City of Madison - File #: 00417

• File #: 00417
• Version: 1
• Name: lighting in residential sites
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/25/2005
• In control: COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT (ended 6/2020)
• On agenda: 3/15/2005
• Final action: 3/15/2005
• Enactment date: 4/6/2005
• Enactment #: ORD-05-00055
• Title: Amending Section 10.085(4)(c) to increase the threshold for the required lighting on a residential site to one with three or more parking spaces.
• Sponsors: Robbie Webber

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/15/2005	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
2/21/2005	1	COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT (ended 6/2020)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
2/1/2005	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
1/27/2005	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
1/27/2005	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction
1/25/2005	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note

No expenditure required.

Title

Amending Section 10.085(4)(c) to increase the threshold for the required lighting on a residential site to one with three or more parking spaces.

Body

The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

Subdivision (c) of Subsection (4) entitled "Specific Design Requirements" of Section 10.085 entitled "Outdoor Lighting" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"(c)      A parking facility for more than three (3) cars on a residential site shall be lighted to provide at least .25 footcandles on any surface with an average illumination level of at least .75 footcandles. Outdoor light fixtures shall be designed and installed to minimize light trespass. In addition, the uniformity ratio between the average illumination and minimum illumination shall be no greater than 4:1."