§ 38-1099. Lighting.


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  • All commercial and office uses shall be developed in accordance with the exterior lighting ordinance, subject to the lighting standards established below.

    Lighting shall be low intensity and conform to "dark sky" standards of downward projected, "full cut-off" illumination that shields light from being emitted upwards toward the night sky or surrounding natural areas. To be full cut-off, the light bulb shall not extend below the lamp shade. The height of any exterior light pole fixture shall be limited to twenty-five (25) feet and utilize a residential scaled fixture.

    All commercial/office lighting shall have a power-down mechanism that will bring the lighting levels down to seventy-five (75) percent at one (1) hour after close of business. Commercial/office hours of operation shall be limited to hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

(Ord. No. 2009-06 , § 1, 3-10-09)