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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 26, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~_ <br />SUBJECT• Outdoor Lighting Standards Zoning Ordinance Amendment <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Proposed Ordinance <br />2. Draft Public Hearing Minutes - <br />2/24/2003 <br />3. Summary of Outdoor Lighting <br />Standards <br />4. Comments from Commission for the <br />Environment <br />5. Comments from Duke Power <br />6. Comments from NCDOT <br />7. Minutes from 4/2/03 Ordinance <br />Review <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Director, ext. 2592 <br />Robert P Davis, Planner III, ext. 2580 <br />Carla Thames, Planner I, ext. 2603 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To close the Public Hearing and make a decision regarding the adoption of the <br />Outdoor Lighting Standards amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Based on comments and questions from the BOCC on the June 17, 2003 hearing, staff have <br />included additional underlined information. <br />These standards, as written, will apply to the following: <br />1. New fixtures for existing nonresidential development. <br />2. New fixtures for new residential and new nonresidential development. <br />3. New and replacement mercury vapor lighting except for single family residential. <br />This proposed amendment was heard at the February 24, 2003 Public Hearing and referred to <br />the Planning Board for a recommendation. The BOCC requested that the Commission for the <br />Environment (CFE) be included in the review process of the proposed ordinance and that the <br />CFE submit their comments and recommendations to the Planning Board prior to returning a <br />recommendation to the BOCC for consideration. The Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) and <br />the Planning Board discussed the amendments at their April 2, 2003 meeting and continued <br />until May 7, 2003. After receiving comments from the CFE (attached) the Planning Board, at <br />its May 7, 2003 meeting recommended approval of the amendments, with certain suggested <br />changes. <br />