§ 138-3509. Outdoor lighting.

(a)

General standards. All outdoor lighting devices shall be installed in conformance with the provisions of this Code and the Florida Building Code. The provisions of this section are not applicable to street lighting.

(1)

All outdoor lighting shall be designed and installed to prevent glare and light trespass on abutting property.

(2)

Outdoor lighting shall include full cut-off lighting fixtures. The term "full cut-off" has and is being used to describe luminaires that have no direct uplight (no light emitted above horizontal).

a.

Full cut-off fixtures are required for all outdoor walkway, parking lot, canopy and building/wall mounted lighting, and all lighting located within those portions of open-sided parking structures that are above ground.

b.

Lights that are properly installed in an architectural space (such as under a porch roof or a roof overhang) and that provide the functional equivalent of a full cut-off fixture do not need to include full cut-off fixtures.

(b)

Maximum outdoor lighting fixture height. The maximum height of exterior lighting fixtures, whether mounted on poles or walls or by other means, shall be as follows:

(1)

Twenty feet in residential districts.

(2)

Thirty feet in all nonresidential districts.

(3)

Lighting for outdoor sports fields are not subject to these height limitations; site compatibility concerns shall be reviewed as part of the site plan review.

(c)

Exemptions. The following are exempt from the requirements of this section:

(1)

Motion-detecting security lighting.

(2)

Street lights. Located in public right-of-way and/or along private roadways.

(3)

Government facilities. Outdoor light fixtures on, or in connection with facilities and land owned or operated by the federal, state, and/or local government, and the Pinellas County School Board. However, voluntary compliance with the intent and provisions of this section is encouraged.

(4)

Temporary construction and emergency lighting. Lighting necessary for construction or emergencies, provided the lighting is temporary and is discontinued immediately upon completion of the construction work or abatement of the emergency necessitating the lighting.

(5)

Hazard warning lighting. As required by federal or state regulatory agencies.

(6)

Seasonal lighting. Lighting that is clearly incidental to the use of the property and is customary and commonly associated with any national, local or religious holiday.

(7)

Flag lighting. Up-directed lighting illuminating flags.

(8)

Incandescent and fluorescent lighting. Incandescent lights 150 watts and less per fixture and fluorescent lights 20 watts and less per fixture.

(Ord. No. 18-36 , § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)