Richmond HillSite Alteration & EngineeringSite Alteration

Exterior Site Lighting Design Requirements

Published by City of Richmond Hill

This is the City of Richmond Hill’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type
Guide
Published by
City of Richmond Hill
Also called
Exterior Site Lighting Design Photometric Analysis
Form reference
Light Pollution By-law No. 63-95
For
designer
Building types
All building types
Pages
3

Overview

The Richmond Hill Infrastructure and Engineering Services Department's exterior site lighting design requirements for a site alteration permit application, covering fixtures such as light standards, wall-mounted fixtures and bollards. It sets out the lighting plan and photometric analysis, with maximum average horizontal illuminance of 16.14 lux (1.5 fc) up to 11 pm and 10.76 lux (1.0 fc) after, LED colour temperature of 4000K or less and shielding under Light Pollution By-law No. 63-95, a 64.6 lux (6 fc) limit for illuminated signs, and light fixture details.

What it covers

  • Exterior Site Lighting Submission Requirements
  • Light Fixture Details
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