§ 165-74. Lighting.

A. 

A lighting plan prepared by a qualified individual shall be provided with site plan applications.

B. 

The intensity, shielding, direction and reflecting of lighting shall be subject to site plan approval by the approving authority.

C. 

All parking areas, walkways, building entrances, loading areas and driveways required for nonresidential or multifamily uses shall be adequately illuminated during the hours of operation which occur after sunset. All alleys in the CBD and B-1 Districts shall be adequately illuminated from sunset until 11:00 p.m. Any adjacent residential zone or use shall be shielded from the glare of illumination from site light and automobile headlights.

[Added 6-23-2008 by Ord. No. O-12-08]

D. 

The light intensity at ground level shall average 0.5 footcandle; however, variations are permitted depending upon the intensity of the use. The light intensity shall not exceed 0.3 footcandle along any property line and shall be so arranged and shielded to reflect the light away from adjoining streets or properties.

E. 

The lighting plan shall indicate the proposed light intensity (including existing fixtures to remain) at ground level where 0.5 footcandle occurs. Manufacturer's lighting detail and specifications including footcandle distributions shall be provided. All lights shall be concealed-source nonglare lighting and shall be focused downward so that the direct source of light is not visible from adjoining streets or properties. The minimum footcandle in the areas used by the public shall be 0.5; the maximum footcandle is 1.0.

F. 

The mounting height of lighting fixtures shall be not more than 20 feet or the height of the building, whichever is less, measured from the ground level to the center line of the light source.

G. 

Shade trees shall be planted a minimum of 10 feet from any freestanding light fixture.

H. 

No lighting source shall be visible from windows, streets and driveways, nor shall lighting shine directly into or reflect into windows or onto streets and driveways to interfere with driver vision.

I. 

No lighting shall be of a rotating, pulsating or other intermittent frequency.