[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The requirements of this Part shall not apply where superseded by county, state or federal law.