[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of West Seneca 8-4-1986.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 120.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any artificial light which shines with a strong, steady or dazzling
light.
Comprising not only buildings but the ground, soil or earth as commonly
understood.
A dwelling, barn, pole or elevated object or a building or other
structured improvement on any premises of such physical size as to be capable
of having attached thereto or incorporated thereon, on the exterior, artificial
lighting by means of electrical, gas or other luminescent fixtures.
A.
No artificial lighting shall shine directly upon any
neighboring residential property or be so established that it shall shine
directly upon any residential property or shall shine directly on or into
any room or rooms, porches or patios of any residential property, nor shall
any artificial lighting be maintained or operated from any structure or land
in such a manner as to be a nuisance or an annoyance to neighboring residential
properties or as to interfere with the physical comfort of the occupants of
residential properties.
B.
Lights directly facing a neighboring residential property
or located in close proximity shall be shielded to keep direct glare from
said property.
C.
No sources of light shall be maintained or operated in
connection with any building or land in any manner or by any process or method
which transmits an objectionable glare on residential property.
D.
In no instance will any glare be permitted if such glare
originates from a light source facing any dwelling unit.
E.
The light intensity from illumination of any kind, abutting
residential property, shall not exceed seven thousand (7,000) lumens.
A.
Any existing lights which do not conform to the regulations
herein established shall be considered a nonconforming light.
B.
All nonconforming lights shall be discontinued within
thirty (30) days from the effective date of this chapter, and their continued
use shall be subject to the regulations of this chapter.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority given any municipality
of this state to enact ordinances which the governing body deems necessary
and proper for the good government, order or protection of persons and property
and for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare of the Town
of West Seneca and its inhabitants.
Any person or persons responsible for such nuisance or annoying lighting
as described hereinbefore, whether owner, lessee or lessees or others using
any premises with or without the permission of the owner, violating any of
the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, a complaint
having been made, be subject to a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars
($250.) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days, or
to both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Each day a
particular violation shall continue to constitute a separate offense.
