Human -activity areas. Areas such as driveways, parking lots, walkways, decks, porches,
<br />seating areas, entryways, and other outdoor spaces with such improvements that facilitate
<br />gathering, wayfinding, and/or transportation.
<br />Installation. Art, monuments, or any other outdoor features, whether owned publicly or
<br />privately, that are meant for public enjoyment and are visible from a public right-of-way or
<br />public access easement.
<br />Light trespass (or "trespass"). The encroachment of light, typically across property
<br />boundaries, measured in foot-candles at ground level.
<br />Lighting. Electric, manufactured, or artificial lighting.
<br />Lighting plan. A document(s) (site plan, schedule, et cetera) and accessory materials
<br />(specification sheet(s), et cetera) that contains sufficient evidence demonstrating
<br />compliance with all of the relevant provisions of this ordinance including, but not limited to,
<br />light source, height, fixture, footcandle, and lumens.
<br />Lumen. The unit of measure used to quantify the amount of light produced by a lamp or
<br />emitted from a luminaire (as distinct from "watt," a measure of power consumption).
<br />Luminaire. A complete lighting unit consisting of a light source and ballast(s) or driver(s)
<br />(when applicable), together with the parts designed to distribute the light, to position and
<br />protect the light source(s), and to connect the light source(s) to the power supply.
<br />Luminous elements. The lamp (light bulb), any diffusing elements, and surfaces intended
<br />to reflect or refract light emitted from the lamp individually or collectively comprise the
<br />luminous elements of a luminaire.
<br />Nonresidential. Properties with commercial, industrial, mixed -use, and/or multi -family
<br />buildings of seven (7) dwellings or more.
<br />Outdoor lighting. Lighting installed within the property line and outside the building
<br />envelopes, whether attached to poles, building structures, the earth, or any other location;
<br />and any associated lighting control equipment.
<br />Outdoor recreation facilities. Outdoor areas with playing surfaces that are accessible to
<br />the public or are used for private commercial purposes.
<br />Prohibited lighting. Those certain types of lighting described in Section 17.26.040(C).
<br />Residential. Single-family homes, duplexes, town houses, row houses, and multi -family
<br />buildings of six (6) dwellings or fewer.
<br />Redevelopment. Any new construction on a parcel or lot following a substantial
<br />demolition on such parcel or lot.
<br />Substantial addition, nonresidential. Building additions or new or replacement
<br />structures comprising 25% or more of the existing building(s) total square footage,
<br />inclusive of all floors, on a parcel or lot. An addition concerning only one single unit within
<br />a building containing multiple units, which does not represent an increase of 25% or more
<br />to the building square footage, shall not constitute a substantial addition.
<br />Ordinance No. 1858, Series 2023
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