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3.7. ON —SITE LIGHTING The following standards apply to on -site lighting, including lighting of signs, structures, landscaping, plazas, parking, and service areas. Streets must be lit by lamp standards; refer to the standards in Chapter 5, Public Improvement Standards. Intensity and Direction of Lighting All lighting fixtures, including spotlights, electrical reflectors, and other means of illuminating signs, structures, landscaping, parking, loading, and similar areas, shall be focused, directed and arranged to prevent horizontal glare or direct illumination on adjoiningproperty or streets. A sharp cut off must be used to direct light toward walls and landscaping to avoid shining light up into the sky. Indirect illumination of neighboring residential properties or uses by any on -site lighting shall not exceed 0.4 foot candles at the property line, as measured horizontally and vertically from the adjacent grade to a height of 14 feet. No mercury vapor utility yard lights or other light fixtures with high intensity discharge lamps or bulbs, which are not designed to limit or control light direction or which do not shield the light source from view of neighboring residential properties, shall be permitted. • Minimii i g Glare. Light fromparking lots and other bnghty -lit areas shosdd not leak into residences or other sensitive areas. Landscaping nay kelp reduce light glair and leakage. Lamp Color and Consistency Subsequent to the adoption of this ordinance, the City is expected to develop a unified lightingplan for the Town Center. Lamp types shall be selected to enhance color recognition within three zones: along streets and walkways, within parks and plazas, and within parking lots. Within each of these zones, lamps of similar type and color shall be used, with the conversion of non- conforming existing lamps encouraged over time. 38 • •