It is the intent of this Subsection to provide lighting that
supports pedestrian activity and promotes safety, but does not impinge
on adjacent properties, and to reduce the visual impact of mechanical
equipment on the public realm.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
(A) Lighting levels shall comply with City of Garland standards for glare (Article 7 in Chapter
4 of this GDC).
(B) Lighting
Elements.
Lighting elements shall be LED, incandescent,
metal halide or halogen only. No HID or fluorescent lights (except
fluorescent bulbs that screw into standard socket fixtures) may be
used on the exterior of buildings. Neon and other gaseous fixtures
may be allowed as a lighting source only with a Minor Waiver.
(C) Shielded
Lighting Source.
All lighting shall be focused downward,
or narrowly focused on its intended target, such as signs, parking
and pedestrian walkways. No permanently affixed lighting source greater
than sixty watts shall be visible from public view or from a residential
unit.
(D) Screening
of Service Areas.
Site features such as loading and outdoor
storage areas, mechanical and rooftop equipment, refuse storage containers
and utility accessories are necessary components of a development;
however, additional effort shall be made to reduce the visual impact
of these elements by screening these site features from adjoining
properties and public rights-of-way, and in a manner that provides
adequate access to such equipment and facilities.
(1) Loading and outdoor storage areas shall not be located on the street side of a building, and shall be screened from view of streets and adjacent properties in accordance with Division
5, Article 3 in Chapter
4 of this GDC.
(2) All roof-mounted equipment, including fans, vents, air conditioning units and cooling towers, shall be screened in accordance with Division
5, Article 3 in Chapter
4 of this GDC.
(3) Refuse storage containers shall be screened from public streets and adjacent properties in accordance with Division
5, Article 3 in Chapter
4 of this GDC.
(4) Utility meters and other ground-mounted utility apparatus, including transformers, shall be located to the rear of the structure and screened from the view of public streets and adjoining properties in accordance with Division
5, Article 3 in Chapter
4 of this GDC.
(5) Wall-mounted equipment, including meters (such as banks of electric meters) shall be screened from public streets and adjacent properties in accordance with Division
5, Article 3 in Chapter
4 of this GDC.
(E) Overhead
Utility Lines.
(1) All
electrical, telecommunication, and street lighting (lateral or service
distribution) lines and wires shall be placed underground.
(2) All
electrical and telecommunication support equipment (such as transformers,
amplifiers, or switching devices) necessary for underground installations
shall be pad-mounted or placed underground and screened as required
herein, but shall not obstruct the vision of motorists at alley, street
or drive intersections.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)