No person, firm or corporation, or their respective agents,
servants or employees, shall install, repair, alter, replace, relocate,
operate or maintain any permanent outdoor light fixture, lamp or other
artificial means of radiating light ("exterior lighting") on private
property in the Village which is not in compliance with the following
requirements:
A. All exterior lighting shall be either fully shielded or fitted with
opaque hoods, shields, louvers, shades, and other devices to insure
that all light generated by the light source is directed downward
and not outward horizontally, and so fitted that no portion of the
light source is visible when the light fixture is viewed from the
property line. The term "light source" includes the light bulb and
all refractive, reflective, and translucent light-transmitting parts
of the fixture.
B. No exterior light source, including fixtures not mounted on the primary
structure, shall be mounted higher than 12 feet measured from the
actual grade immediately beneath the light source.
C. No exterior lighting shall illuminate any public or private road,
public waterway, public beach, conservation easement, or public right-of-way.
D. No exterior light source shall illuminate, reflect, spill over, or
otherwise create a nuisance upon an adjoining property.
E. No flashing, laser, searchlight, strobe, tracing, pulsating, or neon
exterior lighting is permitted.
F. No recreational court, including tennis courts, basketball courts,
or sports courts, shall be artificially illuminated.
G. Lighting intended to illuminate foliage, trees, landscape, or architectural
structures is prohibited. Holiday lighting and lighting for doorways
and walks are excluded.
H. No outdoor light fixture shall be operated by a "dusk-to-dawn" timer
or sensor, unless motion-sensor activated. Motion-sensor light fixtures
shall be operable to shut off after 10 minutes and shall not be triggered
by activity located off the property.
I. Lighting that is determined by municipal law enforcement personnel
to contribute to a condition of disabling or distracting glare into
a public roadway from a light source may be ordered to be extinguished
at any time.
Any exterior lighting existing on the effective date of this
chapter shall be extinguished or brought into compliance with its
provisions on or before November 25, 2011.
The Board of Zoning Appeals, after a public hearing, may grant
variances from the requirements of this chapter.