108-16-7 Required Replacement Of Nonconforming Outdoor Lighting

After the effect of this chapter, which is August 1, 2017, all outdoor lighting that does not comply with the requirements of this chapter shall be considered nonconforming outdoor lighting. All nonconforming outdoor lighting shall be phased out in accordance with the following schedule: Lighting conversion. Except for outdoor lighting for a single-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling in existence or approved on or before August 1, 2017, any nonconforming outdoor artificial light source shall be terminated, replaced, or retrofitted to conform to the requirements of this chapter within ten years after the effect of this chapter. The city shall provide periodic public notice of the effect, of this chapter. The city shall employ educational methods and incentives to encourage voluntary compliance prior to this 10-year period and to assist the public in understanding and complying with this chapter; Lighting replacement. The replacement of any nonconforming outdoor artificial light source shall comply with the requirements of this chapter; Building exterior modification. When the replacement of a building's exterior materials exceeds 25 percent of the building's exterior area, excluding roof area, whether by a single modification project or by an accumulation of separate modification projects, all nonconforming outdoor lighting on the premises on or within 25 feet of the building shall be brought into compliance with the requirements of this chapter. This shall not include repainting or re-roofing. Building expansion. When a building's expansion exceeds the threshold established in this subsection, whether by a single expansion project or by an accumulation of separate expansion projects, all nonconforming outdoor lighting on the premises on or within 25 feet of the building shall be brought into compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The established threshold of expansion shall be the smaller of the following: Twenty-five percent of the total area of the building as it exists on August 1, 2017; or Two thousand five hundred square feet; and Site improvements. When a site improvement which requires a land use permit, conditional use permit, or design review approval, modifies an area that exceeds the threshold established in this subsection, whether by a single modification project or by an accumulation of separate modification projects, all nonconforming outdoor lighting on the premises shall be brought into compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The established threshold of modification shall be the smaller of the following: Twenty-five percent of the site area; or Twenty thousand square feet.