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Chapter 915: General Development Requirements <br /> <br /> Page 915-25 <br />(F) Plant Installation and Survival Guarantee <br />(1) Prior to receiving a Building Permit, the City may require from the applicant a <br />letter of credit or cash escrow to guarantee that the landscaping plan is installed and <br />survives for at least one growing season. <br />(2) The security shall be equal to 1.5 times the cost of installing the landscaping, which <br />will be estimated by a qualified professional. <br />(3) The security shall be in force for at least one growing season subsequent to the <br />completion of the required landscaping to ensure plant survival. <br />915.160 Lighting, Exterior <br />(A) Generally <br /> In all districts, any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area, sign or other <br />structure shall be arranged so as to deflect light away from any adjoining residential <br />property or zone or from the public streets. <br />(B) Fugitive Light <br />The source of lights shall be hooded or controlled in some manner so as not to light <br />adjacent property. <br />Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area, sign or other structure, shall be <br />arranged as to deflect light away from any adjoining residential zone or from the public <br />streets. <br />Bare incandescent light bulbs shall not be permitted in view of adjacent property or <br />public right-of-way. <br />Direct or sky-reflected glare, whether from floodlights or from high temperature <br />processes such as combustion or welding, shall not be directed into any adjoining <br />property. <br />(C) Automobile Fuel Station Canopies <br />The lens of lights under canopies such as at automobile fuel stations must be recessed or <br />flush with the ceiling or fully shielded on their sides. <br />(D) Maximum Allowable Light Levels <br /> Any light or combination of lights which cast light on a public street shall not exceed <br />one-foot candle (meter reading) as measured from the centerline of the street. Any light <br />or combination of lights which cast light on residential property shall not exceed 0.4 foot- <br />candles (meter reading) as measured from the property.