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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1980-068Introduced ��i�'� Temp . # 7 7/ ae r 7 8 U 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 hil 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 33 34 35 36 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. O-7-6409— An ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 79-32 PERTAINING TO PARKING LOT LIGHTING STANDARDS BY REMOVING REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING PARKING FACILITIES NOT USED FOR _ COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES TO PROVIDE LIGHTING; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF INVALID PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN -EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: Section 1 of Ordinance 79-32 is amended by adding the words, numerals and punctuation underscored,.and by deleting the words, numerals and punctuation struck through as follows: SECTION 1: All parking facilities to be developed in the future that serve Group A, B, C (Exclusive of Public Schools), D, E, F, G, H, (Exclusive of single family, duplex, and triplex units), and Divisions 3 (Stadiums, re- viewing stands, grandstands, enclosed grandstands, arenas, and enclosed domed structures) and 8 (Open storage yards, including lumber yards and con- _ tractors' storage yards) of Group J occupancies (as described in the South Fi6rida Building Code as amended from time to time) shall be illuminated according to the standards contained herein. All parking facilities used for commercial and industrial 2urposes in the groups listed above, and existing on June 27,.1979, the effective date of this ordinance which will be used one-half hour after sundown, shall within eighteen months from the said effective date of this ordinance, be .illuminated according to standards contained herein. A. For the purposes of this section, exterior parking facilities shall include the parking surface of open parking lots and access thereto, and parking areas and other nonenclosed areas at grade level for which the parking facilities are a requirement. Garage parking facilities shall include under- ground, multi -level parking garages, and enclosed grade level parking facilities. B. (1) For exterior parking facilities, the intensity of illumination shall provide an average of one (1) footcandle'(fc) equal to one lumen per square foot, and shall be well distributed on the pavement areas; however, at no point shall illumination be less than one-fourth (1/4) footcandle. (2) Garage parking facilities shall provide an average intensity of illumination of fifty (50) footcandles at the entrance, ten (10) footcandles in traffic lanes and five (5) footcandles in storage areas. 13 14 is 16 11 a 20 M 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (3) The current edition of the "IES Lighting Handbook", published by the Illuminating Engineers Society, 345 East 47 Street, New York, New York 10017, is the standard to be used by the architect or engineer as a guide for the design and testing of parking facility lighting. The standards contained therein shall apply unless standards developed and adopted by this ordinance or subsequent amendments are more severe, in which case the more restrictive standards shall apply. C. All site plans for buildings to be constructed after June 27, 1979, the effective date of this ordinance, to be used for Groups A, B, C (Exclusive of Public Schools), D, E, F, G, H (Exclusive of single family, duplex, and triplex units), and Divisions 3 (Stadiums, reviewing stands, grandstands, enclosed grandstands, arenas and enclosed domed structures) and 8 (Open storage yards, including lumber yards and contractors' storage yards) of Group J occupancies as set forth in the South Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time, must be accompanied by a parking facility lighting plan submitted by a registered architect or a registered engineer. The lighting plan shall be certified by the registered architect or registered engineer as providing illumination in accordance with the applicable minimum standards set forth in Section 13 above. Subsequent construction must comply with said lighting plan. If there exists a question concerning whether the work was done in accordance with specifications, the Building Official may require as a prerequisite to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy that the architect or engineer who prepared the plans certify that all work was done in accordance with specifications. devices. D. All required illumination shall be controlled by automatic (1) For business uses with exterior or garage parking facilities, the required illumination shall be provided at least thirty (30) minutes after the closing time of any establishment served by the parking facility. (2) Any parking facility that serves a residential use must maintain the minimum levels of illumination established by this ordinance through the use of natural or artificial light twenty-four (24) hours per day. E. All lighting shall be shaded or screened and aimed 90udegrees down ward so as to minimize -offensiveness to any neighboring property. SECTION 2: Specific authority is hereby granted to codify this ordinance. SECTION 3: Should any section or provision of this ordinance or,any portion hereof or any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or any part hereof other than the part declared to be invalid. SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 5: This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage. PASSED FIRST READING THIS _daffy, of 11980. PASSED SECOND READING THIS of ,1980. ATTFST: �CIYLE I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved the form and correctness of this ORDINANCE 0'4-11A.�X-' CITY ATTORNEY 33 34 35! 36 MAYOR: DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE I 3.