[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Thomaston
7-14-1980 by L.L. No. 19-1980 as §§ 47-9B and 47-13 of Ch.
47, Art. III, of the 1980 Code; amended in its entirety 9-13-1993 by L.L.
No. 8-1993. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
All light fixtures, installations and sources of artificial light of
any type or nature, unless owned by a governmental or municipal body, shall
be erected, installed, shielded, continued and maintained in such a manner
that the primary source of illumination shall not be visible at grade level
or above grade level at any point on the boundary of the property where the
light fixture is located with any adjoining property located in a residential
zoning district and located within two hundred (200) feet of the property
where such fixture, installation or light source is located.
A.
No person other than a municipal or governmental body
shall suffer, allow or permit the construction, installation, continuance,
casting, directing, projecting, deflecting, reflecting or beaming of a direct
or indirect light or lights of any type or nature, whether natural or artificial,
with an intensity in excess of one (1) footcandle when measured at grade level
or above grade level at any point on a boundary line of neighboring real property
so as to shine on or illuminate such neighboring real property; nor shall
any such light or lights be handled, conducted, treated, maintained, operated,
installed, erected, created, continued or in any way dealt with in such a
manner as to be an annoyance or discomfort to an occupant of neighboring real
property to the real property from which such light or lights is projected,
deflected, reflected, cast, directed or beamed.
B.
All light of any type or nature from any source, unless
owned by a municipal or governmental body, shall be erected, installed, shielded,
continued and maintained in such a manner that the primary source of the illumination
for such light shall not be visible at grade level or above grade level at
any point on the boundary of neighboring real property. As used in this chapter,
the words "neighboring real property" shall mean real property which is publicly
owned or is zoned and used for residential use and adjoins, is adjacent to
or is located within two hundred (200) feet of real property from which light
is directed, projected, deflected, reflected, beamed, handled, conducted,
treated, maintained, installed, operated, continued or dealt with so as to
cause a violation of this chapter.
