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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 7, 2009 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ - ~ , <br />SUBJECT: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Relating to Outdoor Lighting <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Ordinance Amendment <br />2. Copy of Legal Advertisement <br />3. Typical Outdoor Lighting Fixture Data <br />Sheet <br />4. August 24, 2009 Quarterly Public Hearing <br />Minutes <br />5. November 4, 2009 Planning Board <br />Abstract <br />6. October 7, 2009 Planning Board Minutes <br />7. November 4, 2009 Draft Planning Board <br />Minutes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner 245-2607 <br />Craig Benedict, Director 245-2592 <br />PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board recommendation on a staff initiated Zoning <br />Ordinance Text Amendment to Section 6.31 Outdoor Lighting Standards of the Zoning <br />Ordinance (hereafter `the Ordinance') and make a decision on adoption. <br />BACKGROUND: This item was presented at the August 24, 2009 Quarterly Public Hearing <br />where Board members made the following comments: <br />A. Provide an explanation on what constitutes a lumen and provide examples of existing <br />lighting levels on non-residential properties within the County, <br />B. Clarify existing language exempting single-family residential structures from complying <br />with the light plan provisions of the Ordinance, and <br />C. Provide an example of the typical light detail required by staff as part of a lighting plan <br />submittal. <br />Please refer to: <br />• Attachment Two (2) for a copy of the legal advertisement detailing the purpose of the <br />proposed amendment. <br />• Attachment Three (3) for a typical lighting data sheet that staff requires to be submitted <br />for all light plans. This data sheet provides the overall lumen output for proposed fixtures <br />and provides some foot-candle data. <br />