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City
of Aurora Lighting Codes|
Sec.
146-918. Lighting (A)
Intent. Vehicular and pedestrian lighting shall be
provided throughout all vehicular and pedestrian circulation areas
to promote safety and walkability. (B)
Standards Applicable to All Development 1. Except in Low Density Residential subareas, sidewalks, internal pedestrian paths, and bicycle paths shall be lit with full cutoff lighting fixtures no more than 16 feet tall and
providing consistent illumination of at least one footcandle on the
walking surface 2. On-site streets and parking areas shall be lit with full cutoff type lighting fixtures no more
than 25 feet tall. Fixtures shall be downcast type. 3. Lighting along public street and landscaped areas of a specific development or activity
center shall be of a recognizably unified design 4. Lighting sources shall be color-correct types such as Halogen or metal halide, and light types of limited spectral emission, such as low pressure sodium or mercury vapor lights,
are prohibited even in service areas 5. Private and security lighting shall not cause glare above a level of 4 feet onto adjacent
properties Signage 5.
Illumination a
Sign lighting shall be shielded to prevent glare onto
adjacent public rights-of-way and adjacent properties.
Sign lighting shall be directed so that light does not stray above
the light source horizontally.
Lighting shall be steady and even over the entire sign face. b.
All lighting fixtures and elements shall be maintained
in good working condition. Exposed bulbs shall not exceed 15 watts
in power c.
Signs shall be illuminated only during the times the
establishment displaying the sign is operating or open for business. d.
Where sign faces are internally lit, the area of all
the letters and numbers, plus the entire area of illuminated
background, shall be counted as sign area for the purposes of
meeting the Aurora Sign Code. Sec.
146-922. Special Design Standards for Regional Activity
Centers (N)
Lighting 1.
Standards Applicable to All Development in an RAC.
Civic buildings and buildings or portions of buildings over 100 feet
tall shall use floodlighting to emphasize the height of the building
at night. Such lighting shall be projected onto building faces from
a position above the first floor so not to create glare at the level
of pedestrians or public rights-of-way 2.
Standards Applicable to Main Street Sites a.
Lighting fixtures on the Main Street shall have a
maximum height of 12 feet and shall be located in the required
8-foot-wide tree lawn. b.
Lighting fixtures shall be spaced a maximum of 36 feet apart
from one another. Lighting
fixtures on the Main Street shall have a minimum light intensity of
1 lumen per square foot and a maximum intensity of 2 lumens per
square foot. --North
East Plains District – General Development Standards Sec.
146-1015. Lighting (A)
Intent. Vehicular and pedestrian lighting shall be
provided throughout all vehicular and pedestrian circulation areas
to promote safety and walkability. (B)
Standards Applicable to All Development 1.
Sidewalks, internal pedestrian paths, and bicycle paths shall
be lit with full cutoff lighting fixtures no more than 16 feet tall,
and providing consistent illumination of at least one footcandle on
the walking surface. 2.
In the Medium Density Residential Subarea, on-site
streets and parking areas shall be lit with full cutoff type
lighting fixtures no more than 25 feet tall. Fixtures shall be
downcast type 3.
Lighting along public streets and landscaped areas of
a specific development or activity center shall be of a recognizably
unified design. 4.
Lighting sources shall be color-correct types such as
halogen or metal halide, and light types of limited spectral
emission, such as low pressure sodium or mercury vapor lights, are
prohibited even in service areas. 5.
Private and security lighting shall not cause glare above a
level of 4 feet onto adjacent properties Signage (E)
Illumination 1.
Sign lighting shall be shielded to prevent glare onto adjacent
public rights-of-way and adjacent properties. Sign lighting shall be
directed so that light does not stray above the light source
horizontally. Lighting shall be steady and even over the entire sign
face. 2.
All lighting fixtures and elements shall be maintained in good
working condition. Exposed bulbs shall not exceed 15 watts in power. 3.
Signs shall be illuminated only during the times the
establishment displaying the sign is operating or open for business. 4.
Where sign faces are internally lit, the area of all the
letters and numbers, plus the entire area of illuminated background,
shall be counted as sign area for the purposes of meeting the Aurora
Sign Code. Building
Codes – Supplemental Regulations – Parking Area Design H)
Lighting. Parking areas shall be illuminated as
unobtrusively as possible to meet the functional needs of safe
circulation and of protecting people and property. To accomplish
these purposes, lighting of parking areas shall meet or exceed the
following standards as demonstrated in the parking plan: 1.
Shielding
of lights in commercial parking areas.
Light sources shall be of a full cut-off luminaire type, and
concealed or shielded to the maximum extent possible to minimize the
potential for glare and unnecessary diffusion on adjacent property.
Lighting fixtures for canopies or similar structures shall be
recessed or flush-mounted and equipped with flat lenses. For any
fixtures adjacent to a residential use or residentially zoned lot,
the source of light shall be shielded from sight. This requirement
for shielding applies to all light fixtures including security
lighting. However, incandescent light sources of 100 watts or less
or other light sources of 60 watts or less (gaseous discharge) do
not have to be shielded provided they are located at least 150 feet
from the property line of a residential district. 2.
Illuminance level. Maintained average
illuminance values in paved, commercial parking areas and
multi-family developments shall be no less than two foot-candles.
Where adjacent to residential uses, maintained average illuminance
shall not exceed 0.5 (one-half) foot-candle at ten feet beyond the
property line except where adjacent to walkways, driveways, public
and private streets. Illuminance shall be measured using only the
light produced on-site. The acceptable uniformity ratio for lighted
areas shall be in conformance with recommended ranges adopted by the
Illumination Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) for low,
medium, and high activity areas. 3.
Hours of lighting. All parking luminaires,
except those required for security, shall be extinguished within one
hour after the end of business hours and remain extinguished until
one hour before the commencement of business hours. However, for
reasons of security, a maximum of 25 percent of the total luminaires
used for parking lot illumination may remain in operation during
such period. Parking area lighting during off-business hours need
not conform to the otherwise applicable average-to-minimum
uniformity ratio 4.
Light color. Light sources shall produce
accurate color rendition and shall be compatible with adjacent light
sources. Metal halide and high-pressure sodium light sources have
high to fair color rendition and are permitted light sources 5.
Pole location. Poles shall be located outside
of vehicular circulation areas and off-street parking spaces to the
extent possible. In no case shall a pole encroach more than six
inches into any required parking space. Location of poles shall not
interfere with door opening or vehicular movement 6.
Style and color. Light poles and fixtures shall
be consistent with the style and character of architecture proposed
on the site 7.
Height. Light poles shall not exceed 30 feet in
height. Pedestrian scale standards, of 12 to 16 feet in height, are
recommended for use wherever reasonably practicable. In industrial
zone districts, light poles located at least 750 feet from
residentially zoned properties may be up to 40 feet in height
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