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YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE Page 151 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
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