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ORDINANCE NO. 22 -84
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 713,
"SPILL -OVER LIGHTING CONTROL ", OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL,
FLORIDA; TO PROVIDE FOR SPILL -OVER LIGHTING
CONTROLS; PROVIDE STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT;
PROVIDE MEANS OF ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES;
REPEALING ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
4-1 -85
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 713, "Spill -over Lighting Control ", of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, is
hereby established as follows:
CHAPTER 713
SPILL -OVER LIGHTING CONTROL
Sec. 713.01 Policy to Prohibit Excessive Spill -over Light
Declared. It is herby declared to be the policy of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida, to prohibit unnecessary, excessive and
offensive spill -over lighting from all sources subject to its
police powers. The need for spill -over lighting regulation is a
matter of legislative determination and public policy and this
Ordinance is adopted in pursuance of and for the purpose of
securing and promoting the public health, comfort, convenience,
safety and welfare of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
the people residing therein.
Sec. 713.03 Spill -over Lighting Standards Established.
Area floodlighting fixtures or other materials installed or
provided within the corporate limits of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, unless excepted elsewhere, shall be installed
in or equipped so that the light source does not transmit
excessive, spill -over beyond the boundaries of the property on
which the lighting source is located.
Sec. 713.05 Spill -over Lighting Defined. Excessive
spill -over lighting shall be defined as spill -over lighting in
excess of .2 foot candles greater than the existing light (i.e.
moonlight) that trasmits beyond the property boundary line.
*Sec. 713.07 Exceptions. Any lighting souce eminenting from
a light source which is owned by, or under the control of, any
Federal, State, County or Municipal unit of government, or
public utility, shall be specifically excepted from this Ordinance.
Sec. 713.09 Method of Measurement Described. In order to
determine spill -over lighting the Code Enforcement Officer shall
measure the light where the light first spills over the adjoining
property by using a correctly calibrated light meter while
pointing the light meter directly at the souce light. The light
meter shall be calibrated in accordance with accepted recognized
standards.
Sec. 713.11 Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any provisions of this Chapter shall be punished as
provided in 5801.03. Every day in violation shall, be considered
a separate offense.
* Amended on Second Reading Ordinance No. 22-84
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MICROFIL :fED 4-15-85
SECTION 2. All portions of the Code in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, this 4th day of December
1984.
PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE: 11 -6 -84
First Reading, 11 -20 -84
Posted: 11 -07 -84
Advertised: 11 -14 -84
Second Reading: 12 -04 -84
NAME
YES
1
FISCHETTI
X
MARCHETTI
X
NICHOLAS
X
RUTHERFORD
X
WINCHESTER
X
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