Ordinance 290CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.290
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE REGARDING LIGHTING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 20-1, Definitions, by adding the following:
Glare means light emitting from a luminaire with an intensity great enough to reduce
viewers' ability to see and, in extreme cases, causing momentary blindness.
Photometrics means the quantitative measurement of light level and distribution.
Shielded Light Fixture means a light fixture with cutoff optics that allows no direct light
emissions above a vertical cutoff angle of 90 degrees.
SECTION 2. Section 20-913 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended by deleting
paragraph (c) and replacing it with the following:
• (c) Lighting fixtures on poles shall comply with the following:
(1) All fixtures must be shielded, high pressure sodium with a total cutoff angle equal
to or less than 90 degrees.
(2) Fixture height shall not exceed thirty (30) feet. Recreational facility fixtures shall
not exceed sixty-five (65) feet in height.
(3) Photometrics shall incorporate existing light fixtures, public or private, that may
impact the site.
(4) All outdoor light fixtures existing and legally installed prior to February 22, 1999,
are exempt from the requirements of this article, unless work is proposed in any
one (1) year period so as to replace fifty (50) percent or more of the existing
outdoor light fixtures, or to increase to the extent of fifty (50) percent or more the
number of outdoor light fixtures on the premises.
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SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 22nd day of February, 1999, by the City Council of the
City of Chanhassen.
ATTEST:
To(Id Gerhardt, Acting City Manager
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Nancy ancino, Mayor
SUMMARY LIGHTING ORDINANCE NO.290
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This ordinance amendment seeks to minimize glare caused by improperly styled or
located light fixtures. This includes fixtures located on streets as well as those in parking and
recreational facilities.
The amendment specifies the maximum height of lights on poles, the type of fixture
permitted, and that photometrics incorporate existing features into the lighting plan. The
ordinance also states that if more than 50 percent of the existing fixtures are replaced on a given
site, they must comply with the ordinance. The ordinance also defines the terms glare,
photometrics and shielded light fixture.
Passed and adopted by the City Council this 22nd day of February, 1999.
Kathryn R. Aanenson, AICP
Planning Director
Publish in the Chanhassen Villager on March 4, 1999.
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