§ 85-865. Placement and height of fixtures for residential and nonresidential exterior lighting.

A. 

No residential or nonresidential luminaires shall be taller than 20 feet from the natural grade to the lowest light-emitting part of the fixture. Parking area lights are encouraged to be greater in number, lower in height and lower in light level, as opposed to fewer in number, higher in height and higher in light level.

B. 

Luminaires for municipal playing fields and new municipal streetlights shall be exempt from the height restriction, provided all other provisions of §§ 85-862 through 85-873 are met.

C. 

Privately owned or leased light fixtures located on public utility poles or located in the public right-of-way are prohibited.

D. 

All exterior lighting rated to be lamped at 1,800 lumens (100 watts incandescent) and greater shall use full cutoff luminaires, as determined by photometry test or certified by the manufacturer, and installed as designed with the light source directed downward. All exterior lighting 1,800 lumens (100 watts incandescent) and less shall use fully shielded fixtures and shall be installed as designed.