Article 10-5 LIGHT SOURCES AND FIXTURE SHIELDING
Mercury Vapor light sources shall not be allowed. Searchlights and strobe/ flashing lights are not allowed in any Zone without a separate permit, and the duration of the allowed use may be limited by Planning & Zoning staff. Lasers, exposed neon, and other intense linear light sources are not allowed in Zone 1, but are allowed in Zones 2 and 3 and subject to approval and stipulations by Planning & Zoning staff during the design review process. Lasers must be aimed at-or-below the horizontal plane and terminated on an opaque surface within the project site.
ZONE 1. Pole or wall-mounted fixtures shall be full-cutoff fixtures only. All perimeter fixtures shall possess house-side shielding Bollards shall be louvered and utilize coated lamps. All light sources shall have a color temperature of less than or equal to 3,200 Kelvin. Wall-mounted fixtures of greater than 1,800 lumens shall possess house-side shields. Uplighting fixtures shall not exceed 1,800 lumens.
ZONE 2. Pole or wall-mounted fixtures of less than or equal to 1,800 lumens may be Semi-Cutoff or Cutoff. All other pole or wall-mounted fixtures shall be Full-Cutoff. All perimeter fixtures shall possess house-side shielding. Bollards shall be louvered with coated lamps or of a type where the lamp is recessed and not directly visible. Wall-mounted fixtures of greater than 3,500 lumens shall possess house-side shields. Uplighting fixtures shall not exceed 3,500 lumens.
ZONE 3. Pole or wall-mounted fixtures of less than or equal to 3,500 lumens may be Semi-Cutoff or Cutoff. All other pole or wall-mounted fixtures shall be Full-Cutoff. All perimeter fixtures located within 30-feet of a single-family residential property line, excluding bollards, shall possess house-side shielding, and those fixtures that will also operate after 10:00 PM shall possess external shielding to the satisfaction of Planning & Zoning staff. Bollards shall be louvered with coated lamps or of a type where the lamp is shielded and not directly visible. Wall-mounted fixtures of greater than 6,500 lumens shall possess house-side shields. Uplighting fixtures shall not exceed 6,500 lumens.
