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Board approves taller, brighter lighting plan for North Ridgeville High School with shields and conditions discussed
Summary
The Board of Zoning and Building Appeals unanimously approved three variances allowing 32.5‑foot mounting heights and modestly higher site illumination for North Ridgeville High School; staff and the applicant said shields and photometric controls will limit light at residential property lines.
North Ridgeville — The Board of Zoning and Building Appeals voted unanimously to grant three variances requested by North Ridgeville City Schools for the new high school campus lighting plan, allowing taller poles and slightly higher average illumination in parking areas and entrances than the residential zoning code permits.
The school's design team, represented by Claire Bank of Design Architecture, requested: (1) a 16.5‑foot height variance to permit luminaires mounted at 32.5 feet where the code limits poles to 16 feet in residential districts (Section 1285.d); (2) a variance for higher average illumination in several open parking areas (proposed averages ranging from 2.26 to 2.94 foot‑candles versus a 2‑foot‑candle code allowance); and (3) a variance…
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