§ 7.602. Standards.

A.

Outdoor lighting, except searchlights and sign lighting, shall meet the standards of Tables 7.602.A.1. and A.2.

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Table 7.602.A.1. Lighting Standards

Standard	Recreation, except recreation fields	Recreation fields	Other outdoor lighting	Additional Regulations
Height	20 feet	DRB review	DRB review	Educational service; Environmentally Sensitive Lands ESL District; Foothills Overlay F-O District; Place of Worship; Private school; Tennis club with Conditional Use Permit
Lens	Required	Not required	Required	None
Shield	Required	Required	See Table 7.602.A.2.	Foothills Overlay F-O District
Direct Light Source Down	Required	Required	See Table 7.602.A.2.	Environmentally Sensitive Lands ESL District; Foothills Overlay F-O District
Full Cutoff	Required	Not Required	See Table 7.602.A.2.	Foothills Overlay F-O District
Light Trespass	Note 4a, 4b	DRB	Note 4b, 4c	None
Hours of Operation	Note 5	Note 5	DRB Review Note 6	Foothills Overlay F-O District; Place of Worship; Private school; Tennis court (Article VII)

 

Notes:

1. Recreation fields include, as examples: amphitheaters, baseball, driving ranges, football, softball, soccer, and volleyball.

2. Light height shall be measured from the bottom of the luminaire to the finished grade directly below.

3. Light trespass is measured at the property line at a point six feet above the finished grade, with the light meter facing the interior of the property on which the light source is placed.

4. Maximum light trespass:

a. Non-residential or multiple-family use adjacent to or abutting single-family residential use, maximum: 0.3 foot candles.

b. Single-family residential use adjacent to or abutting single-family residential use, maximum: 0.1 foot candles.

c. Non-residential or multiple-family use adjacent to or abutting single-family use, maximum: subject to DRB approval.

5. Any light fixture with output equal to or greater than 2,600 initial lumens shall not be operated between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

6. Single-family residential use adjacent to or abutting single-family residential use: any light fixture with output equal to or greater than 2,600 initial lumens shall not be operated between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except security lighting may be operated for a period of not more than 15 minutes.

Table 7.602.A.2. Additional Standards for Other Outdoor Lighting

Total Initial Lumens of All Light Sources Within a Luminaire	Lighting Shield	Direct Downward	Full Cutoff
1600 or less	Yes , No	Yes , No	No
Over 1600 to 3050	Yes	Yes , No 2,	No
Over 3050	Yes	Yes	Yes

 

Notes:

1. Applies only to single-family residential districts.

2. All lighting mounted eight (8) feet or higher shall be directed downward.

3. Wherever practicable, lighting which is directed upward should be located on the west or east sides of the object being lit.

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B.

Searchlights.

1.

During the months of May through October, searchlights shall be operated only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.;

2.

During the months of November through April, searchlights shall be operated only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; and

3.

Searchlights shall not be operated in any residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A. However, search lights are allowed for grand openings of new developments in any residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A.

C.

Sign lighting. The provisions of Article VIII shall apply.

(Ord. No. 4117, § 1(Res. No. 9563, Exh. A, § 17), 11-19-13; Ord. No. 4163, § 1(3), 8-25-14)