§ 85-869. Procedures for review of nonresidential exterior lighting.

A. 

Any application submitted to any board, department, division or agency of the Town of Brookhaven shall include exterior lighting plans, luminaire and controls specifications and additional documentation if any exterior lighting is to be used, regardless of whether the exterior lighting is preexisting or proposed, showing the following, in order to verify that exterior lighting conforms to the provisions of §§ 85-862 through 85-873:

(1) 

Location of each current and proposed outdoor exterior lighting fixture indicated on a site plan.

(2) 

Type of luminaire equipment, including cutoff characteristics, indicating manufacturer and model number.

(3) 

Lamp source type, lumen output, and wattage.

(4) 

Mounting height indicated, with distance noted to nearest property line, for each proposed and existing luminaire.

(5) 

Shielding and all mounting details, including pole foundation description.

(6) 

Initial illuminance levels as expressed in footcandle measurements on a grid of the site showing footcandle readings in every five-foot square. The grid shall include light contributions from all sources (i.e., pole-mounted lights, wall-mounted lights, and signs, including streetlights).

(7) 

Statement of the proposed hours when each luminaire will be operated.

(8) 

Total exterior lighting lamp lumens for proposed property.

(9) 

Lighting manufacturer specifications ("cut sheets") with photographs of the fixtures, indicating the cutoff characteristics of the luminaire.

(10) 

Detailed IES formatted photometric data for each fixture at mounting height and lumens proposed. (Note: This is computer-generated data which is supplied by all manufacturers, describing the light output of a fixture, upon which lighting plans are based. This will allow the Planning Department to fully assess the suitability of a fixture in a lighting plan, should it wish to double check the submission.)

(11) 

Types of timing devices used to control on/off.

(12) 

If necessary, documentation by a licensed lighting engineer showing that the provisions can only be met with a design that does not comply with §§ 85-862 through 85-873.

(13) 

Appropriate exterior lighting levels are dependent upon the general nature of the surroundings, and the reviewing board, department, division or agency of the Town of Brookhaven may require more or less than those listed in Table 3, which are based on the IESNA Recommended Practices Guidelines, RP 33 Lighting for Exterior Environments and RP 20 Lighting for Parking Lots.

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

B. 

No exterior lighting shall be installed, replaced, altered, changed, repaired, relocated, enlarged, moved, improved, or converted unless it conforms to a lighting plan approved by the applicable reviewing board, department, division or agency of the Town of Brookhaven.

C. 

The following guidelines will be made available to applicants to facilitate compliance:

(1) 

Illustrations of full cutoff and fully shielded fixtures.

(2) 

Diagrams of generally acceptable and generally unacceptable light fixtures.

(3) 

Diagrams of recommended fixture placement in relation to the property line to control light trespass.

(4) 

Table for mounting height and maximum light output recommendations.

(5) 

Table of limits of illumination targets for various common tasks, including parking lots, gas stations, walkways, and signs.