Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/02/2004

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to the proper'o/Line but no 3rearer than permitted by TaPle 3 may be used provided that the luminaire is side-shielded toward the property line. Exception four: Landscape Ughtin§ instafled in a tree (for definitions see web-based enhancements for Zoning Prnctice). Lights monnted to buildings or structures. Li§hting mounted onto buildin§s or other structures shall not exceed a mounting hei§ht ~reater than four feet higher than the tallest part of the building or structure at the place whore the lighting is installed, or higher than 40 percent of the horizontal distance of the light from the propeKv line, whichever [s less. ~ception one: ~ghting attached to single- family residences shall not exceed the height of the eave. ~ception two: Lighting for facades may be mounted at any height equal to, or less than the total height of the structure being illuminated regardless of horizohtal distance to propeK~ line. Table 3. Maximum Lighting Mounting Height (in feet) Lighting- Lighting for driveways, Lighting- for walkways~ plazas. All o~ther lig'hting Zone parking' and transit and other pedestrian areas LZ o zo.o 8.0 4.5 LZ ~ 2S.o ~z 4.5 LZ z 37-5 t8 8.0 LZ 3 37-5 t8 iS LZ ~, Height limit to be determined by authority. Exception three: For buildings less than 4o feet to the property line, includ- ing canopies or overhangs onto the side- walk or public right-of-way, luminaires may be mounted to the vertical facade or the underside of canopies at t6 feet or less. Total site power limits This section app(ies to all outdoor lighting-, whether attached to building-, poles, structure, or self-supporting', Table 2. Maximum Wattage and the Required Shielding' Lighting /nib/ Si]ietdeo Partly ~Jashielded Zone Shielded [watts) Shielded 5ilieroillg is bi,htr encou[age~ ~wattsJ [watts/ LZ o 5fi None None None permitted. permitted, permitted. LZ ~ 7o 3o None None permitted. permitted. LZ 2 lsd 55 None Low voltage landscape [i~ting. permitted. LZ 3 z~5o ~oo 55 Landscape and facade lighting too watts or less; orna- mental lights of 55 watts and [ess. LZ 4 tom) ~5o ' )o Landscape and facafle fighting ~5o wa~s or less; orna- mental tights Zo watts or !ess; marouee lighting ~]ot employing medium-based :amos. including, but not limited tO, hardscape areas [which include parking lots, Lighting' for building entrances, sales, and non-sales canopies), lighting- for all outdoor sales areas, and lighting for buiidin§ facades. if there is an energy code in place, ther~ the more restrictive provisions of this ordi- nance and that ener~y code shall appiy. The maximum allowed ti§bring limit shall be determined as fellows: a) FolLowing the roles in item four below, multiply the arffa (square footage) of each of the application types in Table 4 by the allowed lamp wattage per square foot for the appropriate light- tn§ zone. Definitions are given in Section C. b) Add up the total of the lamp wattage for each application type. c) The power attowance for the'applica- tion type shall no[ exceed the total allowance in Table/4. 4. Rules are as follows; a) Power is not allowed for any use ~/pes not listed, except for those items given in Section II. O. (Exempt li§ht[n~j and Section Il. E. (High-intensity, special- purpose lightin§). b) Only one appiica[ion type may be applied to any §lven area. ZONING 2 07.04 ~.M£RICAf,! .°lJ~,l'lI'llN6 ,tS50C!ATION ! ~,'(.~lel :;