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72 <br />c. The maximum light level permitted along common property lines shall be <br />0.5 foot - candles at any adjoining residential property line and /or 1.0 foot - <br />candle at any adjoining non - residential property line as detailed in Section <br />6.11.6 (A); and <br />d. All outdoor area and parking lot lights shall be full cut -off fixtures. Further <br />no lamp surface may be visible from any residential area and /or roadway <br />(public or private). <br />STAFF COMMENT.- As defined within Article 10 Definitions of the <br />UDO a full cut -off fixture is defined as: <br />A lighting fixture shielded or constructed and installed <br />in such a manner that all light emitted, either directly <br />from the lamp or a diffusing element or indirectly by <br />reflection or refraction from any part of the fixture, is <br />projected below the horizontal plane through the <br />fixture's lowest light- emitting part. <br />Put simply it is a type of fixture where no light dispersion or direct <br />glare shine above a 90- degree, horizontal plane from the base of <br />the fixture. <br />A schematic has been provided detailing light dispersal from <br />various fixtures to help illustrate the point. <br />lio �gh4 A4Gmv i} <br />a *war <br />Full Cut -Off Seed CuWff Non ciUWH <br />ctn -ov Semi Cu[ -Off lion Cates€ <br />r 4 <br />F 4 <br />. 5 <br />f � <br />f t <br />f 1 <br />M d S <br />t y <br />4 <br />1� \ <br />L <br />