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advertisement. Such devices include, but are not limited to, lights used for parking lots; roadways; buildings and structures; landscaping; signs; and building overhangs and open canopies. Subd. 26. Person. Any individual, firm, business, partner.ship, joint venture, corporation or any other such entity, whether the owner, lessee or tenant of the property. Subd. 27. Residential Property. A property of which the primary use is residential regardless of planning zone location. Subd. 28. Sian. Externally Illuminated . A sign illuminated by light sources from the outside. Subd. 29. Sian. Internally Illuminated . A sign illuminated by light sources enclosed entirely within the sign cabinet and not directly visible from outside the sign. Subd. 30. Sian. Neon. A sign including luminous gas-filled tubes formed into te.\t, symbols or decorative elements and directly visible from outside the sign cabinet. Subd. 31 . Sky Glow. The brightening of the night sky that results from the scattering of artificial visible radiation from the constituents of the atmosphere. Subd. 32. Soot Liaht or Lamp . A specific form of lamp designed by the manufacturer to direct its output in a specific direction (a beam) and with a clear or nearly clear glass envelope. Subd. 33. Use. Abandonment of The cessation of a use or activity on a property by the owner or tenant for a period of 12 months or more, excluding temporary or short term interruptions for the purpose of remodeling, maintaining, or otherwise improving or rearranging a facility. A use shall be deemed abandoned when such use is suspended as evidenced by the cessation of activities or conditions that constitute the principle use of the property. Section 829.03. Applicability. Subd. 1. New Uses, Buildings and Major Additions or Modifications on Non-Residential Property. For all proposed new land uses, developments, buildings, and structures on non-residential property that require a permit, all outdoor lighting fixtures shall meet the requirements of this ordinance. All building additions of 25 percent or more in terms of additional dwelling units, gros^ floor area, or parking spaces, either with a single addition or with cumulative additions subsequent to the effective date of this ordinance, shall invoke the requirements of this ordinance for the entire property, including previously installed and any new outdoor lighting. Cumulative modification or replacement of outdoor lighting constituting 25 percent or more of the lighted area for the parcel, no maner the actual amount of lighting already on a non-confonning site, shall constitute a major addition for purposes of this section. Subd. 2. Minor Additions on Non-Residential Property. Additions or modificationj to existing land uses, developments, buildings and structures or. non>rcsidential property of less than 25 percent that require a permit shall require the submission of a complete inventory and site plan detailing all existing and proposed new outdoor lighting. New RH3-1 95638^6 .S1E230-J Ordiiuncc 0 347 Novcmbei 6.2CX)I