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►X17 <br />ATTACHMENT TWO (2) <br />Such individual fixtures and lighting systems are designed, <br />constructed, and installed to maintain safety, security and <br />productivity, reduce glare, and curtail the degradation of the <br />nighttime visual environment in addition to promoting conservation <br />of energy. It is the intent of these regulations that lighting <br />unnecessary for safety or security be discouraged. <br />6.31.2 1 Definitions: <br />AASHTO: American Association of State Highway and <br />Transportation Officials <br />Cutoff Fixture: An outdoor lighting fixture shielded or <br />constructed in such a manner that no more than <br />two and one half (2 %) percent of the total light <br />emitted by the fixture is projected above the <br />horizontal plane of the fixture. <br />Direct Light:: Light emitted directly from the lamp, off of the <br />reflector diffuser, or through the refractor or <br />diffuser lens, of a luminaire. <br />Fixture: The assembly that houses the lamp or lamps and <br />can include all or some of the following parts: a <br />housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a <br />lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or mirror, <br />and /or a refractor or lens. <br />Flood Lamp: A form of lighting designed to direct its output in <br />a specific direction with a reflector formed from <br />the glass envelope of the lamp itself. Such <br />lamps are so designated by the manufacturers <br />and are typically used in residential outdoor area <br />lighting. <br />Floodlight: A form of lighting designated to direct its output <br />in a diffuse, more or less specific direction, with <br />reflecting or refracting elements located external <br />to the lamp. <br />