Article II    Outdoor Lighting
Sec. 7-10-31    Purpose
Sec. 7-10-32    Applicability and exemptions
Sec. 7-10-33    Creation of traffic hazard prohibited; colored lights restricted
Sec. 7-10-34    Changing intensity of color prohibited; temporary holiday displays excepted
Sec. 7-10-35    Lighting levels
Sec. 7-10-36    General design standards
Sec. 7-10-37    Height standards for lighting

(a)    New development   plans required.  All new development, except developments that contain only one-family or two-family dwelling uses, shall submit a proposed outdoor lighting plan as part of the applicable development application (site plan, final plat, etc).  The outdoor lighting plan shall meet the functional security needs of the proposed land use without adversely affecting adjacent properties or the community.  Residential development otherwise exempt from the lighting plan submittal requirements of this Section shall still comply with the design and light intensity standards stated in this Section, as applicable.
(b)    Existing development.  Existing developments shall be considered nonconforming uses for the purpose of this Section X.  When redevelopment takes place or when lighting is damaged so that the replacement cost is fifty percent (50%) or more of its value, such lighting shall be brought into compliance with this Section X.
(c)    Modification of lighting to ensure compliance.  All outdoor lighting is subject to modification after installation if the Town finds that the lighting, as installed, does not comply with these standards.
(d)    Public street lighting.  Unless otherwise expressly exempted, public street lighting installed by the Town shall comply with the standards stated in this Section X.
(e)    Exemption for outdoor active recreational uses.  Because of the unique requirements for nighttime visibility and the limited hours of operation, ball diamonds, playing fields, tennis courts and other similar outdoor active recreational uses (both public and private facilities unless otherwise restricted by the decision-making body) are exempt from the outdoor lighting standards stated in this Section and shall only be required to meet the following standards:

(1)    Limits on cutoff angle:  Cutoff from a lighting source that illuminates an outdoor active recreational use may exceed an angle of ninety (90) degrees from the pole, provided that the light source is shielded to prevent light and glare spillover to adjacent residential properties.
(2)    Maximum permitted illumination at the property line:  two (2) foot-candles.
(3)    Limits on hours of illumination:  exterior lighting for an outdoor active recreational use shall be extinguished no later than 11:30 p.m.  (Ord. 534 §1, 2006)

(a)    With the exception of lighting for public streets, all other project lighting used to illuminate buildings, parking lots, pedestrian walkways, bikeways or the landscape shall be evaluated during the site plan review process.  The following Table A gives maximum lighting levels for outdoor facilities used at night averaged over the entire activity area.
 

(b)    All other illuminance shall not exceed IESNA recommendations as published in the Lighting Handbook (9th ed. 2000), Lighting for Exterior Environments (RP-33-99), Recommended Practice for Lighting Merchandising Areas (RF-2), or other applicable IES publications, as these publications are amended; and
(c)    The amount of nuisance glare (light trespass) projected onto a residential use from another property shall not exceed one-tenth (0.1) foot-candle at the property line.  (Ord. 534 §1, 2006)

(1)    Background spaces like parking lots shall be illuminated as unobtrusively as possible to meet the functional needs of safe circulation and protection of people and property.  Foreground spaces, such as building entrances and outside seating areas, shall utilize local lighting that defines the space without glare.
(2)    Light sources shall be concealed or shielded to the maximum extent feasible to minimize the potential for glare and unnecessary diffusion on adjacent property and rights-of-way.  At a minimum, on-site parking areas, pedestrian walkways and sidewalks shall use full cutoff-type lighting that provides consistent illumination of at least one (1) foot-candle.
(3)    The style of light standards and fixtures shall be consistent with the style and character of architecture proposed on the site.
(4)    All outdoor lighting not necessary for security purposes shall be reduced, activated by motion sensor devices, or turned off during nonoperating hours.
(5)    Light fixtures used to illuminate flags, statues or any other objects mounted on a pole, pedestal or platform shall use a narrow cone beam or light that shall not extend beyond the illuminated object.
(6)    For upward-directed architectural, landscape and decorative lighting, direct light emissions shall not be visible above the building roofline.
(7)    Light fixtures shall be located on the periphery of the areas with light sources directed into parking areas.  No light sources shall be located on building facades directed outward toward property boundaries or adjacent rights-of-way.
(8)    Lighting sources shall be color-correct types such as halogen or metal halide, and light types of limited spectral emission, such as low-pressure sodium or mercury vapor lights, are prohibited even in service areas.  (Ord. 534 §1, 2006)

(a)    Residential zoning districts.  Light fixtures shall be mounted on concrete, fiberglass or painted metal poles no higher than sixteen (16) feet from the ground except for public street lighting which may extend to a height of thirty (30) feet.  Bollard-type lighting fixtures shall be between three (3) and four (4) feet high.
(b)    Nonresidential and public zoning districts.

(1)    Light fixtures shall be mounted on concrete, fiberglass or painted metal poles no higher than thirty (30) feet from the ground, unless a greater height not to exceed the maximum structure height in the applicable zoning district is approved by the Planning Commission based upon a finding that such lighting shall not adversely affect surrounding properties.
(2)    Lighting mounted on buildings or structures shall not exceed the height of the building or structure.
(3)    Bollard-type lighting fixtures shall be between three (3) and four (4) feet high.  (Ord. 534 §1, 2006)