Paramus site plan rules require fully shielded luminaires with recessed lamps and demand that commercial lighting be reduced by half after business hours.
Under Chapter 371, Article VI of the Paramus Code (Required Improvements), all luminaires must be shielded to eliminate glare on adjacent properties and public streets, with lamps recessed within the fixture. Light sources must be metal halide or other Planning Board-approved material. For commercial sites in business, office, or industrial areas, circuits must be arranged so that at least 50% of luminaires (alternate fixtures) shut off after business hours, leaving only security lighting averaging about 0.4 footcandles maintained.
Installing unshielded floodlights, leaving exposed (non-recessed) lamps, running all parking-lot lights overnight, or omitting an after-hours reduction circuit on a commercial site violates the ordinance.
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