3386 ORDINANCE NO. 3386
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE SANFORD CITY CODE,
TO ADOPT TFIF. RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING STANDARDS
AND TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATION OF THE
RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING STANDARDS IS A CIVIL
INFRACTION FOR WHICH A CITATION MAY BE ISSUED;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission of the City of Sanford to adopt
Residential Light'rag Standards; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the Residential Lighting Standards is done to facilitate
prevention of "light pollution" in residential areas caused by direct glare, and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA, that revisions to the City Code are hereby adopted as follows:
SECTION 1: That Article VIII~ Residenf~al Lighting Standards, shall be added, as follows:
ARTICLE VIII. RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING STANDARDS
Excessive lighting prohibited in Residential areas.
(a) All lighting is required to be installed in such a manner and be so shielded that the
cone of light shall fall within the perimeter of the property upon which such lighting
is located. U~ghting shall be directed away from adjacent properties. No direct glare
shall be directly visible from a public right-of-way or residential use adjacent to the
property in question. All lighfmg shall conform to applicable codes including but not
limited to building and electrical codes in effect within the City of Sanford.
(b) Any resident of the City of Sanford shall have the right to object to lighting that
causes direct glare or otherwise causes light to fall upon said resident' s residence in
a manner that causes direct glare. The City shall have the power and authority to
utilize any and all appropriate and lawful means and methods to eliminate direct glare
including Code Enforcement proceedings~ civil citation, and injunctive relief in circuit
court.
(c) City street lights are excepted from these standards.
SECTION 2: Section 18-87~ Schedule of Violations, of Article V. Code Enforcement
Citations is amended by the addition of "Section 18-1050 Excessive light'rag prohibited in
Residential Areas. Class IF.
SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY. ffany section or a portion of a section of this ordinance
proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to impair the validity, force or
effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 4: CONFLICTS. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE DATE. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this C;Q __~ day of ,,J~Z~J-q4/~.~ , A.D., 1998.
As the City Commission of the
City of Sanford, Florida
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