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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING
THE GLENDALE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 26.5 (OUTDOOR
LIGHT CONTROLS), SECTIONS 26.5-1 THROUGH 26.5-10
AND SETTING FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows:
SECTION 1. That Glendale City Code, Chapter 26.5 (Outdoor Light Controls) is amended
and shall read as follows:
CITY CODE
Chapter 26.5 - OUTDOOR LIGHT CONTROLS[1]
Footnotes:
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1464, § 1, adopted Dec. 9, 1986, added provisions designated as
Ch. 26A to the Code. In order to maintain the numbering system used herein, said
provisions have been codified as Ch. 26.5, at the discretion of the editor.
Sec. 26.5-1. - Purpose and intent.
This chapter is intended to guide and restrict the permitted use of outdoor artificial
illuminating devices,; control light trespass,; reduce glare; minimize the detrimental effect artificial
outdoor lighting has on may have on the darkness of the nighttime environment and visibility
astronomical observations; and encourage good lighting practices. such that The lighting systems
are should be designed to conserve energy and be costs-effective, energy efficient, and serve the
purpose of providing, while providing for nighttime safety, utility, security, and productivity, and
other applications where enhancing visibility potential at times of darkness may be needed.
Nighttime outdoor lighting should only be provided if there is a need for it, and it should only be
on or activated, emitting light, from dusk to dawn except for tunnel lighting.
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
Sec. 26.5-2. - Conformance with applicable codes and statutes; conflict.
(a) All outdoor artificial illuminating devices shall be installed in conformance with the
provisions of this chapter and any building code now in effect or which may hereafter be
enacted.
(b) If any provision of this chapter conflicts with any other section of this Code or any other
ordinance of the city, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
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(c) This chapter embraces those applicable requirements of Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS)
Title 28, Transportation Chapter 23, Highway Beautification Article 1, Advertising
Regulation as administered by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) along
state highways and other roads.
(d) This chapter also embraces those applicable requirements of ARS 49, Environment
Chapter 7, Light Pollution Article 1, General Provisions. If there is a conflict, the
provisions of this Chapter shall prevail.
(e) This chapter also embraces the applicable requirements and guidelines of the Illuminating
Engineering Society (IES), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (AASHTO), the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), and the United Stated Department of Energy (DOE).
The IES Recommend Practices and other related guides are to be used for defining fixture
performance, design criteria, and design methods for all outdoor applications. As an
alternative for roadways and other applicable areas, AASHTO and FHWA criteria and
operational methods can be used. FHWA’s guide entitled “Design Criteria for Adaptive
Roadway Lighting” Publication Non FHWA-HRT-14-051 should be used, as applicable,
for adaptive lighting designs. For mitigating environmental impacts and minimizing energy
use, the EPA’s Energy Star program should be followed, as applicable. For best practices,
the DOE Outdoor Lighting Toolkit along with the Better Building Outdoor Lighting
Accelerator (OLA), the Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium (MSSLC), and
the Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking (LEEP) Campaign are to be followed as
applicable.
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
Cross reference Cross-reference(s) — Technical codes, § 9-16 et seq.
Sec. 26.5-3. - Approved materials and methods of installation; new technology.
(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the use of any alternate material or method
of installation not specified in this chapter, or new lighting technology. The alternate must
be approved by the city traffic engineer prior to its use within the city.
(b) The city engineer may approve any alternate material or method of installation or new
lighting technology if they he finds such material, method, or technology:
(1) Provides approximate equivalence to those specific requirements of this chapter; or
(2) Satisfactorily complies with the intent of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
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Sec. 26.5-4. - Definitions.
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
Activated Lighting: Activated lighting means a lighting system whose activation (on and off
or light level) is controlled by a sensing system, which is activated during dusk to dawn to turn the
light on via motion, infrared, or similar. Additionally, the activated lighting system may have
various settings to turn off or reduce light output (dim) when there is no or reduced activity.
Adaptive Lighting: Adaptive lighting means a lighting system whose light level can be
reduced or dimmed at times of reduced activity. This includes private street, area, path, and parking
lot lighting.
Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) and Color Rendering Index (CRI): Methods to portray
how “white” a light source appears. Both methods should be used together in defining the quality
of an outdoor light source. CCT is expressed in degrees Kelvin (K). The higher the CCT in K, the
cooler or bluer the light source appears. The lower the CCT, the warmer or more red or yellow the
light source appears. CRI is a measure of the ability of a light source to accurately reproduce the
colors of the object it illuminates.
Dawn: The time between the full darkness of night and sunrise when the photo-electric (PE)
control senses enough natural (or sun) light to turn the light off or deactivate it.
Dusk: The time between sunset and full night when the PE control senses the lack of sufficient
natural (or sun) light to turn the light on or activate it.
Filtered: The use of an outer lens which services to control the spectral distribution from a
light source. The outer lens shall be glass, acrylic, or some other translucent enclosure. Quartz glass
does not comply with this requirement.
