City of Pullman Zoning Code Chapter 17.35

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The code states that lights shall not create glare on adjacent properties and establishes an maximum level of light trespass (0.5 fc). This code does not address the issue of sky glow.

CITY OF PULLMAN ZONING CODES

Chapter 17.35

EXCEPTIONS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO USES, DEVELOPMENT 
REGULATIONS, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

17.35.090 Light and Glare.

(1) All sources of illumination shall be directed and, when necessary,
shielded so as not to produce directed glare on adjacent properties.

(2) No industrial or commercial use shall cause a level of illumination 
exceeding 0.5 footcandles in a contiguous or adjacent residential district. 
Light intensity shall be measured using the procedures established by the 
Illuminating Engineering Society in the current IES Lighting Handbook.

(3) No source of intense light or glare, such as arc welding shall be visible 
from any point beyond the property line of the use generating that light or 
glare. Construction welding is exempt from this standard. (Ord. No. 87-9 §1, 1987).