HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-01-14-Ordinance 2624_Lighting RegulationsORDINANCE NO.2624
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 304,SITE PLAN ORDINANCE,CITY OF
WAUKEE,IOWA,BY AMENDING SECTION 304.5(N),LIGHTING STANDARDS,TO
INCLUDE PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPLAY LOT LIGHTING
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Chapter 304,Waukee Municipal Code,Site Plan Ordinance of the City of
Waukee,Iowa,Section 304.5(N)(2),Definitions,is hereby amended by adding a definition for
Display lot and renumbering each consecutive subsection inlcttcr order:
a.Display lot.Outdoor areas where active nighttime sales activity occurs
and where accurate color perception of merchandise by customers is required.
Merchandise is defined as new and used vehicles owned by and actively offered
for sale to the general public by the property owner.Active is defined as those
times when sales employees are employed on site for the PU11'0SC of selling the
merchandise located on the property to the general public,and does not include
display of merchandise which is offered for sale at locations other than the
property.
Section 2.Chapter 304,Waukee Municipal Code,Site Plan Ordinance of the City of
Waukec,Iowa,Section 304.5(N)(3)(c)Design Guidelines and Standards -Commercial,is
hereby amended by adding a section related to Display Lot Lighting and renumbering each
consecutive subsection in numerical order:
(3)Display Lot Lighting
The mounting height for lighting fixtures shall not exceed thirty-
three feet (33 ')from grade to the top of the lighting fixture.
The display lot lighting adjacent to the public roadway or frontage
road shall have a maximum average maintained foot-candle for
display lot lighting of twenty-five (25)foot-candles.The
minimum average maintained toot-candles for display lot lighting
shall be one (1)foot candle.The maximum lighting level for a
display lot lighting fixture shall be thirty (30)foot-candles.
The remaining rows intended for vehicle display as defined on the
site plan shall have a maximum average maintained foot-candle for
display lot lighting of twenty (20)foot-candles.The minimum
average maintained foot-candles for display lot lighting shall be
one (1)foot candle.The maximum lighting level for a secondary
row a display lot lighting fixture shall be twenty-five (25)foot-
candles.
All customer and employee parking areas and other non-display
areas within the site shall conform to the Site and Parking Lot
Lighting requirements as defined above.
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The maximum horizontal foot-candle measurement at any property
line shall be two (2)foot-candles.The maximum maintained
vertical foot-candle at an adjoining property line shall be two (2)
foot-candles,as measured at five feet (5')above grade.
All display lot lighting fixtures shall meet the shielding and lamp
requirements contained in this ordinance and adhere to all other
requirements imposed by the Waukee Municipal Code.
After 10:00 p.m.and until 7:00 a.rn.,all display lot lighting
fixtures shall conform to the Site and Parking Lot Lighting
requirements as defined above through the means of a control
system or systems for outdoor general area lighting.An extension
of the cutoff time for display lot lighting levels for special events
may be permitted upon special request to the City Council.
The discontinuance of the use of the property for on site vehicular
sales shall eliminate the authority of property owner to operate the
display lot lighting at the levels set forth herein.In the event of
such discontinuation of use the lighting may only be operated in
accordance with the other requirements of this ordinance.It shall
be the property owners responsibility to notify its successors in
interest or tenants of the obligations imposed by this ordinance.
Section 3.Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with thc
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4.Severability Clause.If any section,provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section,provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 5.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage,approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the 14th day ofJanuary 2008,and approved this 14'h day ofJanuary 2008.
Attest:
I ooistra,City Administrator/Clerk
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