1. Lighting Plan Required. All development or building permit applications that propose outdoor lighting shall submit a lighting plan. The lighting plan shall show how the proposed development will comply with the regulation within this Lighting section.
2. Lighting Plan Application Submittal. An Application for a lighting plan shall be submitted and approved or denied by the Director of Planning as part of a Site Plan for site lighting and as part of the building permit application for residential projects, as outlined in
2.10.07: Site Plans.
a. Elements of a Lighting Plan.
i. A photometric analysis that shows the foot candle levels on a grid including the property lines (only required for Nonresidential).
ii. The type of illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, reflectors, and other devices, and their respective location on the site and specific measurements in feet for the areas to be illuminated;
iii. Manufacturer's specification sheets of the illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, reflectors, and other devices (such as catalog cuts by manufactures and drawings);
iv. Photometric data, such as furnished by manufactures, or similar data showing the angle of cut off or light emissions;
v. A lumen calculation sheet to determine the lumens per net acre. It must include the square footage of the total area to be illuminated, the light fixture catalog descriptions or ordering number, lamp types (i.e., incandescent, low pressure sodium, compact fluorescent, LED, etc.), the Kelvin rating for the lamp; the backlight, uplight, and glare rating for the selected fixture (if available); the number of fixtures or lamps (use the same unit corresponding to the unit used to determine how many lumens are produced), fixture or lamp initial lumens, the location from the edge of a canopy (if applicable), and mounting height of all existing and proposed lamps; and
vi. Nonresidential and multifamily projects shall also include a photometric plan that shows the lighting location, luminaires, and light output across the site and impacts to adjacent properties.
vii. Acknowledgement by the applicant that they have reviewed the provisions of this article.
b. The lighting plan shall show such information in sufficient detail to enable the Director of Planning to readily determine whether the lighting plan is in compliance with the requirements within this section.
i. If the Director of Planning cannot readily make this determination, then the Applicant shall be required to submit reports of tests performed and certified by a recognized testing laboratory. Such reports must provide sufficient evidence such that the Director of Planning is thereby able to ensure compliance.
