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22 <br />ATTACHMENT TWO (2) <br />6.31.3 1 Applicability: <br />A. All outdoor lighting installed on public or private property <br />shall comply with the outdoor lighting standards as <br />contained in Section 6.31, unless exempted in Section <br />6.31.4. <br />B. In the event of a conflict between the outdoor lighting <br />standards as contained in Section 6.31 and any other <br />section of this ordinance, the more stringent requirement <br />shall apply. <br />6.31.4 1 Exemptions: <br />The following are exempt from the provisions of the outdoor lighting <br />standards as contained in Section 6.31: <br />A. All outdoor lighting lawfully installed prior to the effective <br />date of the outdoor lighting standards contained in Section <br />6.31, except the replacement of mercury vapor luminaires. <br />Mercury vapor luminaires, except for single - family <br />residences, must be replaced in conformity with the <br />Outdoor Lighting Standards upon the earlier occurrence of <br />the replacement of the fixture or the lamp. <br />B. Any outdoor lighting, including mercury vapor, used for an <br />individual single - family residence, where the residence is <br />constructed as of the effective date of the outdoor lighting <br />standards contained in Section 6.31. <br />C. Bona fide agricultural uses. <br />D. Traffic control signals and devices. <br />E. Temporary emergency lighting (i.e. fire, police, repair <br />workers, highway maintenance and construction, etc.). <br />F. Moving vehicle lights. <br />G. Navigation lights (i.e. airports, heliports, radio /television <br />towers, communication towers, etc.). <br />H. Holiday decorations using typical unshielded low- wattage <br />incandescent lights, which are in place no longer than 60 <br />days. <br />