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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 103A.8B STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR
1 2 LIGHTING.
1 3 1. DEFINITIONS.
1 4 a. "Fully shielded" means the construction of an outdoor
1 5 light fixture in a way that allows no light rays to be emitted
1 6 by the installed fixture at angles above the horizontal plane
1 7 as certified by the lighting manufacturer or the photometric
1 8 test report relating to the fixture.
1 9 b. "Installation" means the attachment or fixation in
1 10 place, whether or not connected to a power source, of an
1 11 outdoor light fixture.
1 12 c. "Outdoor light fixture" means an outdoor electrically
1 13 powered illuminating device, outdoor lighting or reflective
1 14 surface, lamp, or a similar device, permanently installed or
1 15 portable, used for illumination or advertisement. Such
1 16 devices include, but are not limited to, search, spot, flood,
1 17 and area lighting for the following:
1 18 (1) Buildings and structures.
1 19 (2) Recreational facilities.
1 20 (3) Parking lots.
1 21 (4) Landscape lighting.
1 22 (5) Outdoor advertising displays, billboards, and signs.
1 23 (6) Public and private street lighting.
1 24 (7) Walkway lighting.
1 25 (8) Product display area lighting.
1 26 (9) Building overhangs and open canopies.
1 27 2. PROHIBITIONS. A person shall not do any of the
1 28 following:
1 29 a. Install an outdoor light fixture that is not fully
1 30 shielded when the rated output of the outdoor light fixture is
1 31 greater than one thousand eight hundred lumens.
1 32 b. Illuminate any of the following between eleven p.m. and
1 33 sunrise:
1 34 (1) Advertising signs on or off the real property of a
1 35 business. However, advertising signs of a business may be
2 1 illuminated while the business operation is open to the
2 2 public.
2 3 (2) A building or surrounding landscape, public or
2 4 private, for aesthetic or decorative purposes. However,
2 5 security lighting is excluded from this prohibition.
2 6 (3) An outdoor recreational facility, public or private,
2 7 except to complete a specified organized recreational event,
2 8 already in progress and under illumination in conformance with
2 9 this section.
2 10 (4) A laser source light, a strobe light, or a high-
2 11 intensity light for outdoor advertising or entertainment.
2 12 (5) A searchlight for advertising purposes.
2 13 (6) White strobe lights on communication towers. However,
2 14 white strobe lights may be used where required by the federal
2 15 government.
2 16 (7) An outdoor display lot, such as, but not limited to,
2 17 an automobile sales or rental lot, recreational vehicle sales
2 18 lot, or building material sales lot. However, security
2 19 lighting is excluded from this prohibition.
2 20 3. EXEMPTIONS. The following are exempt from the
2 21 requirements of this section:
2 22 a. Outdoor light fixtures installed on and in connection
2 23 with those facilities and land owned or operated by the
2 24 federal government, or any department, division, agency, or
2 25 instrumentality of the federal government. However, voluntary
2 26 compliance is encouraged.
2 27 b. Airport lighting required for the safe operation of
2 28 airplanes.
2 29 c. Emergency lighting by police, fire, and rescue
2 30 authorities.
2 31 4. PENALTY. A person who installs or operates an outdoor
2 32 light fixture in violation of the requirements of this section
2 33 commits a simple misdemeanor. Each installation or operation
2 34 of an outdoor light fixture in violation of this section
2 35 constitutes a separate offense.
3 1 5. ENFORCEMENT. Provisions of the state building code
3 2 relating to the installation and operation of an outdoor light
3 3 fixture shall apply throughout the state. This section does
3 4 not apply to an outdoor light fixture installed before the
3 5 effective date of this Act.
3 6 EXPLANATION
3 7 This bill sets standards for outdoor lighting. Definitions
3 8 are listed for the terms "fully shielded", "installation", and
3 9 "outdoor light fixture". The bill subjects a person who
3 10 installs an outdoor light fixture to shielding requirements.
3 11 Other requirements of the bill dictate that a person shall not
3 12 illuminate the following between eleven p.m. and sunrise:
3 13 advertising signs with the exception of signs of a business
3 14 when the business is open to the public; outdoor illumination,
3 15 public or private, with the exception of security lighting; an
3 16 outdoor recreational facility except to complete a specified
3 17 organized recreational event already in progress; a laser
3 18 source light, a strobe light, or a high-intensity light for
3 19 outdoor advertising or entertainment; and searchlights for
3 20 advertising purposes.
3 21 Exempted from the requirements of the bill are airport
3 22 lighting, emergency lighting, and outdoor light fixtures
3 23 installed on facilities or land owned or operated by the
3 24 federal government.
3 25 Violation of the bill constitutes a simple misdemeanor. A
3 26 simple misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of at least $50 but
3 27 not to exceed $100, or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
3 28 Each installation or operation of an outdoor light fixture in
3 29 violation of the bill constitutes a separate violation of the
3 30 bill.
3 31 Provisions of the state building code relating to the
3 32 installation and operation of an outdoor light fixture shall
3 33 apply throughout the state. The bill does not apply to an
3 34 outdoor light fixture installed before the effective date of
3 35 the bill.
4 1 LSB 3013HH 76
4 2 kah/cf/24.2
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