The Township of Union or its duly appointed representative(s)
shall have the duty and authority for the administration and general
enforcement of the provisions of this chapter as specified herein.
Permits required for the installation of lighting facilities shall
not be issued by any municipal official unless in accordance with
the procedures specified herein.
The light meter used for verification of illuminance levels
shall be the light meter owned by Union Township. The light meter
shall be calibrated on a yearly basis to ensure accuracy.
The design for all outdoor lighting installations to which the requirements of this Article XII apply shall be reviewed by Union Township or its duly appointed representative for conformance with this chapter. When applicable, the required design submittal items shall be included with the land development or site plan submittal pursuant to the issuance of a zoning permit. In all cases, the outdoor lighting design shall be approved by Union Township or its duly appointed representative prior to issuance of a zoning permit and prior to construction of the outdoor lighting installation. The required design submittal items are as follows:
A.
Site plan drawn to scale of one inch equal to 50 feet (maximum),
indicating the following:
(1)
The zoning district and use of the property.
(2)
The property lines of the property.
(3)
The zoning district(s) and uses of the adjoining properties.
(4)
Public roadways and rights-of-way on or adjoining the property.
(5)
The principal buildings and structures on the property.
(6)
The areas or elements to be illuminated on the property.
(7)
The proposed layout of the outdoor lighting installation on the property,
including but not limited to all pole-mounted luminaires, bollard-
or pedestal-mounted luminaires, canopy-mounted luminaires and luminaires
mounted on the exterior of buildings and structures. Identify each
luminaire by a type designation.
(8)
The results of the lighting design superimposed on the site plan.
This may be in the form of isofootcandle diagrams or isolux diagrams,
drawn to scale, with the value of contours labeled or indicated with
point-by-point values. In either case, the information presented shall
be of sufficient quantity and detail to determine compliance with
the requirements of this chapter.
B.
Required lighting design information:
(1)
The total light loss factor(s) used in the calculations to determine
maintained illuminance values.
(2)
The maximum maintained illuminance value at grade within the functional
area being illuminated (in horizontal footcandles or horizontal lux).
(3)
The average maintained illuminance value at grade of the functional
area being illuminated (in horizontal footcandles or horizontal lux).
(4)
The maximum maintained illuminance values at grade along all property
lines (in horizontal footcandles or horizontal lux).
C.
Required luminaire information:
(1)
A luminaire (light fixture) schedule of all luminaires used for the
outdoor lighting installation. Each luminaire type shall be indicated
by a type designation which correlates with those indicated on the
site plan. The luminaire schedule may be indicated on the site plan
or submitted separately. The luminaire schedule shall include the
following information for each luminaire type: description of luminaire,
mounting configuration and height, IES candlepower distribution classification
(cutoff, semi-cutoff or non-cutoff), IES lateral light distribution
if applicable (Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV or Type V), lamp
type, lamp wattage and lamp initial lumens.
(2)
Manufacturer's product data sheets (catalog cuts) for each luminaire
type.
(3)
Manufacturer's photometric report (certified to IES standards)
for each luminaire type. The photometric report shall clearly indicate
the cutoff classification of the luminaire.
The lighting design information and luminaire information submitted
for approval shall correlate with the actual lighting equipment installed
in the field. Installation of lighting equipment in the field which
is not the same as that approved in the design submittal is prohibited.
Where the actual lighting equipment to be installed cannot be verified
during the design phase of the project (such as with a competitively
bid, publicly funded project), preliminary approvals may be obtained
for the outdoor lighting design based on performance specifications.
However, once the actual equipment to be installed is determined,
the design submittal requirements of this chapter shall apply.
For purposes of enforcement, initial illuminance levels (measured
at grade in horizontal footcandles or horizontal lux) produced by
outdoor lighting installations shall be the maintained illuminance
levels indicated by the approved design submittal divided by the light
loss factor (LLF) indicated by the approved design submittal. To account
for variations in illuminance levels, the initial illuminance level
may deviate upwards from the approved design, including the light
loss factor, by a factor of 10%.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
