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Page 2 of 3 Ordinance No. 92-103 ?. -.00 security for property, and to maintain privacy for adjacent residential properties. 556.02 LIGHTING NUISANCE STANDARDS. (a) Illumination Levels. All owners of commercial, industrial and multi-family property located in the City of North Olmsted sha11 provide minimum maintained footcandle (fc) illumination on their properties as follows: Activitv^Tvoe Maintained Footcandles Parking and pedestrian areas Property security only Vehicle use only 0.6 fc minimum 0.2 fc minimum 1.0 fc average Average illumination levels shall not exceed four times the minimum level. Exterior lighting in parking and pedestrian areas may be reduced to the property security level during hours when these areas are not in use. (b) Li ht Trespass. In order to maintain privacy for residential neighbors, a11 owners of commercial, industrial and multi-family residendal property shall design and maintain the exterior lighting upon their properties so as to provide a maximum of one footcandle illumination at side or rear property lines which are adjacent to property located in a residential use or zoning district. (c) Glare. All owners of commercial, industrial and multi-family residential property shall design and maintain the exterior lighting upon their properties so that glare is not cast on adjacent properties, regardless of use, or on adjacent streets. For the purpose of this subsection, glare is defined as the brightness of a light source which causes eye discomfort. 556.03. EXCLUSIONS. The standards established in this Chapter shall not apply to street lighting or to outdoor recreation activities. 556.04 ENFORCEMENT. Any person designing, installing and/or maintaining lighting facilities which violate any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and