COM 0038.000 2010-2012 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Section 14 -53. Exemptions. (a) Existing light fixtures. All outdoor light fixtures planned and approved by the County or existing and legally installed prior to September 1, 1988, are exempt from the installation and shielding requirements of this article, except that when existing outdoor light fixtures become inoperable, the outdoor light fixtures which replace them shall comply with the requirements of this article. (b) Fossil fuel light. All outdoor light fixtures producing light directly by the combustion of fossil fuels, such as kerosene and gasoline, shall be exempt from the requirements of this article. (c) Holiday decorative lighting. Low wattage fixtures used for holiday decorations shall be exempt from the requirements of this article. (d) Residential incandescent illumination. Private residential incandescent light fixtures which are fully shielded or have a lumen output of less than eight thousand one hundred lumens for each acre of property that Is intended to be illuminated shall be exempt from the requirements of this article. (e) Business signs. Outdoor advertising signs, if constructed of translucent material, and illuminated totally from within and colored with an opaque background using translucent letters or symbols, shall be exempt from the requirements of this article, except that the hours of operation shall be the same as those for Class I outdoor lighting. (f) Searchlights. Searchlights used for advertising purposes shall be exempt from the requirements of this article, except that the operation of such lights is limited to the hours of 6 :00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (g) Emergency lighting. Emergency lighting required for public safety is exempt from the requirements of this article. (1988, Ord. No. 88 -122, sec. 3.) Section 14 -54. Submission of plans. (a) All outdoor lighting fixtures shall be installed in conformance with the provisions of this article and those of the electrical code of the County as applicable and subject to the appropriate permit and inspection requirements thereof. The applicant for any permit required by the County for work involving nonexempt outdoor light fixtures shall submit to the building official proof that the proposed work will comply with the article requirements. The submission shall contain, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The location of the site where the outdoor light fixtures will be installed;