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Ogdensburg City Zoning Code

§ 30-504

LIGHTING.

A. 
Street lighting of a type supplied by the utility and of a type and number approved by the Borough Engineer may be required at all street intersections and along all arterial, collector and local streets and anywhere else deemed necessary for safety reasons.
B. 
All parking areas and walkways thereto and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial, public, office, multiple family or other uses having common off-street parking and/or loading areas shall be adequately illuminated for security and safety purposes. The lighting plan in and around the parking areas shall provide for non-glare lights focused downward. The light intensity provided at ground level shall be indicated in footcandles on the submitted site plans and shall average at least 0.5 footcandles at intersections and 0.3 footcandles elsewhere in the area to be illuminated. Lighting shall be provided by fixtures with a mounting height not more than 18 feet or the height of the building, whichever is less, measured from the ground level to the centerline of the light source.
C. 
Any outdoor lighting such as building and sidewalk illumination, driveways with no adjacent parking, the lighting of signs and ornamental lighting, shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail to allow a determination of the effects upon adjacent properties and traffic safety. The objective of these specifications is to minimize undesirable off-premises effects. No light shall shine into windows or onto streets and driveways in such a manner as to interfere with or distract driver vision. To achieve these requirements, the intensity of such light sources, the light shielding and similar characteristics shall be subject to site plan approval.
D. 
Automatic shut-off or dimming devices shall be required for all parking areas providing 20 or more parking spaces.