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• ORDINANCE No. 2 9 9. AN ORDINANCE relating to wartine control of illumination in the City under Public Proclamation No. 12 of the Commander, Headquarters lestern Defense Comand and Fourth Army; providing for aid to the Federal Government in enforcement thereof; defining offenses and prescribing penalties, and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 12 of the Commander, Head- quarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, which is based upon Public Law No. 503, 77th Congress, approved 'parch 21, 1942, requires extinguishiient and control as therein and herein provided for illumination within the City end requests local agencies to aid in the enforcement thereof; NOT, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: That at ail tines from sunset to sunrise illumination wit hin the City shall be extinguished or controlled in compliance with those provisions of Public Proclamation No. 12 of the Commander, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, which read as follows: "(a) SIGNS, FLOODLIGHTING, DISPLAY AID INTERIOR LIGHTING. Illuminated signs and ornamental lighting of every description which are located out-of-d ors, and floodlighting which illuminates buildings or signs (including but not limited to all exterior advertising signs, billboards, display lighting, theatre marquee signs, illuminated poster panels, end building outline lighting) , and all interior light sources (as herein- after defined) which emit direct rays above the horizontal out-of-doors, shall be extinguished. The words, 'light sources, ' as used herein are intended and shall be construed to mean and include any light generating elements and the bright portion of any reflector, lens luminaire, transparency, or other equip- ment associated herewith for the control or diffusion of light. This Section 1 (a) shall not apply to illumination for industrial or protective purposes except to the extent provided for in Section 1 (b) hereof. " (b) ILLUMINATION OF OUTDOOR AREAS; S !'T AND HIGH- WAY LIGHTS. Illumination of outdoor areas and industrial and protective illumination, shall be controlled Es follows: (1) Except as provided in Section 1 (b) (2) hereof, illumination on all outdoor areas (includinghzt not limited to automobile service station yards, outdoor parking areas, recreation areas and outdoor structures and roofs) shall not exceed one foot candle at any point when measured on a horizontal plane at any level of such outdoor areas, and all outdoor light sources shall be shielded so that no direct rays from the light source are emitted above the horizontal. All interior lighting of every description shall be reduced or controlled so that it does not contribute more than one foot candle or illumination upon any outdoor area. All street and highway li hts shall also be shielded so that each light source emits not more than ten per cent of its total lamp lumens at angles above the