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This section describes the requirements that apply to exterior lighting plans submitted with an application. The applicant shall submit to the community development department sufficient information, in the form of an overall exterior lighting plan, to enable the department to determine that the applicable provisions will be satisfied. The exterior lighting plan shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

A. Manufacturer specification sheets, cut sheets or other manufacturer-provided information for all proposed lighting fixtures.

B. The proposed location, mounting height, and aiming point of all exterior lighting fixtures.

C. If building elevations are proposed for illumination, drawings shall be provided for all relevant building elevations showing the fixtures, the portions of the elevations to be illuminated, the luminance levels of the elevations, and the aiming point for any remote light fixture. If only architectural lighting below five foot candles (measured at the illuminated surface) is proposed, the director may waive this section or any portion of it.

D. A brief written narrative that describes the objectives of the lighting.

E. If requested by the community development department, photometric data (using standards provided by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America) shall be provided, including (as applicable) a photometric grid showing foot candle readings, horizontal and vertical projections, and color rendering index (CRI) data.

F. If needed to review proposed exterior lighting installations, the community development department may require additional information following the initial lighting plan submittal, including but not limited to landscaping information that indicates mature tree size, shrubbery and other vegetation in order to evaluate the long-term and seasonal effectiveness of lighting or screening of lighting. (Ord. 032/2007 § 1)