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Areas under a vehicular canopy shall have a maximum point of horizontal <br /> illuminance of twenty-four (24) maintained foot-candles (fc). Areas <br /> outside the vehicular canopy shall be regulated by Section 6.31.6. <br /> Acceptable methods include one or more of the following: <br /> A. Recessed fixture incorporating a lens cover that is either <br /> recessed or flush with the bottom surface (ceiling) of the <br /> vehicular canopy. <br /> B. Light fixture incorporating shields, or shielded by the edge <br /> of the vehicular canopy itself so that light is restrained to <br /> five degrees or more below the horizontal plane. <br /> C. Surface mounted fixture incorporating a flat glass that <br /> provides asemi-cutoff fixture or shielded light distribution. <br /> D. Indirect lighting where light is beamed upward and then <br /> reflected down from the underside of the vehicular canopy. <br /> Such fixtures shall be shielded such that direct illumination <br /> if focused exclusively on the underside of the vehicular <br /> canopy. <br />6.31.9 Outdoor Sports Field/Outdoor Performance Area: <br /> Outdoor sports field/performance area lighting serves a unique and <br /> specific purpose. The goal of such lighting is to provide performers <br /> adequate light to engage in approved activities at night and provide <br /> sufficient light levels allowinq_spectators to witness the activity <br /> The goal of these regulations is to allow far reasonable development and <br /> use of such lighting fixtures while attempting to mitigate potential ancillary <br /> impacts on adiacent property owners. <br /> A. Outdoor Sports FieldtOutdoor Performance Area lighting <br /> shall only be allowed for those principal and accessory uses <br /> needing such fixtures to properly function as intended <br /> durin evening hours. <br /> B. Within the urbanizing areas of the County as defined <br /> herein. there shall be a limit on the allowable height of such <br /> fixtures to eighty (80) feet. In rural areas of the County,, <br /> there shall be a limit on the allowable height of such fixtures <br /> to sixty 60) feet. <br /> A,C. All outdoor s orts field and outdoor erformance area <br />