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ORDINANCE NO. 2000-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
RELATING TO LANDSCAPE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR
SITE LIGHTING; AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE
OCOEE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 180 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,
FLORIDA BY REVISING SECTION 6-14(C)(2)(i) OF
ARTICLE VI (AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 99-23)
RELATING TO SITE LIGHTING; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee desires to minimize
glare, light pollution and light trespass and improve the overall quality of site lighting within
professional office, service, commercial, and industrial zoning districts and within all property
approved for professional office, service, commercial, and industrial uses within Planned Unit
Development zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to reVIse the Landscape Design
Standards relating to site lighting to effectuate these changes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee
has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the
State of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 2.
Section 6-14(c)(2)(i) of Article VI of Chapter 180 of the
Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
2. Landscape Design Standards
1. Site Lighting
(i) Lighting poles and fixtures shall be decorative in nature, metal, painted
black, and not exceed 30 feet in height. They shall be equipped in a manner to
promote quality versus quantity of lighting, to screen out horizontal glare, and
to eliminate spillover onto adjacent tracts. (see Figure 12). Site lighting shall
not exceed 1.00 foot candle in intensity at any property boundary adjoining a
residential use.
(ii) Decorative lighting shall be provided along walkway connections and within
pedestrian areas where parking lot lighting is inadequate to provide sufficient
illumination. Lighting poles and fixtures shall be metal, painted black to match
parking lot fixtures, not exceed 12 feet in height, and be equipped with shielded
or full-cutoff luminaires incorporating flush-mounted lenses. (see Figure 12)
Decorative low light walkway bollards may also be permitted where
appropriate.
(iii) Site lighting shall not incorporate spot or flood-light fixtures mounted on
building walls, roofs, or poles.
(iv) Lighting of on-site buildings shall be limited to shielded wall-washer type
fixtures or down lights which do not produce spillover lighting or night-sky
pollution.
(v) Lighting at building entrances may exceed allowable standards of intensity
for safety purposes upon demonstration to the City that compliance with this
subsection will create a public safety hazard and that special and unique
conditions exist requiring additional lighting at building entrances; provided,
however, that such lights shall be directed downward to minimize spillover
lighting and glare.
(vi) Lighting fixtures located under porte-cocheres, service station canopies or
similar structures shall be totally enclosed within the structure and utilize flush-
mounted or recessed lenses to direct lighting downward to prevent any visible
glare to surrounding properties, adjoining roadway!r., parking areas or
walkways.
(vii) All site lighting shall be designed to minimize glare, light pollution and
light trespass while promoting high visual acuity in accordance with
recommended practices as contained in Publication RP-33-99 of the Illuminating
Engineering Society of North America. All lighting fixtures shall be equipped
with shielded or full-cutoff luminaires incorporating flush-mounted lenses.
(viii) All site lighting within parking, pedestrian, landscape, service and
driveway areas of the uses listed below shall not exceed the following
illuminance levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society of
America utilizing a maximum. 75 combined maintenance factor:
Average Illuminance
in Foot Candles on
Ground
Maximum Illuminance
in Foot Candles on
Ground
Enclosed Shopping Malls 2
Office, Service, and Industrial Uses 2
Commercial Uses and Shopping Centers 2.5
Convenience Stores and Service Stations 3.5
Auto and Boat Dealerships 5
7
7
7.5
10
15
Illuminance levels shall be computed over developed portions of each site only
and shall not factor in enclosed building pad areas or retention pond areas lying
outside required landscape buffers. Time-averaged or other alternative methods
of computing illuminance levels shall not be permitted.
(ix) Lighting may exceed allowable standards of intensity to the extent necessary
to comply with (a) Section 655.92, Florida Statutes, related to automated teller
machine lighting, (b) Section 812.173, Florida Statues, related to lighted
parking lots for convenience businesses, and (c) provisions of Florida law, if
any, establishing minimum lighting standards in conflict with this subsection on
site lighting.
(x) For safety and security reasons, a minimum average of 1.0 footcandle of
illumination shall be maintained over the developed portion of a site during
normal business hours.
SECTION 3.
Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion
hereto.
SECTION 4.
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2pl day of March, 2000.
ATTEST:
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FOR USE ANDLIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA.
APPROVED 1t~~~~ LEGALITY
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City Attorney
APPROVED:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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ADVERTISED: February 24, 2000
READ FIRST TIME: March 7, 2000
READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED:
March 21, 2000
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO.: VI-C
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