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Attachment 4 Because the UDO has been amended since these comments were made, referenced sections may be slightly off as some portions of the UDO have been renumbered. 11 Implementation Bridge - Future Phase Suggestions Planning Staff Comment 32. We have incandescent, metal vapor, fluorescent (which is mercury and a phosphorous), and LED. Each has a different lumens per watt rating. If light is being regulated, lumens should be the standard. Also, be aware that any light with a reflector will put out more light in a certain direction than a light with no reflector. As such, lumens is still a weak measure of light output but it is what is on the packaging for all lights and is easier to work with than getting into the amount of light energy per unit area type measurements (candles). As a rule of thumb, incandescent runs 5 to 30 lumens/watt, and LEDs run 60 to 110 lumens/watt. This issue is being addressed in a UDO text amendment slated for presentation at the November 2012 Quarterly Public Hearing. 33. The limits under section (c) "General Operations" and (e) "Use of Accessory Structures" severely limit what a home occupation can do. 34. Somewhere in the Standards for Residential Uses or Development Standards there should be a section that specifies minimum residential driveway sizes of 12 feet wide by 14 feet vertical clearance (already stated in 7.8.5 (B) (15) on page 7-32) for fire apparatus. This is the cleared width of the driveway, not the width of gravel or paving. There needs to be a comprehensive re-assessment of existing development standards with respect to roadway development (i.e. private road justification) and access management. This review should not be limited to ensuring access for emergency vehicles. 35. The travel-way width for Class B with 2 lots should be specified as 12 feet of cleared space, no standard for width of gravel or hard surface. Section 7.8.5 (D) of the UDO requires an improved travel width of 12 feet for a Class B road (i.e. subdivisions between 3 and 5 lots) and an improved travel width of 18 feet for a Class A road (i.e. between 6 and 12 lots). Anything over 12 lots needs to be developed to the NC DOT public road standard. 36. Under (5) (b): 16 feet should be 18 feet so that a passenger car can be passed by fire apparatus. For Class B roads with 3 or more lots, there should be an area 20 feet wide by 50 feet long every 1500 feet to that fire apparatus can pass each other. 69