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Article 6: Development Standards 272 <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 profession ngineer <br /> and shall contain all required information as detailed herei , <br /> (b) Plans, drawn to a maximum scale of one inch equal' 40 feet, shall <br /> s w the exact location, type, and height of all o oor luminaries, <br /> exis and proposed, including building, pol nd ground fixtures; <br /> (c) The plan s II include a detailed descri "on of the luminaries, including <br /> lamps, poles o ther supports and fielding devices, which may be <br /> provided as catalo a illustratio and product specifications from the <br /> manufacturer. As pa t1h equirement, all lighting plans shall contain <br /> inset drawings of all pro d lighting fixtures including any directional <br /> controls (i.e. shields, lectors, efractors, etc.)that will aim and limit the <br /> angle of illuminati . The lighting tail shall also show the vertical <br /> angle of ilium' tion for all proposed i res that will be used to <br /> determin a required shielding angle; <br /> (d) Ali ing plan shall delineate the horizontal pos i n of all lighting fixtures <br /> oposed for a parcel of property; and <br /> (e Photometric data, such as that furnished by the manufact r, showing <br /> the angle of light emission and lumen output shall be require . n <br /> example of a photometric plan is as follows: <br /> Orange County, North Carolina-Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-69 <br />