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<br />97 <br />1. Existing Fixtures. All outdoor lighting fixtures existing and legally installed <br />prior to March 10, 2003 are exempt from regulations of this section but shall comply with the <br />following requirements for glare: <br /> <br />a. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area, sign or other <br />structure, shall be arranged as to deflect light away from any adjoining residential zone or from <br />the public streets. Direct or sky-reflected glare, where from flood lights or from high <br />temperature processes such as combustion or welding shall not be directed into any adjoining <br />property. The source of lights shall be hooded or controlled in some manner so as not to light <br />adjacent property. Bare incandescent light bulbs shall not be permitted in view of adjacent <br />property or public right-of-way. Any light or combination of lights which cast light on a public <br />street shall not exceed one (1) foot candle (meter reading) as measured from the right-of-way <br />line of said street. Any light or combination of lights which cast light on residential property <br />shall not exceed four-tenths (0.4) foot candles (meter reading) as measured from said property. <br /> <br />2. New Fixtures. Whenever a light fixture that was existing prior to March 10, <br />2003 is replaced by a new outdoor light fixture, the provisions of this section shall be complied <br />with. <br /> <br />(d) Intensity. No light source or combination thereof which cast light on a public street <br />shall exceed one (1) foot candle (meter reading) as measured from the right-of-way line of said <br />street nor shall any light source or combination thereof which cast light on adjacent property <br />exceed four-tenths (0.4) foot candles (meter reading) as measured at the lot line per the method <br />outlined in City Code Section 1007.043(6)(e). <br /> <br />(e) Method of Measuring Light Intensity. The foot candle level of a light source shall <br />be taken after dark with the light meter held six (6) inches above the ground with the meter <br />facing the light source. A reading shall be taken with the light source on, then with the light <br />source off. The different between the two readings will be identified as the light intensity. <br /> <br />(f) Performance Standards. <br /> <br />1. Rural, Residential, Public, and Semi-Public District Standards. In all <br />residential, rural and public/semi-public districts, any lighting used to illuminate a structure, an <br />off-street parking area, or other area shall be arranged as to deflect light away from any adjoining <br />residential property or from any public right-of-way. All lighting shall be installed in <br />compliance with the following provisions: <br /> <br />a. The light source shall be hooded or controlled so as not to light adjacent <br />property in excess of the maximum intensity defined by this ordinance. <br /> <br />b. Bare light bulbs shall not be permitted in view of adjacent property or public <br />right-of-way, unless part of a permanent or decorative fixture. <br />