Shreveport draws a hard numeric line on spillover: the maximum allowable footcandle at any lot line is one footcandle, and no glare onto adjacent properties is permitted. Non-residential and multi-family projects must prove it with a photometric plan.
A lighting plan is required for all non-residential uses and multi-family dwellings, and it must include photometric plans showing the footcandle measurement at all lot lines, luminaire specifications, pole and mounting heights, and elevations sufficient to determine every cutoff angle relative to abutting parcels. A cut off luminaire must completely shield the light source from an observer three and one-half feet above the ground at any point along an abutting lot line. Extra security lighting above one footcandle is allowed only on evidence of need through site plan review.
Spillover above one footcandle at the lot line or glare onto a neighbor violates Section 7.2.B and is corrected through shielding, aiming, or fixture replacement.
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