Zoning Ordinance, Section 8: Exterior Lighting
§ 8.05 Measuring Light Levels
The text in force on August 11, 2010, and every version since 2010.
Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.
8.05 MEASURING LIGHT LEVELS
A. Metering Equipment
Light levels of both direct and indirect light must be measured in foot-candles with a direct reading, portable light meter. Readings must be taken only after the cell has been exposed long enough to provide a constant reading.
B. Method of Measurement
Foot-candle - horizontal measurements must be taken along a horizontal plane at a height of three and one-half (3.5) feet above the ground. Foot-candle vertical measurement must be taken at a minimum height of 3.5 feet above the ground, but it may also be taken at any height along a vertical plane along a property boundary line if required by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
History
Dates: an Iowa ordinance takes effect when it is published after adoption. Where the clerk's certificate records the publication date it is used; otherwise the adoption date stands in for it. "Not yet consolidated" means the ordinance amends this section but its new text has not been checked into this compilation yet: read the ordinance.
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