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Existing Lighting Regulations: <br />Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area, sign or structure, shall be arranged to <br />deflect light away from adjoining residential properties and/or public street. Bulbs emitting in excess of <br />3,000 lumens (150 watts) shall be so directed that the bulb is not visible from off of the property where <br />such light source is located. <br />Proposed Lighting Regulations: <br />The purpose of this subchapter is to provide regulations to balance lighting needs for visibility and <br />personal and property safety with the negative impacts of off -site light spill -over. <br />(A) Wall lighting may be used to illuminate the pedestrian walkways, entrance areas, loading docks, and <br />yard areas within 20 feet of the building. No wall lighting may be used exclusively to illuminate areas <br />for motor vehicle parking or access. <br />(B) Architectural lighting must be mounted on the building. Architectural lighting directed upward onto <br />the building fagade is permitted provided no glare is produced. <br />(C) Free-standing luminaire regulations: <br />(1) Height maximums, including the base and support structure, are limited as follows: <br />a. Farther than 200 feet from any property zoned residential: 25 feet. <br />b. Within 200 feet of any property zoned residential: 15 feet. <br />(2) Cut-off angles must be equal to or less than 90 degrees. <br />(3) Ballfield, stadium, or outdoor recreation lighting is exempt from the height and cut-off angle <br />requirements in this section though the design shall constitute the absolute minimum height <br />necessary to light the area and provide shielding to reduce off -field light spill. <br />(D) Lighting intensity must adhere to the following table: <br />Required Minimum and Maximum Light Intensities <br />(as measured in foot candles at the ground level) <br />Use <br />Minimum <br />Intensity <br />Maximum <br />Intensity <br />Maximum <br />Intensity at <br />Property Line <br />Parking areas for non-residential uses <br />1 <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />Parking areas for multi -family residential <br />uses <br />1 <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />Private sidewalks and other pedestrian <br />walkways <br />5 <br />20 <br />0.5 <br />Building entrances and exits <br />5 <br />20 <br />0.5 <br />Exterior storage areas <br />0.5 <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />Vehicle sales lots <br />1 <br />20 <br />0.5 <br />Non -specified uses - For uses not specifically listed above, light requirements may be computed by the <br />zoning administrator. <br />