§ 85-868. General standards for nonresidential exterior lighting.

A. 

All exterior lighting shall be designed, located, and lamped in order to prevent:

(1) 

Overlighting;

(2) 

Energy waste;

(3) 

Glare;

(4) 

Light trespass; and

(5) 

Unnecessary skyglow.

B. 

All conforming and nonconforming exterior lighting shall be turned off within 1/2 hour after the close of business and no later than 11:00 p.m. for those businesses that are closed to the public on or before 9:00 p.m. Lights that are controlled by photocells and timers are encouraged, as is the use of sensor-activated lights to replace existing lighting which may be needed for safety or emergency purposes.

C. 

Under-canopy lights, such as service station lighting, shall be full cutoff and fully recessed to prevent glare and light trespass. Illuminance levels at gas stations shall not exceed those established in Table 3.

Editor's Note: Table 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter (see Attachment 8).

D. 

Area exterior lights. All area exterior lights shall be full cutoff luminaires.

E. 

After the adoption of §§ 85-862 through 85-873, no person, firm, owner, tenant, person in possession, partnership, corporation or other business entity shall install, replace, relamp, or repair any luminaire that lights a public right-of-way within the Town of Brookhaven, under the Town's jurisdiction, without first receiving prior written approval for such installation from the applicable board, department, division or agency of the Town of Brookhaven.

F. 

Automatic teller machine (ATM) and other bank lighting shall be full cutoff and shall not cause glare or light trespass. Light levels shall not exceed those established by the New York State ATM Lighting Law as enacted in 2006.

Editor's Note: See the ATM Safety Act, Banking Law § 75-a et seq.

G. 

Unshielded wall packs and floodlights are prohibited.