4.6 . � Curfews
A . � Decorative lighting shall be extinguished between 10:00pm , or when the business closes ( whichever is later ), and the time the business re-opens .
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B . � Area lighting located 75 feet or more from the nearest building , display area or storage area shall be extinguished between 10:00pm , or within sixty ( 60 ) minutes of the business closing ( whichever is later ), and the time the business re-opens .
C . � All lighting subject to curfews in Section 4.6 . A and 4.6 . B shall be controlled by automatic time switches .
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5.1 . � Externally Illuminated Sign Lighting Standards . External lighting for signs , including billboards , shall conform to the provisions of this Code , including but not limited to the lamp source , shielding and total outdoor light output standards of Section 4 ( except as provided in Section A below ). All upward-directed sign lighting is prohibited .
A . � Lighting for externally illuminated billboards is allowed up to a maximum of 200 initial lamp lumens per square foot of illuminated sign face , even when the total outdoor light output standards in Section 4.2 would not otherwise permit such lighting .
5.2 . � Internally Illuminated Sign , Neon Sign , Multicolor Fixed-Copy LED Sign and Single- Color LED Sign Lighting Standards .
A . � Outdoor internally illuminated signs must either be constructed with an opaque background and translucent text and symbols , or with a colored background and generally LIGHTER text and symbols ( Figure 5.2 . A ). Colored backgrounds shall not be white , off-white , light grey , cream , or yellow . Lamps used for internal illumination of such signs shall not be counted toward the total outdoor light output standards in Section 4.2 .
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C . Other internally-illuminated panels or decor according to the sign code of this jurisdiction ( su building faces ), shall be considered decorative lightin applicable for such lighting , including but not limited outdoor light output standards of Section 4 .
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Some jurisdictions include all sign standards , including those related to lighting , in a separate sign code .
Appendix A : White Paper – Communities Addressing Light Pollution that Affect Nighttime Military Training