2 rules for unincorporated Hamilton County, Tennessee.
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Chattanooga's zoning code requires all outdoor luminaires to be full cutoff design, caps permitted lighting color temperature at 3200K, and bans searchlights, laser lights, and neon or LED outlining of buildings, cutting glare and skyglow.
Chattanooga City Code § 38-47(b)
All luminaires must be full cutoff luminaire design... All public lighting sources must have a correlated color temperature (CCT) at or below 3200°K.
Chattanooga zoning limits lighting to one footcandle at any lot line and requires all outdoor luminaires to be shielded so no glare falls on adjacent lots or the public right-of-way, protecting neighbors from spillover light.
Chattanooga City Code § 38-47(b)
The maximum allowable footcandle at any lot line is one footcandle... All outdoor luminaires must be located and adequately shielded so that there is no glare onto adjacent lots or onto the public right-of-way.
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