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Case: T18DV06284
Case Details
Entered Date:
10/02/2018
Applicant:
PROMONTORY APARTMENTS
Description:
THE PROMENTORY HAS INSTALLED NEW LIGHT FIXTURES WHICH ARE SUPER BRIGHT AND ILLUMINATING THE DESERT AND SURROUNDING HOMES TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF PROPERTY. SUPER BRIGHT LIGHTING EFFECTS HOMES TO THE WEST N/E AND N/W CORNERS OF DESERT
Completed Inspections
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T18DV06284
Case Description: LIGHTING VIOLATION
Total Completed Inspections - 2
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/08/2018 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | VIDAL | Approved | Went to the site at night time and found where the apartment complex has new lighting added to the metal carport areas through out. The carports have lightings under the metal covering on some of the carports. The lighting on the carports have no sheilding and are LED lights. The buildings have the lighting where the box remain have changed the bulb to LED lighting. All the building have been changed on the exterior and the interior of the comple. Appears the porch lights at this time have remain the same as when the building was built. Will do N.O.V. RV. |
| 11/27/2018 | INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | VIDAL | Approved | Have been in contact with the management and the maintenance and they are working on the permit for the lighting. Did go over on issues from changing to LED lights and what could happen if not done right. The permit has been applied for, T18CM08711 on 10-31-18 and the plans are out for correction and being walk thru. Will check in 45 days. RV. |
Outstanding Case Activity Conditions
| Date | Name | Approved |
| 10/09/2018 | 2012 Tucson/ Pima County Outdoor Lighting Code Section 104 Permits and Plan Submission Requirements 104.1 Permits required. Any owner or authorized agent who intends to install, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, or change any outdoor lighting within Pima County jurisdiction, the installation of which is regulated by this code, shall first make application to the Building Official for Pima County and obtain the required permit. | Not Approved |
| 10/09/2018 | Section 401 Total Outdoor Light Output and Shielding Requirements 401.1 General. Table 401.1 provides requirements of the total light output permitted per acre for the different lighting areas and the fixture shielding requirements for, lamp type and lighting area. These requirements shall be met for all lighting installations subject to this code, unless specifically exempted by Chapters 6, 7 and 8. 401.3 Shielding requirements. All light fixtures that are required to be shielded shall be installed in such a manner that the shielding is effective and permanent. 401.3.1 Light trespass. Light fixtures on the residential side of commercial property adjacent to residential property shall be full cutoff and shall be installed not higher than 10 feet above grade at the property line and no higher than a line rising 20 degrees above the 10 feet until 100 feet from the property line, measured perpendicular to the lot line. 401.3.2 House Side Shields. Outdoor lighting fixtures closer to the lot line than the mounting height of the fixture, measured perpendicular to the lot line, adjacent to residential areas, shall have internal house-side shields. 401.3.3 Fixtures within 25 feet of residential lot lines. Residential and commercial luminaires shall be full cutoff within 25 feet of adjacent residential property lines, measured perpendicular to the lot line. 401.3.4 Flood and spot lamps. Flood or spot lamps shall be aimed no higher than 45 degrees to the horizontal (half-way between straight down and straight to the side) when the source is visible from any adjacent residential property. | Not Approved |
| 10/09/2018 | Section 402 Outdoor Lighting Source Color Temperature 402.1 Rated Color Temperature. The rated color temperature of light sources (lamps and fixtures) shall not exceed 3500K. Exception No. 1: Recreation and Special Use Lighting complying with Chapters 6 and 7 of this Code. Exception No. 2: Existing legal, non-conforming light fixtures may be relamped with greater than 3500K rated lamps when 3500K or lower rated lamps are not manufactured for such fixtures. | Not Approved |
Completed Activity Special Conditions
Case Description - LIGHTING VIOLATION
Case Number - T18DV06284
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 3
| Date | Name |
| 10/09/2018 | CONTACTED IN PERSON |
| 10/09/2018 | CONTACTED BY MAILING |
| 10/09/2018 | NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED |