HomeMy WebLinkAbout2558-19 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2019/05/06Ordinance No. 2558-19
Ordinance regarding parking lighting standards
The City of St. Louis Park does ordain:
Section 1. Chapter 36 of the St. Louis Park City Code is hereby amended by adding
underscored text and deleting strikethrough text. Section breaks are represented by ***.
Section 36-361. Off-street parking areas, paved areas, and loading spaces.
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(k) Design Requirements
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(8) Lighting. Required parking areas for six or more vehicles shall meet the following lighting
requirements: provide an average horizontal illumination between 0.4 and one footcandle.
The average horizontal illumination in all parking ramps shall be one footcandle.
a. Parking lots:
1. Parking lots shall provide an average horizontal illumination not to exceed 3.0
footcandles.
2. The average illumination shall not exceed 1.0 footcandle between 10 p.m. to 6
a.m., or 30 minutes past business hours, whichever is later.
b. Parking structures:
1. The average horizontal illumination in fully enclosed parking ramps shall be at
least 5.0 footcandles.
2. The average horizontal illumination in partially enclosed parking structures shall
not exceed 3.0 footcandles.
3. The top level of parking structures shall comply with the same lighting
requirements as parking lots when uncovered and open to the sky.
4. When the parking structure uses motion-activated lighting, the maximum
average horizontal illumination level shall not exceed 1.0 footcandle when no
motion is detected.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
First Reading April 15, 2019
Second Reading May 6, 2019
Date of Publication May 16, 2019
Date Ordinance takes effect May 31, 2019
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Ordinance No. 2558-19 2
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the City Council May 6, 2019
Thomas K. Harmening, City Manager Jake Spano, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, City Clerk Soren Mattick, City Attorney
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