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008 <br />K. Any interior lighted signs may not be lit at night when <br />the face of the sign is removed or damaged in such a <br />way that the light may distract drivers or adjacent <br />property owners. <br />L. Any light fixture must be placed in such a manner that <br />no light emitting surface is visible from any residential <br />area or public /private roadway, walkway, trail or other <br />public way when viewed at ground level. <br />6.31.7 Lighting in Parking Lots and Outdoor Areas <br />A. Other than flood lights and flood lamps, all outdoor <br />area and parking lot lighting fixtures shall be cutoff <br />fixtures. <br />B. The mounting height of all outdoor lighting, except <br />outdoor sports field lighting and outdoor performance <br />area lighting, shall not exceed thirty -six (36) feet above <br />finished grade. <br />C. Any light fixture must be placed in such a manner that <br />no light emitting source surface is visible from any <br />residential area or public /private roadway. <br />6.31.8 Lighting for Vehicular Canopies, <br />Areas under a vehicular canopy shall have a maximum <br />point of horizontal illuminance of twenty -four (24) <br />maintained footcandles (fc). Areas outside the vehicular <br />canopy shall be regulated by Section 6.31.5. acceptable <br />methods include one or more of the following: <br />A. Recessed fixture incorporating a lens cover that is <br />either recessed or flush with the bottom surface <br />(ceiling) of the vehicular canopy. <br />B. Light fixture incorporating shields, or shielded by the <br />edge of the vehicular canopy itself so that light is <br />restrained to five degrees or more below the horizontal <br />plane. <br />C. Surface mounted fixture incorporating a flat glass that <br />provides a cutoff fixture or shielded light distribution. <br />D. Indirect lighting where light is beamed upward and <br />then reflected down from the underside of the <br />vehicular canopy. Such fixtures shall be shielded such <br />