Folsom Municipal Code (selected sections relating to lighting)

Title 8 HEALTH, SANITATION AND WELFARE
Chapter 8.16 FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS--SPECIFIC
REGULATIONS
8.16.060 Lighting.
       Provide not less than ten foot candle intensity around all working surfaces and
       in all food preparation rooms or areas in which dishes and utensils are washed
       and sanitized. All other areas shall have sufficient light to facilitate effective
       cleaning. If natural light is utilized, window areas shall be at least ten percent
       of floor area. (Prior code § 9448)

Title 12 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter 12.04 CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS, CURBS, GUTTERS
12.04.060 Transportation improvement fee.
       B. The purpose of the fee is to establish a fund for financing transportation
       facilities as identified in the circulation element of the city general plan and
       those studies which identify specific transportation facility improvements
       called for in the circulation element and the estimated costs thereof.
       Improvements include construction of new transportation facilities where there
       are none and reconstruction of existing transportation facilities which are not
       sufficient to accommodate increased traffic caused by new development.
       Improvements include, where applicable, pavement, grading, drainage
       systems, sound attenuation facilities, landscaping, traffic signal systems,
       bridges, freeway interchanges, street lighting, design, inspection and
       contract administration, light rail transit facilities, park and ride lots, and
       appurtenances related to the specific improvements listed herein.

Title 14 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 14.33 HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
8. Street Lighting. Street lighting shall be directionally shaded to reduce
       off-site fugitive light and glare. Streetlight standards shall not exceed 30 feet in
       height unless approved by the public works and community development
       departments.

Title 14 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
14.33.190 Design standards for development in hillside areas.
6. Exterior Lighting. Exterior lighting shall be the minimum necessary to
       provide for safety for pedestrians and other nonvehicular uses around the
       primary building on the site. Landscaping shall be used to reduce long-range
       visibility of night lighting. (Ord. 798 § 2 (part), 1994)

Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.57 PARKING REQUIREMENTS
7.57.070 Development and maintenance of off-street parking facilities.
F. Lighting: Lighting, if provided, shall be directed away from residential
       areas and public streets so that the light source is not visible from such areas
       in order to insure the general safety of other vehicular traffic and the privacy
       and well-being of the residential areas.

Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.59 SIGNS
17.59.020 Definitions and illustrations.
"Animated sign" means any sign that uses movement or change of lighting to
       depict action or create a special effect or scene, beacons, pennants,
       hand-held signs, large balloons or other inflatables used as signs,
       high-intensity illuminated signs, or other moving or flashing signs. Electronic or
       mechanical indications of time and temperature and decorations shall not be
       considered animated signs.

"Beacon" means a spotlight (searchlight) or other source of light used to
       attract attention.

"Illuminated sign" means a sign with an artificial light source incorporated
       internally or externally for the purpose of illuminating the sign.

Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.59 SIGNS
17.59.030 General provisions.
D. Special Provisions for Signs in the Public Right-of-Way.
2. Signs may be placed in the public right-of-way with approval of a sign permit
       pursuant to Section 17.59.050(A) and in compliance with the following
       provisions:
b. Specific location approved by the planning and public works directors for
       pedestrian and traffic safety, and if located within a city-maintained lighting
       and landscaping district with approval of the lighting and landscaping district
       supervisor.

Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.59 SIGNS
17.59.040 Sign regulations.
2. Freestanding Signs. Freestanding signs shall be set back 5 feet from the
       public right-of-way, located outside required clear vision triangles in a
       landscaped planting area. However, signs attached to a fence or soundwall
       may be located within the required setback area. Any sign located within the
       lighting and landscaping district corridor requires approval from the city's
       lighting and landscaping district supervisor prior to submittal of an application
       for a sign permit. Freestanding signs may be located in planter medians with
       approval of the public works and planning departments for traffic safety and
       clear visibility. Along arterial roads designated in the General Plan,
       freestanding signs shall be externally lit, nonilluminated, or internally
       illuminated with opaque (nontranslucent) backgrounds. Freestanding signs
       may include changeable copy; provided, that the sign area for changeable
       copy does not exceed 75 percent of the sign's area. Corporate flags used to
       identify a business or entity shall be calculated into the maximum allowable
       freestanding sign area.