§ 18.18.150. Recreational facilities.  


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  • A.

    Lighting for outdoor recreation facilities to include city parks as defined in City Code Sections 13.24.010 in lighting zones E1, E2, E3, and E4, shall be considered class 1 (color rendition), as defined in the Lighting Handbook, and shall be exempt from the lumens per acre limits of Section 18.18.080.

    B.

    Shielding. In lighting zones E1, E2, E3 and E4, full cutoff is required for outdoor recreation facilities. Football fields, soccer fields, golf courses and baseball diamonds designed for class III or IV levels of play (typically amateur or municipal league, elementary to high school, training, recreational or social levels; cf. Lighting Handbook and Illuminating Engineering Society, NA RP-6 Sports and Recreational Area Lighting publication) or designed for class I and II levels of play (typically college, semi-professional, professional or national levels) shall utilize luminaires with minimal uplight consistent with the illumination constraints of the design. Where full cutoff light fixtures are not required and not utilized, acceptable luminaires shall include those which:

    1.

    Are provided with internal and/or external glare control louvers and installed so as to minimize uplight and offsite light trespass, and

    2.

    Are installed and maintained with aiming angles that permit no greater than five percent of the light emitted by each light fixture to project above the horizontal.

    C.

    Illuminance. All lighting installations shall be designed to achieve no greater than the minimal illuminance levels for the activity as recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).

    D.

    Off-site light trespass. The installation shall also limit off-site trespass (outside the parcel containing the recreational facility) to the maximum extent possible consistent with the illumination constraints of the design. For class III and IV levels of play, a design standard of one lux (0.1 fc) at the property line of any residential property at a vertical point five feet above grade, as measurable from any orientation of the measuring device, shall be required. For Class I and II levels of play, a design goal of one and one-half lux (0.15 fc) at the property line of any residential property at a vertical point five feet above grade, as measurable from any orientation of the measuring device, shall be required.

    E.

    Engineering design. Every such lighting system shall be designed by a professional engineer currently registered in the State.

    F.

    Curfew. All events shall be scheduled so as to complete all activity before the curfew listed in Table 18.18.150. Illumination of the playing field, court or track shall be permitted after the curfew only to conclude a scheduled event that began prior to the curfew that was unable to conclude before the curfew.

    Table 18.18.150 SPORTS FACILITY AND DISPLAY LOT LIGHTING CURFEWS

    Lighting Zone
    E4 E3 E2 E1
    11 P.M. 10 P.M. 9 P.M.
    City Parks:
    10 PM (1 Oct - 30 April)
    11 PM (1 May—30 Sept)
    8 P.M.

     

    (Ord. 15996 § A (part), 2005)

(Ord. 17171, § 12, 8-18-2009; Ord. No. 17921, § 2, 12-18-2012)