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UPTOWN D2 DISTRICT FORM-BASED CODE January 26, 2016 B. Lighting 1. STREET LIGHTS shall be located between 9 feet and 16 feet above grade with a maximum average spacing (per block face) of 50 feet on center on Storefront General frontages and General frontages, and 75 feet on all other frontages along the sTREEr TREE ALIGNMENT LINE on each side of the sTREET-sPACE and travel lanes (unless otherwise indicated on the REGULATING PLAN). 2. At the front of the building, exterior lights shall be mounted between 6 feet and 14 feet above the adjacent grade. 3. All lots with ALLEYS shall have lighting fixtures within 5 feet of the ALLEYS. These fixtures shall illuminate the ALLEYS, be between 9 and 16 feet in height, and not cause glare in adjacent lots. 4. Lighting elements shall be specified to proscribe those that cast aclearly/perceptively unnatural spectrum of light (such as low pressure sodium). LED, metal halide, Or halogen elements with a spectrum of light more perceptively natural are preferred. HID or fluorescent lights (excepting compact fluorescent bulbs that screw into standard sockets) shall not be used on the exterior of buildings. These standards may be updated by the coDE ADMINISTRATOR as technologies advance and produce addltlOnal EQUIVALENT OR BETTER elements. 5. Floodlights or directional lights (maximum 100-watt bulbs) may be used to illuminate ALLEYS, parking garages and working (maintenance) areas, but shall be shielded or aimed in such a way that they do not shine into other lots, the STREET-SPACE, or direct light out of the district. 6. Flood or uplighting may not be used to illuminate private building walls. Accent lighting may be permitted on clvlc USE BUILDINGS, historic buildings, or monuments to highlight architectural features (such as church steeples or courthouse domes). 7. Site lighting shall be of a design and height and be located so as to illuminate only the lot. An exterior lighting plan shall be approved as consistent with these standards by the CODE ADMINISTRATOR. 8. Flashing, traveling, animated, or intermittent lighting shall not be mounted on the exterior of any building whether such lighting is of temporary orlong-term duration. 9. Lighting for parking garages shall consider general Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (OPTED) intent and guidelines. 10. Holiday Lighting is exempt. C. Mechanical Equipment 1. The following shall be placed behind and away from any REQUIRED BUILDING uNE, may not be stored or located within any STREET-SPACE, and shall be screened from view from the sTREEr-SPACE: air compressors, mechanical pumps, exterior water heaters, water softeners, utility and telephone company transformers, meters or boxes, garbage cans, storage tanks, and similar equipment. 60