Matthews UDO Article 5 requires full cutoff shielded fixtures for commercial lighting, maximum 0.5 footcandles at property lines abutting residential, and pole height limits of 25-30 feet depending on district.
The Matthews UDO outdoor lighting standards require that all non-residential and multi-family outdoor lighting be designed to minimize light pollution and glare onto adjacent properties. All fixtures over 1,800 lumens must be full-cutoff (90-degree shielded) with no light emitted above the horizontal plane. Maximum illumination at property lines abutting residential zones is 0.5 footcandles; abutting other non-residential is 1.0 footcandle. Pole heights limited to 25 feet in neighborhood commercial and 30 feet in general commercial/industrial. Canopy lighting (gas stations, drive-thrus) must be recessed flush with the canopy ceiling. Residential single-family lighting is largely exempt but cannot create a nuisance onto neighbors.
UDO civil penalties up to 500 dollars per day. Correction requires fixture replacement or shielding retrofits. Photometric plans required for permit approval on commercial projects.
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Matthews enforces nighttime quiet hours from 11 PM to 7 AM on weekdays and 11 PM to 8 AM on weekends under the Town Code noise provisions, with plainly audib...
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Matthews does not have a leaf-blower-specific ordinance; operation is governed by general noise and construction-hour restrictions in the Town Code.
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Aircraft noise in Matthews is governed exclusively by federal FAA regulations; local ordinances cannot regulate aircraft operations or altitudes.
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