Individual: Any private individual, tenant, lessee, owner, or any commercial entity,
including but not limited to companies, partnerships, joint ventures, or corporations.
Installed: The initial installation of outdoor light fixtures defined herein.
Lumen: The unit of luminous flux, a measure of the total quantity of visible light emitted
by a light source.
Luminous Efficacy: The measure of how well a light source produces visible light. It is the
ratio of luminous flux to power and is measured in lumens per watt. Sometimes the energy
efficiency of a light source is expressed in lumens per watt too. In practice, the meaning is the
same.
Outdoor light fixtures: Outdoor artificial illuminating devices, lamps, and other devices,
permanent or portable, used for illumination or advertisement, signage, displays, and decorative
lighting. Such devices shall include, but shall not be limited to, search, spot, or flood lights for
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buildings and structures, recreational areas, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards, and
other signage, and street, or roadway lighting.
Shielded, fully (fixtures): Fixtures that are shielded in such a manner so that light rays
emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp, light emitting projection, surface, or indirectly
from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the
fixture where light is emitted. The fixture shall emit zero uplight once installed.
Shielded, partially (fixtures): Fixtures that are shielded in such a manner so that the bottom
edge of the shield is below the plane of the center line centerline plane of the lamp, light emitting
projection, surface reducing, or nearly eliminating light or glare above the horizontal or at specific
angles.
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
Sec. 26.5-5. - General requirements for shielding, and filtration, adaptative/activated lighting
and energy efficiency.
(a) All outdoor illuminating devices, except those exempt from this section by section 26.5-7,
shall be shielded as set forth below:
(1) High pressure sodium, metal halide, fluorescent, tungsten, halogen, incandescent
and mercury vapor type lamp fixtures shall be fully shielded. Regardless of the
lighting technology used, the area, sign, or display lights that are on activated
lighting must be fully shielded unless it is exempt per the provisions herein.
(2) Fluorescent type lamp fixtures used to illuminate outdoor advertising signs shall be
mounted at the top of the sign structure and shall be partially shielded. Lighting
technologies used to illuminate outdoor signs and external displays shall be
mounted at the top of the sign or display and shall be aimed downward and partially
or fully shielded.
(3) Internally illuminated single mode, electronic, or digital advertising signs shall be
automatically dimmed to a lower brightness at night to maintain legibility but does
present a glare source. The dimming method shall be per applicable industry
practice, ARS, and applicable federal rules and regulations.
(b) A filter shall be used for all metal halide, fluorescent and mercury vapor type lamp fixtures.
Light technologies shall be filtered or encapsulated as appropriate and as provided and
recommended by the manufacturer.
(c) The continued use of existing high-intensity discharge (HID) (high pressure sodium or
metal halide) and fluorescent light as outdoor light sources is discouraged and should be
phased out in favor of more efficient sources such as light-emitting diodes (LED). A filter
shall be used for all metal halide and fluorescents. Mercury vapor-type fixtures shall not be
used or replaced once they have reached their end of life.
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(d) (c) Other types of lamp fixtures not specified in this section, and not specifically exempt
from this section by section 26.5-7, shall be shielded and/or filtered as determined by the
city engineer.
(e) The use of adaptive and/or activated lighting should be used when possible and applicable.
(f) Outdoor lighting shall only be activated from dusk/sunset to dawn/sunrise except for tunnel
lighting.
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
Sec. 26.5-6. - Restrictions and prohibitions on the use of specific outdoor light fixtures.
(a) Except for emergency purposes, no person shall operate a search light within the city
without obtaining a permit to do so from the city. No search light shall be operated between
the hours of 11:00 p.m. and sunrise dawn.
(b) No shielded fixture, fully or partially, shall be directed upward toward the sky or in
directions that might interfere with visibility or present a nuisance either as a source of light
trespass or glare.
(c) No outdoor recreational facility, public or private, shall be illuminated after 11:00 p.m. by
lighting fixtures which that do not comply with the provisions of this chapter, except to
conclude a recreational or sporting event or other activity in progress prior to 11:00 p.m.
(d) Low wattage (150 watts or less), unshielded lighting devices shall not be installed in a
manner which will to direct light into adjacent properties, which might interfere with
visibility or present a nuisance either as a source of light trespass or glare. Flood and spot
lights shall be aimed so the high beam of the light does not exceed a point on the ground
adjacent to the structure supporting the flood or spot light, the distance of said point from
the structure being equal to the height of the flood or spot light above the ground.
(e) Flood and spot lights shall be aimed so the high beam of the light does not exceed a point
on the ground adjacent to the structure supporting the flood or spot light. The distance of
the point from the structure shall be equal to the height of the flood or spot light above the
ground.
(f) Outdoor lighting, which is permitted to be on all night, shall only be on or activated from
dusk to dawn. Day burning of outdoor lighting, other than for testing or maintenance, is not
allowed except for tunnel lighting.
(g) All outdoor lighting sources should use a CCT and CRI rating that is regarded to be
appropriate for that specific lighting application.
