Maintained vertical illuminance at the property line of residentially zoned property cannot exceed 0.5 footcandles, measured five feet above grade. Light cast on a public street cannot exceed 1 footcandle at the street centerline.
Chapter 18.435 requires all lighting to be shielded or aimed so it does not throw light onto neighboring properties. Perimeter parking lot fixtures within 100 feet of a single-family residential property line carry house side shields. Lighting plans, prepared by a certified lighting designer or professional engineer, include a point-by-point calculation on a five-foot grid plus a vertical footcandle calculation at five-foot intervals along property lines abutting residential property. Parking lot poles reach 20 feet in residential districts and 33 feet in commercial and industrial districts, measured from grade including the base. Auto dealership poles stop at 24 feet.
Enforcement runs through zoning. Violations are misdemeanors under OPMC 18.100.110, punishable by fines up to $500 or six months imprisonment, with each day a separate offense.
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