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10 <br />E. 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. Unless otherwise specified, the maximum light level shall <br />be 0.5 footcandle at any residential property line and 1.0 <br />footcandle at any non - residential property line. <br />B. All flood lights shall be installed such that the fixture shall <br />be aimed down at least forty -five (45) degrees from <br />vertical, or the front of the fixture is shielded such that no <br />portion of the light bulb extends below the bottom edge of <br />an external shield. <br />C. Any facilities that require floodlighting may not arrange the <br />light in such a way that it will shine towards roadways, onto <br />adjacent residential property or into the night sky. <br />D. All flood lamps emitting 1,000 or more lumens shall be <br />aimed at least sixty (60) degrees down from the horizontal, <br />or shielded such that the main beam from the light source <br />is not visible from adjacent properties or the public street <br />right -of -way. <br />E. All wall pack fixtures shall be full cutoff fixtures. <br />F. All lights shall be shielded in such a way as to direct light <br />towards the Earth's surface and away from reflective <br />surfaces, except as expressly exempted from the <br />provisions of these regulations. <br />G. Any temporary outdoor lighting that conforms to the <br />requirements of this Section shall be allowed. <br />`Nonconforming temporary outdoor lighting may be permitted <br />by the Planning Director after considering: 1) the public <br />and/or private benefits that will result from the temporary <br />1 The NCDOT's standard 2' -6" curb and gutter, defined as a 6" vertical face curb on page 47.2 of the <br />"Policies and Procedures for Accommodating Utilities on Highway Rights of Way" does not act as a <br />barrier curb at speeds greater than 25 mph. It is considered a mountable curb as defined in AASHTO <br />"A Policy on Geometric Design on Highways and Streets, 2001". Therefore, the mountable curb and <br />gutter section of the "Policies and Procedures for Accommodating Utilities on Highway Rights of Way" <br />shall apply. <br />