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Article 6: Development Standards 16 Section 6.11: Outdoor Lighting same time promote nighttime vision, natural resource conservation, community values, and aesthetics by establishing standards for the designing, application, and use of outdoor lighting resources and fixtures.' Accordingly, the specific regulatory objectives of these standards are as follows: A) Promote niahttime visibilitv by directina appropriate levels of illumination upon intended targets {A3(BLPermit and promote the reasonable uses of outdoor lighting for nighttime safety, utility, security, productivity, enjoyment and commerce, {B}(CLConserve energy and resources to the greatest extent possible, {G)(DLMinimize adverse offsite impacts generated by outdoor lighting including, but not limited to light trespass, and obtrusive lightia . 1 (E) Curtail and limit light pollution and preserve the nighttime environment, aR4 (1) Restoring the natural cycles of light and dark to the indigenous natural environment. and (2) Darken the night sky by reducing unnecessary transmission of upward light both directly from an unshielded light source and indirectly from ground -level reflections of excess downward light. s 6.11.2 Applicabil Except as described herein all outdoor lighting on public or private property, whether attached to structures, poles, the earth, or any other location including lighting installed by any third party, installed after the effective date of this Ordinance shall comply with these requirements including, but not limited to: (A) aftor Oho offontivo date of this QFdinonno Shall nomnly With +horn rogi iiromonts This innli des but is not limited to Newly installed outdoor lighting fixtures. {A)(B) Replacement of existing outdoor lighting fixtures. new lighting ronlanomont lighting or , nlw ding lighting installed by n .� thmFd party. poles, earth, � {E4(C) Modifications to existin outdoor lighting fixtures in instances where additional structural or site improvements to a parcel of property result in added square footage of building area or an increase in parking on property greater than 25% of the existing building square footage or parking lot increase.SThis shall be a cumulative impact based The modification was recommended at the October 7, 2009 Planning Board meeting. 2 Moved to subsection (A) based on Planning Board recommendation made at its October 7, 2009 meeting. 3 Modification recommended at the October 7, 2009 Planning Board meeting 4 Formatting change made by staff to ensure section followed organizational rules of the UDO. s As recommended at the September 5, 2012 Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) meeting Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -67