ORDINANCE NO. 12- 13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TREASURE ISLAND,
FLORIDA, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDING CHAPTER 68, LAND
USE, ARTICLE VII, SUPPLEMENTARY LOT AND USE REGULATIONS, DIVISION 2,
LOT REGULATIONS, SECTION 68- 466 LIGHTING; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
CONFLICT, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Treasure Island Planning and Zoning Board, sitting as the Local Planning
Agency wishes to update the technical codes identified in the City' s Land Development Regulations as
those pertaining to lighting within the community; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency utilized a Lighting Subcommittee of their members to
review the existing Ordinance language, conduct field work and take lighting readings at specific locations
within the community; review ordinances from other communities, and to contact Progress Energy to
obtain input on current lighting standards; and
WHEREAS, after a series of Lighting Subcommittee meetings and continual informational
updates from the Lighting Subcommittee to the Local Planning Agency; the Local Planning Agency
reviewed the proposed changes to the Section 68-466 of the Land Development Regulations of the City;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board, sitting as the Local Planning Agency, wishes to
the passage of the proposed amendments to Section 68- 466, Lighting of the Land
recommend
Development Regulations and further finds that such amendments are consistent with the adopted
Comprehensive Plan and related elements of the City of Treasure Island, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission concurs with the findings and recommendations of the Planning
and Zoning Board, sitting as the Local Planning Agency regarding the proposed amendments to Section
68-466, Lighting.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TREASURE ISLAND, FLORIDA
DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1:
Chapter 68, Land Use, Article
Lot Regulations, Section 68- 466 " Lighting",
2,
VII, Supplementary Lot and Use Regulations, Division
of the City of Treasure Island Land Development
Regulations, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 68- 466. Lighting.
This section is intended to ensure that all new development and existing developments construct
lighting that does not adversely impact neighboring properties. All outside lighting,
except street lighting), lamps, bulbs, lights, dock lighting, and security lighting producing artificial light
from all single- family, multifamily, retail, office, tourist trade, and other structures which shine or reflect
or maintain outdoor
light onto or into neighboring properties or residences so as to annoy or disturb the persons inhabiting
such neighboring residences is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is unlawful and prohibited.
1)
All exterior lighting shall be installed in such a manner and shielded that the cone of light
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Residential Single Family.
IES), Full Cut Off. All light
maximum
2)
'°
light trespass
of
All light fixtures shall be Illuminating Engineering Society
levels must be contained within the owner's property with a
0. 5 foot
candles along
the property line.•(
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Tennis Court Lighting. All light fixtures shall be IES Full Cut Off. The light fixtures shall
be mounted at a minimum height of 30 feet, and the IES recreational level of 30 foot
candles shall be provided by the IES recommended light source.
3)
Illuminated signage, in addition to conformance to all other requirements of tho city's
Code, shall be shielded in such a manner co that no direct source of light is cast into
districts, shall not be reflective or phosphorescent and shall be in a steady nonfluctuating
Commercial and Multi- Family Parking Lots. All light fixtures shall be IES Full Cut Off.
Light levels shall be a minimum of 1. 0 initial foot candles of illumination throughout the
parking lot.
The
maximum
to
minimum
foot
candle ratio shall
not exceed
15: 1.
Light
trespass must be contained within the owner's property with a maximum light trespass of
1. 0 foot
along the
property line.
For mounting heights of 30 feet or higher,
lighting shall be provided by the IES recommended light source.
4)
candles
Beach lighting.
All light fixtures
shall
be IES Full Cut Off.
Lighting standards for
properties abutting the public beaches and/ or along the Gulf of Mexico shall follow
Sections 72- 161 through 72- 164 of the Land Development Regulations.
SECTION 2.
In
all other respects, the provisions of Chapter 68 of the Land
Development
Regulations of the City of Treasure Island, Florida not hereby amended or modified shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 3.
SEVERABILITY.
It is declared to be the intent of the City Commission that, if any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 4.
CONFLICT.
This action supersedes all codes and ordinances of the City or parts of, in conflict with this ordinance, to
the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 5.
CODIFICATION.
Section 1 of this ordinance shall be codified in the Land Development Regulations for the City of Treasure
Island, Florida. The codifier is authorized to make editorial changes not affecting the substance of this
in the
editorial license.
ordinance
substitution of "article"
for " ordinance",
" section"
for " paragraph", or otherwise take such
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SECTION 6.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall be published as provided by law and shall take effect immediately upon its Second
Reading and Public Hearing.
FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING:
SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING:
PUBLISHED IN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES ON THE
AND THE
DAY OF
DAY OF
2012
Robert Minning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dawn Foss, City Clerk
Ord 12- 13, LDR Lighting Standards 1" Reading PH 9- 4- 12
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