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(h) All outdoor lighting fixtures, that are not exempt and are on from dusk to dawn shall emit
zero uplight as determined by the applicable IES requirements and guidelines.
(i) 110 lumens per watt or better is the target energy efficiency rating for all electric light
sources used for area lighting (e.g., parking areas, security, paths, sidewalks, etc.).
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
Sec. 26.5-7. - Exemptions.
The shielding and filtration requirements set forth in section 26.5-5 shall not apply to the
following:
(1) Low pressure Low-pressure sodium fixtures or LED light source, which have been
specifically modified to be a similar monochromatic light source.
(2) Outdoor lighting fixtures installed prior to the effective date of this chapter [January 1,
1987]. However, such fixtures, when exempted, shall be extinguished, either automatically
or manually, between 11:00 p.m. and sunrise dawn. Street lights and parking lot lights
installed prior to the effective date of this chapter are not required to be extinguished
between 11:00 p.m. and sunrise dawn.
(3) Fossil fuel light, produced directly or indirectly by the combustion of natural gas or other
utility,-type liquid, or pressurized-type fossil fuels or similar. The use of combustion
lighting sources shall be kept to a minimum, and if they are used, they shall only be
operated on a temporary basis on ongoing projects.
(4) Incandescent fixtures of one hundred fifty (150) 150 watts or less, and other sources of
seventy (70) 70 watts or less that are used for private residential application. Tungsten
halogen lamps are not considered an incandescent light source for purposes of this
exemption.
(5) Airport navigational lighting systems. LED fixtures or replacement lamps that are rated at
1,100 lumens or less.
(6) (5) Airport navigational lighting systems.
(7) (6) Outdoor advertising signs of the type constructed of translucent material and wholly
illuminated from within.
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
Sec. 26.5-8. - Procedures for compliance with this chapter.
(a) Applications.: Any individual applying for an electrical, building, or use permit and
intending to install outdoor lighting fixtures shall, as a part of said the application, shall
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submit evidence to the city engineer that the proposed work will comply with the
provisions of this chapter. This not only includes area and building lighting, but signage,
display, and decorative lighting that is intended to be on at night and is outdoors. This
includes flag and banner displays that are free-standing (e.g., pole) or on the side of a
structure.
(b) Contents of aApplication or sSubmission.: The submission shall contain, but shall is not
necessarily be limited to the following (all or part of which may be part of or in addition to
the information required elsewhere in the zoning regulations upon application for the
required permit):
(1) Plans indicating the location of the outdoor lighting fixture(s) on the premises and
the type of illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, light-emitting projections, light-
emitting surfaces, supports, and other devices intended to be used.
(2) Description of the illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, light-emitting projections,
light-emitting surfaces, supports, and other devices, etc. This description shall
include, but is not limited to, manufacturers' catalog cuts and/or drawings
(includinge sections where as required) and shall include detailed photometric data.
(3) These plans and descriptions shall be sufficiently complete to enable allow the city
engineer to determine whether compliance with the requirements of this chapter
will be secured. If the city engineer is unable to make such a determination from
the plans and descriptions, he may request the applicant to submit evidence of
compliance by certified test reports as performed by a recognized testing
laboratory. All test reports shall comply with procedures established by the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Illuminating Engineering
Society of North America (IES) for testing of luminaries.
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
Sec. 26.5-9. - Violations.
(a) A violation of this chapter shall be a civil infraction and a fine of three hundred dollars
($300.00) a day shall be imposed for each day the violation exists after expiration of the
abatement period provided for in this section.
(a) (b) When a violation of this chapter is discovered by the city, a notice of violation shall be
served upon, or sent by certified mail to, the owner, lessee, or other person individual in
control of the premises. The notice shall specify the nature of the violation and shall order
the responsible party to abate the violation within thirty (30) 30 days after receipt of the
notice.
(b) A violation of this chapter shall be a civil infraction and a fine of $300.00 a day shall be
imposed for each day the violation exists after the expiration of the abatement period
provided for in this section.
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(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
Sec. 26.5-10. – Effective date; application; non-conforming devices.
(a) The provisions of this chapter shall become effective on January 1, 1987 June 01, 2026.
(b) Outdoor light fixtures installed prior to January 1, 1987 June 01, 2026, shall not be altered,
replaced, relocated, or recreated unless brought into compliance with this chapter. This
provision shall not apply to reasonable and normal repairs and maintenance to the existing
fixtures which that are necessitated by ordinary wear, weather, or accident. In addition, no
change in use, replacement, structural alteration, or restoration shall be permitted for any
fixture which that has not been used for a period of twelve (12) 12 consecutive months,
unless it is brought into compliance with this chapter.
(Ord. No. 1464, § 1, 12-9-86)
SECTION 2. That provisions of this ordinance shall become effective immediately after
the passage of this ordinance by Glendale City Council.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this day of , 2026.
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers
ATTEST:
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney
REVIEWED BY:
Patrick S. Banger, City Manager
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