[Vision2020] outdoor lighting

[Dan Carscallen]

Tom asks about outdoor lighting.  
 
Title 4, Chapter 6, Section 6-15 deals with it.  
 
Height is restricted:  
2. Height Standards.
No luminaire shall exceed theheight specified for each Zoning District
and described as the distance between grade at base of the supporting
pole or structure to the top of the luminaire unless otherwise specified
herein:
a. SR, R-1, R-2, R-3: fifteen feet (15’)
b. AF, FR, R-4, R-O, NB, RTO: twenty feet (20’)
c. CB, GB, MB, I: twenty-five feet (25’)
d. U: thirty-five feet (35’)
 
There are also restrictions on output, and I put in bold the section
regarding location.
 
I hope this helps.
 
Here's the whole thing:
http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE04/chapter6.pdf
 
§ 6-15 TITLE 4 — ZONING CODE § 6-15
 
Sec. 6-15. Outdoor Lighting.
 
2. Height Standards.
No luminaire shall exceed the height specified for each Zoning District
and described as the distance between grade at base of the supporting
pole or structure to the top of the luminaire unless otherwise specified
herein:
a. SR, R-1, R-2, R-3: fifteen feet (15’)
b. AF, FR, R-4, R-O, NB, RTO: twenty feet (20’) 
c. CB, GB, MB, I: twenty-five feet (25’)
d. U: thirty-five feet (35’)
3. Residential Zoning District Outdoor Lighting Standards.
a. All outdoor lighting on property within residential Zoning Districts
of the City shall be full cutoff with the following exceptions:
i. All luminaires with a maximum output of four hundred (400) lumens,
regardless of number of lamps may be left unshielded or partially
shielded, provided that such luminaire has an opaque top or is under an
opaque structure.
ii. Freestanding luminaries with a maximum output of one thousand
(1,000) lumens, regardless of number of lamps provided the lamp is
partially shielded, the luminaire has an opaque top, or it is located
under an opaque structure.
iii. Partially shielded, wallmounted Luminaires located below an eave
with a maximum output of two thousand (2,000) lumens. Examples of lamp
types of two thousand (2000) lumens and less are:
(a.) 100 Watt Standard Incandescent
(b.) 15 Watt Cool White Fluorescent
(c.) 15 Watt Compact Fluorescent
(d.) 18 Watt Low Pressure Sodium
iv. An angled spot or floodlight, provided that the luminaire is not
directed more than twenty-five degrees (25°) in any direction from a
vertical line—drawn from the center of the lamp to the surface directly
below it.
v. A partially shielded floodlight equipped with a timer that allows
illumination only between dusk and 11:00 p.m. local time.
vi. A luminaire activated by a motion sensor where such luminaire:
(a.) Emits light only for a maximum of five (5) minutes per activation
when activated;
(b.) Is not triggered by activity off the property upon which such
luminaire is located.
vii. Lighting of communication and/or navigation towers required by law
or regulation other than by their Code.
b. Every freestanding luminaire within single family and two (2) family
Residential Zoning Districts of the City shall be placed at a height
equal to or less than the sum of H=(D/3)+3, where D is the distance in
feet to the side and rear property lines from the closest point of the
lamp and not to exceed the maximum height requirements otherwise
specified in this Chapter, with the following exceptions:
i. A freestanding luminaire for a parking lot associated with an
institutional facility or any use other than a single or two (2) family
residential and which is approved as part of a Conditional Use Permit,
Special Use Permit, or Planned Unit Development and which is set back
from the side and rear property lines a distance no less than the height
of the luminaire.
ii. Municipal outdoor lighting, as otherwise regulated by this Chapter.
iii. Public parks, Recreation Facilities and athletic field outdoor
lighting, as otherwise regulated by this Chapter.
iv. A freestanding luminaire installed to illuminate a driveway or alley
at its intersection with a street may be placed up to the street
right-of-way line, subject to the height limitations of Section (D)(2)
herein 
4. Non-Residential Zoning District
Outdoor Standards. 
All outdoor lighting in Zoning
Districts other than Residential within the City shall be full cut-off
with the following exceptions:
a. Lighting of communication and/or navigation towers required by law or
regulation other than by their Code.
b. Lighting of public spaces and public rights of way within the Central
