Outdoor Lighting Code - Brisbane City Council planning scheme ePlan

9.4.7 Outdoor lighting code

9.4.7.1 Application

(1) This code applies to assessing:

(a) accepted development subject to compliance with identified requirements, where acceptable outcomes of this code are identified requirements in a table of assessment for building work (section 5.7 ) or an overlay (section 5.10); or

(b) building work for outdoor lighting which is assessable development if this code is an applicable code identified in the assessment benchmarks column of a table of assessment for building work (section 5.7) or an overlay (section 5.10); or

(i) assessable development where this code is identified as a prescribed secondary code in the assessment benchmarks column of a table of assessment for material change of use (section 5.5) or reconfiguring a lot (section 5.6); or

(ii) impact assessable development, to the extent relevant.

Editor’s note—Where for the purpose of lighting of a tennis court in a zone in the residential zones category, a compliance statement prepared by a suitably qualified person must be submitted to Council with a development application for building work.

(2) When using this code, reference should be made to section 1.5 and section 5.3.3.

Note—The following purpose, overall outcomes, performance outcomes and acceptable outcomes comprise the assessment benchmarks of this code.

Editor’s note—For a proposal to be accepted development subject to compliance with identified requirements, it must meet all the identified acceptable outcomes of this code and any other applicable code. Where it does not meet all identified acceptable outcomes, the proposal becomes assessable development and a development application is required. Where a development application is triggered, only the specific acceptable outcomes that the proposal fails to meet need to be assessed against the corresponding assessable acceptable outcomes or performance outcomes and relevant overall outcomes. Other identified acceptable outcomes that are met are not assessed as part of the development application.

9.4.7.2 Purpose

(1) The purpose of the Outdoor lighting code is to assess the suitability of outdoor lighting.

(2) The purpose of the code will be achieved through the following overall outcomes:

(a) Outdoor lighting efficiently lights a desired area while minimising the adverse impacts of spill lighting on adjoining uses.

(b) Outdoor lighting does not create an adverse impact on the behaviour of native fauna.

9.4.7.3 Performance outcomes and acceptable outcomes

Table 9.4.7.3—Performance outcomes and acceptable outcomes

Performance outcomes	Acceptable outcomes
PO1 Development provides outdoor lighting that does not have an adverse impact on any person, activity or fauna because of light emissions, either directly or by reflection.	AO1.1 Development ensures that technical parameters, design, installation, operation and maintenance of outdoor lighting: (a) comply with the requirements of AS 4282-1997 Control of the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting; (b) maintain a minimum of 20lux at the footpath level where in a zone in the centre zones category or the Mixed use zone. Note—The effects of outdoor lighting should be mitigated where a window of a habitable room of a nearby dwelling will be illuminated beyond maximum permissible values outlined in AS 4282-1997 Control of the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting.
	AO1.2 Development provides floodlighting that is restricted to a type that gives no upward component of light where mounted horizontally, such as a full cut off luminar.