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7 <br />Both staff and the Planning Board have concerns over increasing the <br />height limit. Planning staff, however, will concede there is a valid <br />concern over lower athletic field light fixtures contributing to the problem <br />of light trespass on adjacent properties. <br />The Planning Board voted 7 to 2 to recommend an increase in the <br />maximum allowable height for athletic field lights as proposed by staff. <br />The 2 dissenting Board members indicated they believed there ought <br />not be a height limit and wanted to see the regulation deleted in its <br />entirety. <br />5. A BOCC member asked staff to transmit a copy of the lighting <br />regulations to local power companies so they understand what our <br />standards are and do not try and `sell' incompatible light fixtures to local <br />residents. <br />6. A Planning Board member asked staff to clarify why several definitions <br />of lighting terms made reference to `initial lumens'. <br />5 <br />height' <br />Durham (City and <br />Regulations do not appear to establish a <br />County Planning) <br />height limit for athletic field lights so long as <br />the actual light fixture is a minimum 100 feet <br />from adjoining residentially zoned districts <br />and foot - candle ratios are preserved. <br />Hillsborough <br />No specific limit. Regulations governing <br />athletic field lights can be summarized as <br />follows: <br />Lighting for sports and athletic fields must <br />include glare control features and must be <br />designed so that primary illumination is <br />directed onto the play area and ancillary <br />areas such as bleachers, stands, and similar <br />areas. All lighting fixtures for sports fields <br />must be equipped with a glare control <br />package including louvers, shields, or <br />similar devices. The fixtures must be aimed <br />so that their beams are directed and fall <br />within the primary playing or performance <br />area. <br />Mebane <br />No specific limit denoted within their UDO. <br />There is language within the City of <br />Mebane's UDO similar to Town of <br />Hillsborough with respect to the regulation of <br />athletic field lights. <br />Chatham County <br />80 foot height limit from finished grade. <br />Both staff and the Planning Board have concerns over increasing the <br />height limit. Planning staff, however, will concede there is a valid <br />concern over lower athletic field light fixtures contributing to the problem <br />of light trespass on adjacent properties. <br />The Planning Board voted 7 to 2 to recommend an increase in the <br />maximum allowable height for athletic field lights as proposed by staff. <br />The 2 dissenting Board members indicated they believed there ought <br />not be a height limit and wanted to see the regulation deleted in its <br />entirety. <br />5. A BOCC member asked staff to transmit a copy of the lighting <br />regulations to local power companies so they understand what our <br />standards are and do not try and `sell' incompatible light fixtures to local <br />residents. <br />6. A Planning Board member asked staff to clarify why several definitions <br />of lighting terms made reference to `initial lumens'. <br />5 <br />