Business Zoning District on the University of Idaho campus in its
historic district provided the outdoor lighting is partially shielded
and does not trespass on residential properties.
5. Municipal Outdoor Lighting.
All outdoor lighting on property owned or managed by the City shall be
full cut-off unless otherwise allowed herein.
a. All existing streetlights owned, operated, or leased by the City and
not in compliance with this Section at the time of adoption of this
Section shall be made to be compliant with this Section within twenty
(20) years or subject to the City of Moscow Street Light Replacement and
Retrofit Plan as approved by Council.
b. All newly installed streetlights owned, operated, or leased by the
City within Residential Zoning Districts and along street frontage of
those properties directly adjacent to Residential Zoning Districts shall
not exceed thirty feet (30’) in height except as required for City
street intersections with traffic signals.
6. Outdoor Sign Lighting: All outdoor sign lighting, placement, and use,
shall be regulated by Section 4-6-13 of this Code.
7. Public Parks, Recreation Facilities, and Athletic Field Lighting.
a. All newly installed outdoor lighting in a public park, a recreation
facility, or a ball field shall be full cutoff and not trespass on to
adjoining property.
b. Repair, replacement, or other modification of an existing
noncompliant public park, recreational facility, athletic field or
similar outdoor lighting system which meets or exceeds fifty percent
(50%) of the replacement cost of the system, as valued on the effective
date of this Chapter, shall be repaired, replaced, or modified so as to
be in conformance within the current standards established herein. For
purposes of this subsection, “system” shall mean the entirety of a
coordinated grouping of luminaires necessary to provide outdoor lighting
for the desired use(s) of a public park, recreational facility, and/or
ball field. If no such repair, replacement or other modification occurs
to result in compliance with this Chapter within twenty (20) years from
the effective date of this Chapter, any such non-compliant lighting
shall be replaced or modified with compliant lighting within twenty (20)
years from the effective date of this Chapter.
E. Exemptions. The following outdoor lighting may be exempted from the
provisions of this Chapter by the
Zoning Administrator:
1. Temporary Use Exemptions
a. Outdoor lighting needed during construction projects, provided that
reasonable mitigation measures are taken, such as partial shielding or
placement of luminaires at an angle to minimize light trespass.
b. Search lights for the purpose of special event advertising, provided
that such outdoor lighting shall not exceed three (3) consecutive days
and for not more than five (5) such events per business per year.
c. Seasonal outdoor lighting decorations utilizing low-wattage or
low-voltage incandescent lamps shall be permitted for public festivals,
celebrations, and the observance of holidays except where such creates a
nuisance.
d. All temporary emergency lighting needed by a governmental body,
franchise, or agency to respond to an emergency.
e. Special event lighting on the University of Idaho campus.
2. Other Exemptions
a. Federal facilities and State and Federal highways. 
b. Swimming Pool and Fountain Lighting. Underwater lighting used for the
illumination of swimming pools and fountains is exempt from the lamp
type and shielding standards provided herein, though it must conform to
all other provisions of this Ordinance.
c. Flagpole uplighting for flags of government entities, provided that
the lit flagpole is set back a minimum of twenty feet (20’) from any
property line, does not cause light trespass, and the maximum lumen
output does not exceed thirteen thousand (13,000) lumens in
non-residential Zoning
Districts and eight thousand (8,000) lumens in Residential Zoning
Districts.
d. Lighting on or for telecommunications or antenna towers or antenna
support structures or any related elements thereof which is required by
the Federal Aviation Administration or any other State or Federal agency
having such authority.
3. Variance
The Zoning Administrator may accept application to the Board of
Adjustment for a Variance from the requirements of this Section, subject
to the provisions of Section 8-3 of this Code.
(Ord. 2005-03, 01/18/2005)
 
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