Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

 

18.435 Outdoor Lighting

 

18-435.040 General Requirements and Additional Requirements

  1. A.
    General Requirements
    1. 1.
      All light fixtures, including security lighting, must be zero uplight, per the IES Luminaire Classification System, non-adjustable type fixtures, with a mounting angle not exceeding 90 degrees.
    2. 2.
      All lighting shall be shielded or aimed in a manner as to not direct light onto neighboring properties.
    3. 3.
      House side shields shall be provided on all perimeter parking lot lighting within 100 feet of any neighboring single-family residential property line.
    4. 4.
      The maximum maintained vertical footcandles at the property line of a residentially zoned property shall be 0.5 footcandles measured at 5 feet above grade at 5-foot intervals.
    5. 5.
      Any light or combination of lights that cast light on a public street shall not exceed 1 footcandle (meter reading) as measured from the centerline of the street. 
    6. 6.
      The Light Loss Factor for design calculations of LED lights is 0.91.
    7. 7.
      All lighting must comply with the City’s currently adopted Energy Conservation Code.
    8. 8.
      Color Rendering Index (CRI) shall be a minimum of 70.

 

  1. B.
    Additional Requirements
    1. 1.
      Searchlights and similar spot light fixtures, such as moving, flashing, chasing and strobe lights used to attract attention to a place are prohibited unless approved as a Special Event Permit (18.380).
    2. 2.
      Temporary lighting installations are subject to a Special Event Permit (18.380).
    3. 3.
      Building mounted lighting installations are subject to Architectural Design Standards ADS4.19.
    4. 4.
      Illumination for signage is subject to 18.440.050.E.
    5. 5.
      Public streets are subject to the requirements of the Overland Park Streetlight Design Manual.
    6. 6.
      Private Drives serving residential development shall provide lighting which meets the Overland Park Streetlight Design Manual.
    7. 7.
      The designer shall certify that all proposed lighting for night-time activities provides adequate illumination for the scheduled activities as recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

 

(History: Ord. No. ZRR-3447 §5, 2024)

Effective on: 1/1/1901