Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
In this example the proposed light pole generates the <br /> specific foot-candle limits on the property Staff will be <br /> responsible for utilizing this data to verify the compliance of <br /> the fixture within the provisions of the Ordinance. <br /> :G. Additional information as may be required by the Planning <br /> Department in order to determine compliance with Section <br /> 6.31. <br /> fmm-.H. Roadway lighting installed on state maintained roads must <br /> meet ASSHTO requirements for light levels and uniformity. <br /> Roadway lighting submittal requirements can be obtained in <br /> the NCDOT publication titled "Policies and Procedures for <br /> Accommodating Utilities on Highway Rights-of-Way". ' <br />6.31.6 General Standards For All Areas: <br /> A. Within areas of the County designated as `urbanizing' as <br /> delineated on the Growth Management Systems Map or <br /> within Rural Community Activity Nodes, as delineated on <br /> the Orange County Land Use Element Map. the follawi~ <br /> lighting standards shall be observed: <br /> 1. The maximum light level permitted along common <br /> property lines shall be 0.5 foot-candles at any <br /> adjoining residential property fine and/or 1.0 foat- <br /> candle at any adjoining non-residential property line. <br /> B. Within areas of the County designated as `rural' as <br /> delineated on the Growth Management Systems Map or <br /> within Rural Neighborhood or Rural industrial Nodes as <br /> delineated on the Orange County Land Use Element Map <br /> the following lighting standards shall be observed: <br /> 1. The maximum light level permitted along common <br /> ~roperty lines shall be 0.25 foot-candles at any <br /> adjoining residentially zoned property line and/or 0.5 <br /> foot-candle at an ad'oinin ro ert line with a non- <br />The NCDOT's standard 2'-6" curb and gutter, defined as a 6" vertical face curb on page 47.2 of the "Policies <br />and Procedures for Accommodating Utilities on Highway Rights of Way" does not act as a barrier curb at <br />speeds greater than 25 mph. It is considered a mountable curb as defined in AASHTO "A Policy on <br />Geometric Design on Highways and Streets, 2001". Therefore, the mountable curb and gutter section of the <br />"Policies and Procedures for Accommodating Utilities on Highway Rights of Way" shall apply. <br />