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2 -~' .. 1 ~~ ®~ ~ Bakers from our uestion it would probably be answered by the first two sp 1 "Regarding y q. ` that from Duke Power's perspective and my ers ective. I would say va or, high 2 their concerns of, and their p P e of li ht, as far as metal halide, mercury p 3 professional experiences that the typ g differently. Of ssure sodium, low pressure sodium is a lot of till des gned to do something ference, 4 pre 5 esthetics, you know the color rendition. Each one e the metal halide, the bright white light, is wh on iska d eq~ipme t it is also the mos 6 cours ~ expensive from the standpoint of maintenance, ma licatian or the use of fixtures that are g er app 9 "The light trespass issue is more of improp - ff fixtures because when the light projects belo de And you carinsee awsmall point 10 not the cut o 11 down on the surface intended. It's alshrele College Observator?] you be up on the hills in 12 of light for miles away. Again, from [T Alamance County and see those lights for miles an o eicted on the roadway. iYou could 13 southern but if you had the cut-off lens, it would 14 there is no moisture in the air. It's not the light that s e g P miles away. I think it's the 15 have the same type lights, same wattage and everything, 16 be down on the roadway and not that point of light that you see from 17 application, the type of fixture, that's the biggest offender." Does it mean that 18 ~ "And what about the efficiency? That's what I was, I mean 19 Ms (Price • 1 we have several low wattage, I mean, would we h ed to hav ng ay al lesser amou nhof theres 20 21 for a certain area. What would that cost ag compar r li hts but with the proper shieldin if you don't have the domes.."[she wasn t speaking 22 brighte g 23 into the mic sa I couldn't hear everything she said.J 24 oint, you are usually better off having a lot of low wattage 25 Ron Osborne From a lighting design p ratio. It's the ratio of the brightest area to 26 lights because that helps what Is called the uniformity oles. You 27 the darkest area. But oftentimes if your intoathiag more poled stting m somebody's yard, 28 know that's more things for a car to a owner bu rights, and very understandably doesn't Y 29 especially if it's a street project. The prop -tY that's t a ole in their front yard, then you can't sometimes shift a pole fifty feet so it's not right in 30 wan p 31 front of their house because then it throws ous and braicket ngths and e~eryth ng else,o~ 32 why there's a vanety of fixtures and pole size 33 because one size does not fit all. 34 the Department of Transportation requires 35 "To give you an example, on State highway onion of light falling on the DOT highway 36 alighting encroachment, just like they would. Any p es and has to be approved just like a pole sitting in a right of of different fixtures and Ilghti 9 tyP ake 37 there is a lot of varieties 3g one size fit all. So that's why everything else. But the one basic common thread hat but the gains fromithehel'Imination of that 39 40 fixtures. It will impact adversely the spacing some erience, and I think the experience of like the 41 point source of light, being an irritant, from my exp 42 City of Charlotte and other large municipalities is that it is worth it." 43 44 Nicole Gooding - Ray "Ok. Are there any further questions? 45 46 "Is there a motion?" 47 4g Chair Brown "I move that we refer this to the Planning Board and return it to the Board o 49 Commissioners no later than May 20 . 50