5.4
Lighting.
[Ord. #85-482, S 504; Ord. #88-584, S IV E; Ord #90-692, S 1; Ord. #98-933, S 5]
a.
Street Lighting.
1.
Street lighting shall be provided at all street intersections. Moreover, additional street lighting may be required by the Planning Board or by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, at specific locations and subject to the approval of the Township Committee: e.g., in locations with limited or hampered sight distance due to existing vegetation; a sharp curve of the street; or an obtuse or sharply angled intersection.
2.
The type of required street lighting to be supplied shall be specified by the Planning Board or by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, but, in any case, shall not be the so-called "cobra" type.
3.
The light intensity provided at ground level shall average at least 0.5 footcandles at intersections and 0.3 footcandles for other street lighting as may be required.
4.
Wherever electric utility installations are required to be underground, the applicant shall provide for underground service for the required street lighting as well.
5.
Street lighting in addition to that required in Subsection 16-5.4a1 hereinabove and/or light fixtures different from the standard type normally approved by the Township may be approved by the Board for developments which have a homeowners' association, provided and in accordance with the following:
(a)
Any additional street lighting is optional and shall be maintained and operated by the homeowners' association;
(b)
Light fixtures different from the standard type normally approved by the Township will only be approved when the proposed alternate type of light fixture is part of an overall design theme within the development and the homeowners' association shall maintain and operate the non-standard type of lighting; and
(c)
In the event that a developer elects either to install more street lighting than required by the provision of Subsection 16-5.4a1 hereinabove and/or non-standard lighting fixtures, agreements between the Township and the developer, together with its successors and assigns, shall be entered into memorializing the perpetual obligation of the homeowners' association to operate and maintain said lighting.
6.
In any case, street lighting shall be activated only if and when approved by the Township Committee.
b.
On-site Lighting.
1.
All parking areas and walkways thereto and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving nonresidential uses having common off-street parking and/or loading areas shall be adequately illuminated for security and safety purposes.
2.
The applicant is required to submit a lighting plan indicating the location of the lighting fixtures, the direction of illumination, the wattage and isolux curves for each fixture, the hours of operation of the lighting and the details of the lighting poles and the luminaries, in accordance with the following:
(a)
The lighting is to be provided by fixtures with a mounting height not higher than 20 feet or the height of the closest major building, whichever is less, measured from the ground level to the center line of the light source;
(b)
The lighting fixtures are to include non-glare lights with recessed lenses focused downward and with cut-off shields as appropriate in order to mitigate against adverse impacts upon adjacent and nearby properties, the safety of traffic along adjacent roadways and overhead skyglow;
(c)
The light intensity provided at ground level shall be indicated in footcandles on the submitted plans for each light fixture and shall average not less than 0.5 footcandles at intersections and 0.3 footcandles elsewhere in the area to be illuminated, and shall average, in any case, not more than 1.0 footcandle throughout the area to be illuminated;
(d)
Except for any lighting determined by the Planning Board to be necessary and/or advisable for security purposes, all other lighting is to be controlled by circuit timers so that the lights are automatically turned off after business hours; and
(e)
Any lighting located within the Airport Hazard Area, as shown on the Zoning Map, shall be of an intensity, location and type that will not interfere with the air navigation to and from the airport.