§ 25.14. Exceptions.

The following outdoor lights are exempt from all requirements of this ordinance:

A.

Federal laws, state laws, rules and regulations, which shall prevail over the conflicting provision, so that the remaining portion of this ordinance shall be deemed to be of full force and effect.

B.

Outdoor luminaires existing and legally installed prior to the effective date of this ordinance, provided, however, that no change in use, replacement, structural alteration, or restoration of such luminaires, except for bulb replacement, shall be made unless it thereafter conforms to the provisions of this ordinance.

C.

Airport lighting that is required for the safe and efficient movement of aircraft during flight, takeoff, landing, and taxing. All other outdoor lighting at airport facilities shall comply with the provisions of this ordinance.

D.

Emergency lighting by police, fire, ambulance, and rescue authorities.

E.

Lighting for meteorological data gathering purposes.

F.

Lamps producing light directly by the combustion of natural gas, kerosene, or other fossil fuels.

G.

Glass tubes filled with neon, argon, and krypton.

H.

Fluorescent tubes that are filtered to show a specific color: violet, blue, green, or yellow.

I.

Luminaires installed on, in, and connection with those facilities on land owned or operated by the federal government or the state of Georgia, or any department, division, agency or instrumentality thereof.

J.

Low-wattage fluorescent, quartz-halogen, and incandescent light sources used for holiday decorations.

K.

For nonresidential properties, a total of luminaires not exceeding four per acre, or per lot that is smaller than one acre, of any combination of the following luminaire source types and wattages:

1.

Fluorescent, 48-inch maximum length tube: not greater than 60 watts.

2.

High pressure sodium: 50 watts.

3.

Low pressure sodium: 35 watts.

4.

Incandescent: not greater than 200 watts.

5.

Quartz-halogen: 150 watts.

(Ord. No. 2001-009, § 14, 7-10-01)