9-12-8: EXEMPTIONS:
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following:
A. Emergency Lighting: Temporary lighting required for public safety in the reasonable determination of public safety officials with authority.
B. Decorative Lighting: All decorative lighting shall:
1. Be allowed in all lighting zones from November 1 through April 1 of the following year. At all other times decorative lighting is unlawful.
2. Be limited to two (2) of the following features:
a. The building roof eave line;
b. The building window trim;
c. Building columns; or
d. Railings.
3. Not protrude from the upper wall plane or the roof of a structure or fill in such features on a structure. Lighting on a building shall be in a singular strand along the eaves, window trim or railings.
4. Consist only of LED bulbs.
5. Not exceed 3 inches in size.
6. Not blink or rotate, nor create a hazard or nuisance from glare. Decorative lighting shall be maintained in good working condition at all times.
7. Commercial uses in Lighting Zone 1 has a curfew of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. All other decorative lighting has a curfew of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M.
C. Municipal Lighting: Lighting required for public safety installed by a public entity or private utility company along a public right-of-way, at a trailhead, along a trail, or at any public park or playground. All such lighting shall comply with the requirements of the town's engineering standards.
D. Temporary Lighting: Lighting for festivals, celebrations, or other public activities as approved by the town.
E. Lighting of Flags: The lighting of national, state or local municipal flags is permitted only with a maximum of two (2) fixtures and emitting no more than a total of seventy-five (75) lumens per linear foot of pole height; poles of greater than 20 feet must be lit from above with no more than eight hundred (800) lumens. This exemption shall not apply to any other type of flag.
F. Lighting of Public Art: The lighting of public art is permitted with no more than a total of seventy-five (75) emitted lumens per linear foot of structure height; structures of greater than 20 feet must be lit from above with no more than eight hundred (800) lumens.
G. Architectural Accent Lighting: Fixtures must be fully shielded and their light must be downcast. Lamp color shall be a warm white color, with a CCT that does not exceed three thousand kelvins (3,000 K). Lighting to accent an architectural element must be aimed or shielded to prevent lighting of the night sky, with a maximum of one (1) fixture or LED lighting strip per feature of not more than nine hundred (900) emitted lumens per property. Uplighting is permitted if the illumination is effectively contained within an overhanging architectural element and is a maximum of one (1) fixture per feature of not more than eight hundred (800) emitted lumens.
H. Address Lighting: Fixtures used to light an address shall be downcast and fully shielded. Lamp color shall be a warm white color, with a CCT that does not exceed three thousand kelvins (3,000 K). The chosen lamp type of each fixture shall not exceed nine hundred fifty (950) emitted lumens. (Ord. 21, Series 2007; amd. Ord. 30, Series 2010; Ord. 1, Series 2019; Ord. 3, Series 2019; Ord. 3, Series 2022; Ord. 5, Series 2024)