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 Blue Springs
 Code of Ordinances
 Building and Construction
 Chapter 501. Sign Code

  § 501.050. Illumination.  

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  • Sign illumination may be allowed by permit as indicated in Sections 501.060 and 501.070. Where a sign applicant seeks a permit for illumination, the following standards shall apply:
    A. 
    Illumination shall be designed to eliminate negative impacts on surrounding rights-of-way and properties. The light from an illuminated sign shall not be of an intensity or brightness that will create a negative impact on residential uses in direct line-of-sight to the sign.
    B. 
    Signs may not be illuminated in a manner that interferes with (including glaring or blinding), misleads or confuses traffic. See Section 501.100.
    C. 
    External light sources shall be directed and shielded to limit direct illumination of any object other than the sign.
    D. 
    Outdoor Lighting Standards. The following standards shall apply to all sign illumination:
    1. 
    Light sources or luminaires shall not be located within a setback required by zoning.
    2. 
    Maximum illumination and luminaire height.
    Use
    Maximum Illumination
    (footcandles)
    Maximum Luminaire Height
    (feet)
    Luminaires With No Cutoff
    Residential
    0.20
    10
    Public, Commercial, Industrial
    0.30
    20
    Luminaires With Cutoff Angle Of 90 Degrees Or More
    Residential
    0.50
    20
    Public, Commercial
    1.00
    30
    Industrial
    1.50
    35
    Luminaires With A Cutoff Angle Of Less Than 90 Degrees
    Residential
    0.50
    20
    Public, Commercial
    2.00
    40
    Industrial
    4.00
    50
    Located so that a bare bulb, lamp or light source is completely shielded from the direct view of an observer five (5) feet above the ground where the cutoff angle intersects the ground.
    E. 
    No illumination shall be anything other than a steady, continuous burning bulb or lights. Flashing, blinking, oscillating, rotating or intermittent turning on-and-off of any illuminating device is prohibited. Time/weather informational signs and official warning and regulatory signs erected by the City or State are exempt from this regulation.
R.O. 1996 § 501.050; Ord. No. 3221 § 3, 7-17-2000