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lighting appliances are prohibited. 2. Underwater lighting used for the illumination of swimming pools and other water features. 3. Lighting solely for the purpose of the internal or external lighting of signage in compliance with the City of Louisville Sign Code adopted pursuant to Section 17.24.010. 4. Portable lighting temporarily used for maintenance or repair. 5. Emergency lighting used for police, firefighting, emergency management, or medical personnel at their discretion as long as an emergency exists. 6. Temporary lighting required for road construction or other public improvements. 7. Lighting within public right-of-way for the principal purpose of illuminating streets or roads. No exemptions shall apply to any lighting within the public right-of-way when the principal purpose of the luminaire is to illuminate areas outside the public right-of-way. 8. Lighting required by county, state, or federal law. 9. Outdoor luminaires for holiday decor with a maximum of 180 lumens per luminaire. Blinking or flashing holiday decorations are prohibited on nonresidential properties. 10. Lighting for temporary events such as carnivals, circuses, festivals, fairs, civic events, when approved through a Temporary Use Permit pursuant to Chapter 17.60 or a Special Event Permit pursuant to Chapter 14.16, which may be subject to conditions of approval, including but not limited to shielding requirements, uplighting restrictions, and curfews. Uplighting is prohibited during peak migratory wildlife seasons, the duration of which will be communicated to the event holder at the time of permit application. B. The following outdoor lighting applications are exempt from the shielding requirements of this ordinance, provided they are (1) used to illuminate a human -activity area as defined in Section 17.26.020, and (2) turned off each day by 11 PM for multi -family properties, mixed use properties containing residences, and properties meeting the definition of residential, or thirty (30) minutes after closing or the completion of activities for nonresidential properties (excluding multi -family properties and mixed use properties containing residences): 1. For multi -family properties, mixed use properties containing residences, and properties meeting the definition of residential uses, outdoor luminaires with a maximum output of up to eighty (80) lumens per luminaire, regardless of the number of bulbs. 2. For nonresidential uses, except multi -family properties and mixed use Ordinance No. 1858, Series 2023 Page 10 of 14