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City of Redmond, Washington Exterior Lighting Standards /mc/redmondcdg/cdg20D90.html 20D.90.10-010 Purpose. This division is established for the following purposes: (1) To regulate exterior lighting in order to avoid unsafe and unpleasant conditions as the result of poorly designed or installed exterior lighting. (2) To implement the light and energy conservation policies of the Comprehensive Plan. (3) To discourage excessive lighting. (4) To regulate the type of light fixtures, lamps and standards. (5) To protect low and low moderate density residential zones from the ill affects associated with nonresidential and multi-family exterior lighting. (6) To create a safe environment during hours of darkness. (7) To avoid excessive lighting in order to promote the City’s dark night sky policies. (Ord. 2109) 20D.90.10-090 Security Lighting. (1) Security Lighting is defined as lighting designed and used to discourage crime and undesirable activity. (2) Security Lighting should use the lowest possible illumination to effectively allow surveillance. (3) The use of sensor technologies, timers or other means to activate lighting during times when it will be needed may be required by the Technical Committee to conserve energy, provide safety, and promote compatibility between different land uses. (4) In order to direct light downward and minimize the amount of light spill into the dark night sky, all security lighting fixtures shall be full cut-off fixtures as defined by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA). (5) Security lighting shall be shielded and aimed so that illumination is directed to the designated areas. (6) Where security lighting is proposed, the table below shall govern the range of permissible light levels for the listed applications. Where a proposed security lighting application is not identified in the table below, the table shall be used as a guide for establishing the range of permissible light levels. Security Lighting Application