WAREHOUSES
Warehouse Photometric Plans.
Loading courts, truck circulation, and exterior yard documentation for industrial lighting submittals with OSHA and jurisdiction compliance.
THE REQUIREMENT
What the code requires and why.
3 fc
Active storage areas (OSHA)
5 fc
Indoor warehouses and exitways (OSHA)
15:1
Max uniformity ratio (SeaTac)
Warehouse and industrial sites typically combine truck courts, loading docks, exterior storage, employee routes, and building exits in one lighting submittal. Reviewers want documentation that the yard will support safe movement and wayfinding without throwing uncontrolled light beyond the site.
OSHA's construction illumination table sets a minimum of 3 fc for active storage areas, loading platforms, refueling, and field maintenance, and 5 fc for indoor warehouses, corridors, hallways, and exitways. Those published values are often the operational baseline owners and reviewers expect the exterior yard design to support.
For exterior circulation and parking within industrial districts, municipal lighting tables still apply. SeaTac's District 1 standards require at least 0.5 fc, no more than 7.5 fc, and a maximum-to-minimum uniformity ratio of 15:1. A warehouse photometric plan ties those yard conditions back to the loading layout and property boundaries before the permit set is submitted.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Your warehouses photometric package.
01
Site plan overlay for loading courts, drive aisles, employee parking, and exterior circulation
02
Point-by-point calculation grid across docks, truck maneuvering areas, and site entries
03
Fixture schedule with pole, wall-pack, and canopy data where applicable
04
Property-line light trespass review for industrial edges and adjacent parcels
05
Compliance summary tying the lighting layout to published safety and jurisdiction criteria
06
Two revision rounds for reviewer comments or fixture changes during coordination
All plans modeled in AGi32 using IES LM-63-19 photometric data files.
APPLICABLE STANDARDS
Code references for warehouses lighting.
- OSHA 29 CFR 1926.56
- Table D-3 lists 3 fc for active storage areas, loading platforms, refueling, and field maintenance, and 5 fc for indoor warehouses, corridors, hallways, and exitways.
- ANSI/IES RP-8-25
- Current IES recommended practice used to frame exterior circulation, parking, and obtrusive-light control around industrial sites.
- SeaTac SMC 17.24.020
- District 1 industrial-area parking: 0.5 fc minimum, 7.5 fc maximum, and 15:1 maximum-to-minimum uniformity.
Scoped to your warehouses project.
Every warehouse and industrial yard plan is scoped to the loading court layout, circulation areas, and applicable OSHA and jurisdiction standards. Send the site plan and we'll confirm the scope and fee, typically same day. No obligation.
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Send the warehouse site plan, dock layout, or current background set. We'll prepare a permit-ready photometric package for the yard and circulation areas.