22-1 General Provisions

A. Intent Statement: The Purpose of the Kanab Outdoor Lighting Ordinance is to establish regulations and guidelines for outdoor lighting that enhance public safety and security while preserving the night sky. B. General Standards: 1. Light Shielding and Direction: Unless specifically exempted below, all outdoor lighting shall be fully shielded and downward directed in compliance with the following: a. No artificial light source shall project direct artificial light into the nighttime sky; b. No artificial light source shall be placed at a location, angle, or height that creates a light trespass; c. The shielding shall be made of completely opaque material such that light escapes only through the bottom. Shielding that is translucent, transparent, has perforations or slits of any kind, or allows light to escape through it in any other manner is not permitted; and d. Shielding may be attained by light fixture design, building design, or other site design features such as fencing, walls, or other screening; provided, it is in strict compliance with subsections B1a through B1c of this section. C. Property Lighting: 1. Spot or flood lighting from a building or other structure is prohibited; 2. The overall height of any light, on a pole or building, used to illuminate the property shall not exceed twenty feet (20'); 3. All parking lot lighting shall use full cutoff fixtures along property lines. D. Specific Standards: In addition to the general standards of subsection B of this section, the following are specific standards that apply to certain lighting types and circumstances: 1. Canopy Lighting: All direct artificial light sources shall be shielded or recessed and shall not produce more than an average of twenty-five (25) foot-candles under the canopy; 2. Property Lighting: All artificial outdoor light sources shall not exceed one (1) foot-candle at property line; 3. Flickering or flashing lights shall not be permitted; 4. Property and Canopy Lighting: Dimming controls shall be installed, which allow the lighting to dim below the required average foot-candles. 5. Fixtures, Lamps, and Bulbs: Shall not exceed a maximum Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 3,000 degrees Kelvin (as listed on the packaging or otherwise). E. Exemptions: The following light sources are exempt from the requirements of this chapter: 1. Federal and state flag lighting; 2. Seasonal Lighting: Outdoor lighting; provided, it is in compliance with the following: a. Lighting shall not create a hazard or glare nuisance; and b. The lighting shall be temporary (less than ninety (90) days in a calendar year); 3. Low-Output Light Source: An artificial light source having an output equal to or less than one hundred five (105) lumens; provided, that the cumulative lumen output of all lowoutput light sources shall not exceed a ratio of one and one-half (1½) lumens per square foot of cumulative illuminated area. This ratio shall be calculated by combining the total lumen output of each low-output light source divided by the square footage of the area intended to be illuminated; 4. Motion Sensor Controlled Light Source: An artificial light source that has a light output equal to or less than nine hundred (900) lumens and is controlled by a motion sensor; provided, it is in compliance with the following: a. The motion sensor is set to turn the artificial light source off no more than ten (10) minutes after the last detection of motion; and b. The artificial light source is sufficiently shielded in a manner that prevents light trespass; 5. Tower Lighting: Tower lighting required by the FAA or the FCC; provided, that it shall not exceed the minimum requirements of those agencies. Collision markers shall have a dual mode for day and night to minimize impact to the night sky and migrating birds; 6. Traffic control devices and city facilities. 7. Lighting for public athletic fields, courts, and recreational play areas provided the lighting is shielded and directed in a manner that minimizes light trespass. 8. Temporary lighting for approved special events including outdoor concerts, theatrical performances, community events, or film production. 9. Single and Two Family Residential: Single and Two Family Residences in compliance with the following: a. Exterior lights are down lighting so that lighting does not trespass to adjoining properties. b. All exterior lighting shall be shielded, hooded, or directed so that no direct light is allowed to directly trespass onto adjacent properties. F. Procedures for Compliance: Prior to occupancy a commercial development shall be required to provide plans indicating the location of all artificial light sources on the premises. The required plans shall be presented in a manner that clearly demonstrates the development’s compliance to the Kanab City Outdoor Lighting Ordinance. G. Legal Nonconforming Lighting 1. Upon the adoption of this ordinance, all outdoor lighting fixtures not in conformity herewith shall be considered legal nonconforming outdoor lighting (i.e., grandfathered use), provided they were in compliance with the lighting regulations in effect at the time of their installation, modification, expansion, or relocation. 2. Any modification, expansion, or relocation of existing lighting fixtures, constituting a change or expansion of 50% or more of the existing lighting, on a commercially used property shall require compliance with this ordinance.