A.
Applicability. The provisions of this article shall apply to developments
allowed as a permitted use, requiring site plan approval or a special
exception use in the OS, NC, GC, INST, IND, AD (where permitted by
the Federal Aviation Administration), R3 and R4 Districts and any
developments allowed as a special exception considered a commercial/industrial/business
use in the AGD-FP, AGD, RR, R1 and R2 Districts. It shall also apply
to existing buildings and developed sites adding new or replacing
existing lighting which may or may not require a site plan. Lighting
shall also be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and 2020 Sub
Area Plan.
B.
FOOTCANDLE
FULLY SHIELDED LUMINAIRE (LIGHTING)
Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The unit of measure expressing the quantity of light received
on a surface. One footcandle is the illuminance produced by a candle
on a surface one foot square from a distance of one foot.
A luminaire constructed and installed in such a manner that
all light emitted by the luminaire, either directly from the lamp
or a diffusing element, or indirectly by reflection or refraction
from any part of the luminaire, is projected below the horizontal
plane through the luminaire's lowest light-emitting part.
C.
Approval procedure. A photometric plan is required in conjunction with § 320-214, Site plans, of this chapter and must be approved before installation of improvements, issuance of an erosion control/stormwater permit, and issuance of a building permit.
D.
Exterior lighting, whether freestanding or mounted on a building
or structure, shall be certified by the International Dark-Sky Association
(IDA) as dark-sky compliant except the AD - Airport District shall
be exempt from being certified as dark-sky compliant; documentation
shall be provided to verify certification. Lighting shall be fully
shielded and oriented so as to not exceed the following light levels
on adjacent properties:
[Amended 9-26-2022 by Ord. No. 6-22]
(1)
Zero point two horizontal footcandles on residentially zoned
property or nonresidentially zoned property that has a residential
use.
(2)
Two point zero horizontal footcandles on nonresidentially zoned
property.
(3)
Fifteen horizontal footcandles on public road right-of-way;
if light spills onto property across a public right-of-way, the zero-point-two
and two-point-zero horizontal footcandle restrictions shall apply
accordingly as identified in this subsection.
