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  2. CHAPTER 7. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  3. Article 7.4. Site Lighting

Sec. 7.4.2. Light Level Measuring

  1. Light levels are specified, calculated and measured in footcandles. All footcandles values are maintained footcandles.
  2. Measurements are to be made at ground level, with the light-registering portion of the meter held parallel to the ground pointing up.

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  • Sec. 7.4.1. Applicability
  • Sec. 7.4.3. Prohibited Sources
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UDO Chapters

  • CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  • CHAPTER 2. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 3. MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 4. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 5. OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 6. USE REGULATIONS
  • CHAPTER 7. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 8. SUBDIVISION & SITE PLAN STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 9. NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
  • CHAPTER 10. ADMINISTRATION
  • CHAPTER 11. BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
  • CHAPTER 12. DEFINITIONS
  • HISTORY TABLE
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  • Article 7.1. Parking
  • Article 7.2. Landscaping and Screening
  • Article 7.3. Signs
  • Article 7.4. Site Lighting
    • Sec. 7.4.1. Applicability
    • Sec. 7.4.2. Light Level Measuring
    • Sec. 7.4.3. Prohibited Sources
    • Sec. 7.4.4. Design and Installation Requirements
    • Sec. 7.4.5. Parking and Pedestrian Areas
    • Sec. 7.4.6. Flood Lights and Flood Lamps
    • Sec. 7.4.7. Vehicular Canopies
    • Sec. 7.4.8. Outdoor Recreation Fields and Performance Areas
    • Sec. 7.4.9. Signs
    • Sec. 7.4.10. Building and Security Lighting
    • Sec. 7.4.11. Parking Structures
    • Sec. 7.4.12. Design Alternate Findings
  • Article 7.5. Outdoor Display and Storage

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