Plan submission. Where site lighting is required by this chapter, is otherwise required by Schuylkill Township or is proposed by applicant, lighting plans shall be submitted for Township review and approval for variance, building permit and special exception applications. The submitted information shall contain the following:
(a) A plan or plans of the site, complete with all structures, parking spaces, building entrances, traffic areas (both vehicular and pedestrian), vegetation that might interfere with lighting, and adjacent uses that might be adversely impacted by the lighting. The lighting plan shall contain a layout of all proposed fixtures by location, orientation, aiming direction, mounting height and type. The submission shall include, in addition to existing and proposed area lighting, all other exterior lighting, e.g., architectural, building-entrance, landscape, flag, sign, etc.
(b) A ten-foot-by-ten-foot illuminance grid (point-by-point) plot of maintained horizontal footcandles overlaid on the site plan, plotted out to 0.0 footcandles, which demonstrates compliance with the light trespass, illuminance and uniformity requirements as set forth in this chapter or as otherwise required by Schuylkill Township. When the scale of the plan, as judged by Schuylkill Township, makes a ten-foot-by-ten-foot grid plot illegible, a larger grid spacing may be permitted.
(c) The maintenance (light-loss) factors, IES candela file nomenclature, lamp-lumen ratings and specific lamp manufacturer's lamp ordering nomenclature, used in calculating the presented illuminance levels.
(d) Description of the proposed equipment, including fixture catalog cuts, photometries, glare-reduction devices, lamps, on/off control devices, mounting heights, pole foundation details and mounting methods.
(e) When landscaping plans are involved, they shall contain the lighting fixture locations and shall demonstrate that the site lighting and landscaping have been coordinated to minimize conflict between vegetation and intended light distribution, both initially and at vegetation maturity.
(f) When requested by Schuylkill Township, applicant shall also submit a visual-impact plan that demonstrates appropriate steps have been taken to mitigate the potential consequences of on-site and off-site glare and to retain the intended character of Schuylkill Township. This plan may require the inclusion of initial vertical footcandle values at specific off-site venues, e.g., bedroom windows of adjacent residential uses.
(g) Plan notes. The following notes shall appear on the lighting plan:
[1] Post-approval alterations to lighting plans or intended substitutions for approved lighting equipment shall be submitted to Schuylkill Township for review and approval.
[2] Schuylkill Township reserves the right to conduct post-installation inspections to verify compliance with the ordinance requirements and approved lighting plan commitments, and if deemed appropriate by Schuylkill Township, to require remedial action at no expense to Schuylkill Township.
[3] All exterior lighting shall meet IESNA full-cutoff criteria unless otherwise approved by Schuylkill Township.
[4] Installer shall notify the Township to arrange for inspection and approval of all exterior lighting, including building-mounted lighting, prior to its installation.
