Sec. 7.4.7. Vehicular Canopies

Lighting under vehicular canopies must be less than 24 maintained foot candles and be designed to prevent glare off-site. Acceptable lighting designs include the following:

  1. Recessed fixture incorporating a lens cover that is either recessed or flush with the bottom surface of the canopy;
    7-4-7-a
  2. Light fixture incorporating shields or is shielded by the edge of the canopy itself, so that light is restrained to 5 degrees or more below the horizontal plane;
    7-4-7-b
  3. Surface mounted fixture incorporating a flat glass that provides a cutoff design or shielded light distribution;
    7-4-7-c
  4. Surface mounted fixture measuring no more than 2 feet by 2 feet, with a lens cover that contains at least 2% white fill diffusion material; or
    7-4-7-d
  5. Indirect lighting where light is beamed upward and then reflected down from the underside of the canopy, provided the fixture is shielded so that direct illumination is focused exclusively on the underside of the canopy.
    7-4-7-e