14-15-107 OFF-STREET PARKING - LIGHTING
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The official Bountiful code is at https://www.bountiful.gov/197/Land-Use-Code.
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A. Lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking spaces, vehicle maneuvering areas, or loading/unloading areas shall conform to the following standards:
1. Lighting shall be provided at all driveway entrances.
2. Light poles shall be set on pillars or placed in landscaped areas to minimize direct contact with vehicles.
2. To reduce light pollution, lighting systems shall obscure the lamp image to direct light where needed.
3. Luminaire mounting height shall reasonably match the scale of the surrounding buildings.
5. Noise created by electromagnetic ballasts shall be kept to a minimum and shall not be noticeable above ambient background levels.
6. All parking and drive areas shall have minimum illuminance levels as follows:
a. Commercial uses: 0.5 horizontal footcandles, 0.25 vertical footcandles.
b. Residential, public facility and industrial uses: 0.2 horizontal footcandles, 0.1 vertical footcandles.
7. Lighting shall be arranged or directed so as to reflect the light away from adjacent properties and to prevent glare for street traffic. The intensity of light at adjoining residential property shall not exceed 0.1 footcandles.
B. Lighting Plans.
1. Lighting plans submitted for review shall include the location and height of all light poles.
2. Designers of lighting plans shall consider:
a. Shadow effects of trees, signs, buildings, screen walls or other fixed objects.
b. Sufficiently illuminating the entire off-street parking area to allow pedestrians and motorists to see potential danger in their peripheral vision, to promote pedestrian and vehicle safety, and to prevent assault, theft and vandalism.
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