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Article 6: Development Standards 284 <br /> Section 6.11: Outdoor Lighting <br /> The overall scope and purpose of the lighting plan is to allow staff to work with the <br /> property owner to prevent excessive and unnecessary lighting on the property prior to <br /> installation of the proposed fixtures avoiding potential costly compliance remedies upon <br /> completion of the project. <br /> (B) Submittal Requirements <br /> (1) With the exception of single-family and duplex residential plot plan submittals, a <br /> lighting plan shall be submitted with site plan, MPD-SZ-CD Master Plan or <br /> preliminary plat approval documents when outdoor lighting fixtures are proposed. <br /> Any development project proposing outdoor lighting shall not be permitted until <br /> the proposed lighting plan is approved in accordance with the provisions of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> (2) Lighting Plans shall comply with the following standards: <br /> (a) Lighting plans shall be completed and sealed by a professional engineer <br /> and shall contain all required information as detailed herein, <br /> (b) Plans, drawn to a maximum scale of one inch equaling 40 feet, shall <br /> show the exact location, type, and height of all outdoor luminaries, <br /> existing and proposed, including building, pole and ground fixtures; <br /> (c) The plan shall include a detailed description of the luminaries, including <br /> lamps, poles or other supports and shielding devices, which may be <br /> provided as catalogue illustrations and product specifications from the <br /> manufacturer. As part of this requirement, all lighting plans shall contain <br /> inset drawings of all proposed lighting fixtures including any directional <br /> controls (i.e. shields, reflectors, refractors, etc.)that will aim and limit the <br /> angle of illumination. The lighting detail shall also show the vertical <br /> angle of illumination for all proposed fixtures that will be used to <br /> determine the required shielding angle; <br /> (d) A lighting plan shall delineate the horizontal position of all lighting fixtures <br /> proposed for a parcel of property; and <br /> (e) Photometric data, such as that furnished by the manufacturer, showing <br /> the angle of light emission and lumen output shall be required. An <br /> example of a photometric plan is as follows: <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-69 <br />