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2/19/1999 DRAFT COPY OF PROPOSED rISA ORDINANCE <br />not present. <br />SECTION 14. Section 15-243 (Excessive Illumination) is rewritten to 'read as follows: <br />Section 15-243 Excessive Illumination. <br />(a) Outdoor lighting (not including sign lighting) shall be controlled in both height and intensity <br />as provided in this section., <br />(b) No development shall be permitted to produce a strong light or reflection of that light beyond <br />its lot lines onto neighboring properties, or onto any street so as to impair the vision of the driver of any <br />vehicle upon such street. <br />(c) Light fixtures may not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, and luminaries shall be shielded or <br />configured to cast the light downward and to prevent light from shining beyond the lot lines into neighboring <br />properties or public ways. The permit issuing authority may by condition impose additional requirements as <br />necessary to prevent adverse impacts to adjoining properties and residents. <br />(d) Under no circumstances may the light level at the lot line exceed 0.2 foot-candles, measured <br />at ground level. <br />SECTION 15. Subsection A-6 (b)(15) is amended to read as follows: "Outdoor illumination with <br />lighting fixtures sufficiently identified to demonstrate compliance with Sections 15-242 and 15-243." <br />SECTION 16. Section 15-163 (Noise) is amended by adding the following two sentences at the end <br />of subsection (a): "Noises that exceed the levels set forth below shall be deemed annoying or disruptive. <br />Low frequency noises shall be considered annoying and disruptive if they exceed the decibel levels set forth <br />below when measured without using an A-weighted filter, or if such noises generate a perceptible vibration <br />within structures located beyond the boundaries referenced above." <br />SECTION 17. Section 15-50 is rewritten to read as follows: <br />Section 15-50 Site Planning Procedures for Major Subdivisions <br />(a) Before submitting an application for a conditional or special use permit for a major <br />subdivision, the applicant shall comply with the requirements of this section. <br />(b) The applicant shall submit a site analysis plan drawn approximately to scale flinch = 100 <br />feet) that contains the following information: <br />(1) The name and address of the developer; <br />(2) The proposed name and location of the subdivision <br />(3) The approximate total acreage of the proposed subdivision; <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />Page 24 of 3S <br />