ORD-2003-004 Amend Article 6 to establish Outdoor Lighting Standard

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003 An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance Of Orange County Be if ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Orange County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: Section 1. ZONING ORDINANCE. Amend Table of Contents, Article VI to add new provisions entitled "Outdoor Lighting Standards" and to identify it as Section 6.31 with corresponding subheadings and nomenclature as specified in this Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of Orange County. Section 2. ZONING ORDINANCE. Amend Article 6 by adding a new requirement to read as follows: 6.31 Outdoor Lighting Standards 6.31.1 Purpose and Intent A. Outdoor lighting is provided for a variety of purposes to the benefit of modern society. For work or recreation, it enables people to see essential detail in order that they may undertake their activities at night. It facilitates the safety or security of persons or property, for example through lighting on roads and pathways. It may be used to emphasize features of architectural or historical significance, and to light parks and gardens. It is used for advertising or display to promote products or services, or to call attention to commercial premises by means of area lighting or signs. B. it is the intent of this ordinance to preserve, protect, and enhance the lawful nighttime use and enjoyment of any and all property through the use of appropriate lighting practices and systems. Such individual fixtures and lighting systems are designed, constructed, and installed to maintain safety, security and productivity, and curtail the degradation of the nighttime visual environment. 6.31.2 Definitions Cutoff Fixture: An outdoor lighting fixture shielded or constructed in such a manner that no more than two and one half (2 '/2) percent of the total light emitted by the fixture is projected above the horizontal plane of the fixture.