YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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d. Installation of new mercury vapor light fixtures has been prohibited since May
22, 1985 in Yavapai County. Only mercury vapor replacement bulbs shall be sold
or installed for use as outdoor lighting within Yavapai County and the use of
mercury vapor light fixtures for outdoor lighting is prohibited after January 1,
2005.
e. Search lights, laser source lights, strobe or flashing lights, or any similar high-
intensity portable and or temporary light shall not be permitted, except for those
utilized by law enforcement, emergency services personnel, public utilities and
road construction/maintenance crews or at their direction.
f. Class 1 Lighting, including but not limited to, sales, service, commercial,
assembly, repair, maintenance, and industrial areas, may only continue in
operation until 10:00 p.m., or for as long as the area is in active use but once off
remain off during non-business hours.
g. Class 2 Lighting shall have no time restrictions unless stipulated as a condition of
approval for new projects.
h. Class 3 Lighting shall be extinguished after 10:00 p.m. or when the business
closes, whichever is later and remain off during non-business hours, low-wattage
decorations for recognized holidays shall be counted towards the business
properties total lumen count. Flagpole lighting is exempt.
(1) Up lighting or ground mounted lighting may be allowed to accent unique
features of a building (such as outstanding architectural features but not
an entire building) and or surrounding landscaping (specimen trees with
dense year round foliage or large native shrub masses) subject to approval
by the Development Services Director. Up lighting or ground mounted
lighting shall be designed and installed in such a manner as to minimize
glare with special consideration in areas where there is vehicle and
pedestrian traffic, or where such lighting will not unduly interfere with use
and enjoyment of adjacent or nearby properties.
(2) All feature lighting which is directed upwards shall be placed in such a
manner that the angle of the lamp shall not be greater than forty-five
degrees (45º) measured from a horizontal plane to a line projected through
the center of the lamp, and fixtures shall be shielded to contain and direct
the light onto the feature to be lighted.
i. Multi-class lighting, except for security lights, must conform to the time
limitations of the most strict class.
j. Except as permitted in Subsections C.4.b, C.4.d and C.4.f, total outdoor light
output (see Definitions), excluding streetlights used for illumination of public
rights-of-way, of any development project other than single-family residential
(see Subsection C.3) shall not exceed one hundred thousand (100,000) lumens per
net acre, averaged over the entire property.
3. Residential:
a. Class Lighting: Residential lighting, as it may contain certain aspects of any of
the lighting classes as may be found in Class 1, 2 or 3 (see Definitions) shall be
considered allowed so long as the intended use is allowed within the particular