[Ord. 803, 10/7/2002, § 101]
This Part shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Township
of Ferguson Outdoor Lighting Ordinance."
[Ord. 803, 10/7/2002, § 102]
1. This Part is enacted for the following purposes:
A. To establish requirements for outdoor lighting installations which
promote public safety and welfare during the nighttime while minimizing
the adverse effects of glare and light trespass often associated with
outdoor lighting.
B. To protect the privacy of property owners by limiting the potential
for glare and light trespass from outdoor lighting installations located
on adjacent properties and roadways.
C. To prohibit outdoor lighting installations which are of excessive
intensity and/or are deficient of photometric control such that the
resulting glare and light trespass create a nuisance or hazard to
pedestrians, cyclists, or motorists on neighboring properties and
roadways.
D. To promote outdoor lighting installations which serve to enhance
the nighttime safety and enjoyment of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists
throughout the community.
E. To set forth outdoor lighting requirements which are consistent with
lighting industry standards and practices, available technologies,
and the lighting sciences.
[Ord. 803, 10/7/2002, § 103]
1. The requirements of this Part shall apply to all outdoor lighting
installations as follows:
A. Outdoor lighting installations which are newly designed, constructed,
erected, or otherwise placed into operation after the effective date
of this Part.
B. Alterations, rehabilitations, or renovations to existing outdoor
lighting installations, which are commenced after the effective date
of this Part, and which involve the complete replacement of an existing
lighting system with a new lighting system.
[Ord. 803, 10/7/2002, § 104]
1. The requirements of this Part shall not apply to, nor be retroactive
to, existing outdoor lighting installations which began operation
before the effective date of this Part. Routine maintenance of said
existing outdoor lighting installations shall not be required to comply
with the requirements of this Part. Routine maintenance activities
include the following:
A. Replacement of lamps that are burned-out or inoperative.
B. Replacement/repair of damaged or inoperative luminaire components
such as ballasts, ignitors, lenses, reflectors, refractors, sockets,
or photocell controls.
[Ord. 803, 10/7/2002, § 105]
The requirements of this Part shall not apply where superseded
by county, state or federal law.