city code
Subdividers Ordinance
Page 137 of 158
Text from the PDF text layer; check the PDF for anything that matters. TABLE 1
Lighting in Residential Districts Lighting in Non-Residential Districts
Single Multiple Non- External - Abutting a Residential Zoning
Family Family Residential District or Street R.O.W. Internal
Uses
(Institutional,
Use Use etc.) Setback Setback Setback Setback
Street Right- Street Right- Street Right-
of-Way of-Way of-Way Less than Less than Less than 200
Width Width Width 40 Feet 100 Feet 200 Feet Feet +
80 80 80
Lamp <80 feet <80 feet <80 feet
Wattage feet + feet + feet +
0-250 (1) P P P P P P P P P P
251-400 NP SU NP SU NP P SU P P P
401+ NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP SU SU
(1) A luminary without a cutoff shall not exceed 100 watts
P = Permitted
SU = Special Use
NP = Not Permitted
TABLE 2
MAXIMUM FOOT CANDLES AT A PROPERTY LINE - HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MEASUREMENT
Residential to
Residential Non-Residential to Non-Residential Non-Residential to Non-Residential
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical
Security Operating Security Operating Security Operating Security Operating
Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours hours Hours Hours
0.25 0.5 2 5 3 10 0.25 0.5 0.5 0.5
MAXIMUM FOOT CANDLES - INTERNAL - HORIZONTAL MEASUREMENT
Residential Districts Non Residential Districts
Horizontal Operating Hours Security Hours
Special Special
Permitted Special Use Variation Permitted Use Variation Permitted Use Variation
<10 10 - <15 15+ <15 15-50 50+ 3 +3 - 6 6+
Foot-candle - Horizontal Measurement: The measurement of foot-candles utilizing a direct reading, portable light meter mounted in the horizontal
position.
Foot-candle - Vertical Measurement: The measurement of foot-candles utilizing a direct reading, portable light meter mounted in the vertical
position.
Operating Hours: The period of time from one hour prior to opening to one hour after closing of a non-residential establishment
Security Hours: The period of time from one hour after closing to one hour prior to opening of a non-residential establishment
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Adopted November 14, 2007
Sources
- citycode: Subdividers Ordinance (Tiffin-Zoning-Ordinance-2007-287.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
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