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AVAC4MrWr � Z <br /> W'RAFT <br /> An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance <br /> Of Orange County <br /> Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Orange <br /> County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows : <br /> Section 1 . ZONING ORDINANCE , Amend Table of Contents , Article VI to add <br /> new provisions entitled " Outdoor Lighting Standards " and to identify it as <br /> Section 6 . 31 with corresponding subheadings and nomenclature as <br /> specified in this Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of Orange <br /> County . <br /> Section 2 . ZONING ORDINANCE , Amend Article 6 by adding a new requirement <br /> to read as follows : <br /> 6 . 31 Outdoor Lighting Standards <br /> 6 . 31 A Purpose and Intent <br /> A . Outdoor lighting is provided for a variety of purposes to <br /> the benefit of modern society . For work or recreation , it <br /> enables people to see essential detail in order that they <br /> may undertake their activities at night . It facilitates the <br /> safety or security of persons or property, for example <br /> through lighting on roads and pathways . It may be used <br /> to emphasize features of architectural or historical <br /> significance , and to light parks and gardens . It is used <br /> for advertising or display to promote products or <br /> services , or to call attention to commercial premises by <br /> means of area lighting or signs . <br /> B . It is the intent of this ordinance to preserve , protect , and <br /> enhance the lawful nighttime use and enjoyment of any <br /> and all property through the use of appropriate lighting <br /> practices and systems . Such individual fixtures and <br /> lighting systems are designed , constructed , and <br /> installed while maintaining safety , security and <br /> productivity , and curtail the degradation of the nighttime <br /> visual environment . <br /> 6 . 31 . 2 Definitions <br /> Direct Light : Light emitted directly from the lamp , off of the <br /> reflector diffuser , or through the refractor or diffuser <br /> lens , of a luminaire . <br />