[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Matinecock 4-18-2000
by L.L. No. 1-2000. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, firm or corporation, their agents, servants or employees, shall install, operate or maintain on private property in the village any exterior light, lamp or other artificial illumination which is not in compliance with § 93-2.
A.
All exterior lights, lamps and other artificial illumination
("exterior lighting") shall be arranged, placed, oriented and operated with
the required wattage, reflectors, refractors and screening that will ensure:
(1)
The light beam or any part thereof will not project beyond
the property line of the premises of the owner or occupant.
(2)
The light emitted will not be directed at or towards
an adjoining property or residence on an adjoining property.
(3)
The light source will be oriented, hooded and shielded
to the degree necessary and equipped with the minimum wattage so that glare
from the light source will not be an unreasonable nuisance to the adjoining
property. For purposes of this chapter, lighting glare shall constitute an
unreasonable nuisance to an adjoining property if the light projected exceeds
0.2 of a footcandle at any point on the adjoining property in the R-5A (five
acre) and the R-2A (two acre) Zoning Districts. In the R-15 (15,000 square
feet) and the R-10 (10,000 square feet) Zoning Districts, the projected light
may not exceed 1.0 footcandle. In the Business Zoning District the projected
light on adjoining, nonresidential areas may not exceed five footcandles.
If the business property faces a residential property, the residential limits
take precedence.
(4)
No light shall be directed upon any surface which shall
reflect the beam beyond the property line of the premises of the owner or
occupant. Light overspill shall not create shadowing discernible without instruments
on any residentially zoned premises.
(5)
Exterior lighting controlled by automatic controls shall
turn off after 10 minutes or shall not operate after 11:00 p.m. The mounting
height of any exterior light shall not exceed 20 feet.
(6)
No exterior light shall be placed so as to shed light
directly upon any public street so as to interfere with motorists' vision
or otherwise affect safe driving conditions on any street.
B.
No flashing, fluorescent or neon exterior lights shall
be permitted in any residential district. Holiday lighting, comprised of string
lighting and other illuminated articles, shall be permitted only during the
traditional holiday period, or when not visible from the roadway or adjoining
property.
No exterior lighting used to illuminate a residential entrance sign
shall be permitted when the light used for illumination is reflected on any
adjoining property or roadway.
Any exterior lighting presently installed on the effective date of this
chapter in violation of the above standards shall be brought into compliance
with the provisions hereof within six months thereafter.
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the village, after a public hearing,
may grant variances from the requirements of this chapter pursuant to its
authority to grant variances under the Village Law.
