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

Sec. 7.4.4. Design and Installation Requirements

All light fixtures shall meet the following requirements:

  1. The maximum light level of any light fixture cannot exceed 0.5 footcandles measured at the property line of any Residential District and 2.0 footcandles measured at the right-of-way line of a street.
  2. Lighting must not be oriented so as to direct glare or excessive illumination onto adjacent properties, streets or sidewalks.
  3. Service connections for all freestanding lighting fixtures must be installed underground.

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  • Sec. 7.4.3. Prohibited Sources
  • Sec. 7.4.5. Parking and Pedestrian Areas
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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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