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

Sec. 7.4.8. Outdoor Recreation Fields and Performance Areas

  1. The mounting height of lighting fixtures cannot exceed 80 feet from finished grade unless approved as a special use permit in accordance with Sec. 10.2.9.
  2. All fixtures must be equipped with a glare control package, including louvers, shields or similar devices. The fixtures must be aimed so that their beams are directed and fall within the primary playing or performance area.
  3. No illumination, when measured at the property line, shall exceed o.4 maintained footcandle of lighting.
  4. Lights within 100 feet of a Residential District cannot be illuminated after 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
  5. In all other districts, the hours of operation for the lighting system must not exceed 1 hour after the end of the game or event.

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  • Sec. 7.4.7. Vehicular Canopies
  • Sec. 7.4.9. Signs
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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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