No person, firm or corporation, or their respective agents,
servants, guests 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 that does not comply with one or
more of the following requirements:
A. All exterior lighting shall be either "fully shielded" or fitted with opaque hoods, shields, louvers, shades, or 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 or beyond. The term "light source" includes the light bulb and all refractive, reflective, and translucent light transmitting parts of the fixture. Post lanterns, pier lanterns and lanterns mounted on residences are exempt from the provisions of Subsections
A and
B of this section.
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 right-of-way, public waterway, public beach, or conservation
easement.
D. No exterior light source shall illuminate, reflect, spill over, or
otherwise create a nuisance upon an adjoining property or properties.
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 after 10:00 p.m.
G. Lighting intended to illuminate foliage, trees, landscape, or architectural
structures must be fully shielded and turned off daily by 12:00 midnight.
Temporary holiday exterior lighting is exempt from the provisions
of this chapter, except that such temporary exterior lighting shall
not be lit earlier than 21 days before the date of the respective
holiday and must be disabled within 15 days after the date of the
respective holiday and must be turned off daily by 12:00 midnight.
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 operated to shut off after 10 minutes and shall not be triggered
by activity located off the property.
I. Exterior light source(s) illuminating a driveway or walkway shall
be mounted only along the margins of the driveway or walkway, mounted
no higher than 18 inches from the grade at its base and spaced at
intervals of no less than six feet.
J. Exterior light source(s) installed along fences are prohibited.
K. 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: in addition to any other penalties,
such lighting 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 the
provisions of this chapter on or before June 1, 2019.
The Board of Appeals, after a public hearing, may, upon a showing
that the benefit to the owner in retaining or permitting lighting
not compliant with this chapter outweighs the potential detriment
to the neighborhood if a variance is not granted, may grant variances
from the requirements of this chapter. In making a determination,
the Board shall be guided by the balancing factors contained in New
York State Village Law § 7-712-b(3)(b) and may only grant
the minimum variance necessary and adequate and at the same time preserve
and protect the character of the neighborhood and the health, safety
and welfare of the community.