9495-04 Repealing and Replacing Chapter 21, Article 1 though 11 - The City of South Bend Zoning Ordinanace

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Section 21-07.02 Lighting Regulations Section 21-07.02 Lighting Regulations. Intent -The Lighting Regulations contained in this Section aze intended to provide for the erection, design, or placement of outdoor light fixtures which: provide for illumination levels on individual lots which aze adequate for the safe and efficient movement of individuals or vehicles to and from a lot and within a lat (i.e., azeas that aze dangerous if unlit, such as stairs, intersections or changes in grade); aze designed to protect against the spillover of light onto abutting properties which may negatively impact occupants of abutting properties; and, aze designed to protect against objectionable glare onto public rights-of--way which may impair the vision of motorists. (a) General Requirements. All outdoor light fixtures on a lot shall comply with the following regulations: (1) Applicability -The Lighting Regulations contained in this Section, unless specifically stated otherwise, aze applicable only to any: Residential District for a multifamily project or any special exception use; Commercial /Mixed Use District; Industrial District; Planned Unit Development District, or, special use district contained in this Ordinance. (2) Minimum Setback -Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance to the contrary for the "Use of Minimum Yards" or "Use of Minimum Yards and Residential Bufferyards" for any district, a freestanding outdoor light fixture maybe located within a required front yard, side yard, rear yard, front residential bufferyard, side residential bufferyard or rear residential bufferyard, provided that the freestanding outdoor light fixture is located adjacent to the interior edge of such yard or residential bufferyard and adjacent to a permitted driveway, parking area, interior access drive, interior access driveway, or other outdoor use azea requiring illumination. (3) Lighting Standazds -Outdoor light fixtures shall comply with the standazds set forth in Table 21-07.02 - A: Li ting Standazds. (4) Mounting of Fixtures (except in Industrial Districts) -Full cutoff`; cutoff and semi- cutoffoutdoor light fixtures shall be mounted parallel to the ground and shall utilize a rigid mounting arm with no built-in uptilt and no adjustment feature. (5) Height of Fixtures -All outdoor light fixtures used to illuminate a particulaz azea on a lot (i.e., a parking area; a loading area; or, an entry way, sidewalk or walkway areas) shall, within those azeas, be of uniform size, design and height. Ord. No.: 9495-04