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A. Standards for Specific Uses:

1. Single-Family Residential: Exterior lighting shall be fully shielded, downcast and opaque with no bulb visible. Energy star rated compact fluorescent lamps are encouraged.

2. Gas Stations: Canopy fixtures shall be mounted on the lower surface of canopies and must be fully shielded in and of themselves (canopy edges do not qualify as shielding) by means of a flat lens recessed into the underside of the canopy or a flat lens with opaque sides. Lighting shall not exceed twenty (20) foot-candles. Areas outside service station pump island canopy shall be illuminated so that the maximum horizontal luminance at grade level is no more than ten (10) foot-candles.

3. Security Lighting: Security lighting should use the lowest possible illumination to effectively allow surveillance, be shielded, and directed downward toward designated areas. The use of motion sensors, timers, photocells or other means to activate lighting during times when it is needed is encouraged to conserve energy and provide safety and promote compatibility between different land uses. However, photocells are permitted only at primary entrances and where the light source is fully shielded. Security light intensity shall be a maximum of ten (10) foot-candles.

4. Architectural Accent Lighting: Fixtures must be fully shielded and downcast. Fixtures used to accent architectural features, materials, colors, style of buildings, landscaping or art shall be located, aimed and shielded so that light is directed downward onto those features. Uplighting is permitted if the illumination is effectively contained within an overhanging architectural element and is no more than forty (40) watts.

5. Recreational Facilities: Lighting for fields, courts or tracks shall not exceed maximum luminance criteria as defined by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA). Exterior sports arenas with exterior luminaries for the playing area shall be extinguished by ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. or within one-half (1/2) hour after the conclusion of the final event of the day, whichever is later. The remainder of the facility lighting, except for reasons of security, shall be extinguished at ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. or within one (1) hour after the event, whichever is later.

6. Signage Illumination: All signage in LZ-1, LZ-2 and LZ-3 shall comply with chapter 15 of this title. Signage utilizing lighting shall have fixtures mounted to the top of the sign structure aimed downward onto the sign from above. Fixtures shall be fully shielded so that light is directed only onto the sign façade and not aimed at the sky, adjacent streets, roads or properties.

7. Decorative, Overhead Walkway Lighting, and Bistro Lighting: Decorative, overhead walkway, and bistro lighting shall not blink all at once, flash, or rotate, nor create a hazard or nuisance from glare. Decorative, overhead walkway, and bistro lighting shall be maintained in good working condition at all times. Decorative lighting that outlines a building or structure shall not protrude from the upper wall plane or the roof. Decorative lighting shall consist only of light emitting diode (LED) bulbs; "warm" or "soft" LED bulbs that do not exceed a temperature of two thousand eight hundred (2,800) kelvin are required.

8. Parking Lots: Parking lots shall meet the requirements of section 9-3-8 of this title.

9. Bistro Lights: Bistro lights shall be extinguished by ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. or within one-half (1/2) hour after the close of business, whichever is later.

10. Commercial LED strip lighting shall:

a. Be white in color;

b. Not exceed two thousand eight hundred (2,800) kelvin;

c. Not flash or rotate;

d. Be installed so that the source is not visible;

e. Not exceed one and one-half (1 1/2) watt maximum per linear foot; and

f. Be installed at a height no greater than 4 feet as measured from the ground or floor directly below. (Ord. 21, Series 2007; amd. Ord. 1, Series 2019; Ord. 3, Series 2019; Ord. 19, Series 2020; Ord. 6, Series 2022)