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2 15 <br />(~ (~ ~T <br />1 .Crai Beneaic~ v~~ca.a..~ -•--- pirector. Tonight we will be <br />2 "My name is Graig Benedict, Orange County Planning Ordinance. The last <br />3 four items. The first three items are amendments to our Zoning <br />4 addressing close) related to enforcement provisions that <br />zonin . So, we have items, actually the thiido and fourth items we'll be talking <br />5 item is a subdivision amendment which is very y ,nand one for zoning. <br />6 are noted m the 9 <br />~ about tonight are enforcement provisions: One for subdivis at the odium. We have <br />8 oin to do is start off my presentation tonight here P <br />9 "What I'm g 9 <br />e resentation material which I'll be showing from the seat behind the dais t ere. <br />10 som p <br />11 <br />" he first item has to do with Outdoor Lighting S~ o d alking about some new standards <br />12 T <br />13 limited standards for outdoor lighting. III do a presents <br />14 there. <br />15 <br />"The second item has to do with stream buff the defin't onsswe have for streams reams <br />16 tJ.S.G.S. maps. We are increasing <br />17 are identfied by <br />~ g identification to include.....' <br />19 <br />20 a. Amend Article 6 to establish Outdoor Lighting Standar s ill start off with the <br />21 "I will move my location now to the dais behind you and I w <br />22 Crai4 Benedict:- <br />23 outdoor lighting <br />24 ~ eo ie who have signed in for the public hearing and I do <br />25 My staff will get the p P <br />26 understand thaf there are some people who do want fo speak on a few of these ems. <br />27 ed into one tonight, we will move with all <br />28 ~ "Since we do have kind of two meetings wrapp <br />due speed with all Proper comment that we can at tone ht s out oordl'ghting standardsmThis is <br />29 <br />30 tonight. The first item that we are taking a loo 9 <br />ethin that has been put together based on comme at from the Commiss on fo Bherd, from <br />31 som 9 <br />32 the citizens that see new developmenh s as something to examine. The one area that we are <br />33 Environment who has also taken up <br />4 talking about presently are existing standards loenentldistricts~there isjust m'norreferences to <br />3 osed <br />35 districts. And even within the economic deve p conservation <br />36 where the lights are located and things ht nhabut the amount olf energy and energy <br />37 standards, we will talk about not just g 9 <br />at is involved in I'~ghting. And we will talk about what this means when you change regulations <br />38 th <br />39 from one thing to the next. <br />40 reference to asking for fighting standards in our present code is a <br />41 "Presently the only other information that is <br />42 section at the end of our imp) sked ffo1Oth s ir-fo'rmation when we review site plans. Moht Kral <br />43 necessary. And so we have a Y g le to g <br />li hting in them so we are in no wa askin for peop <br />4.4 subdivision are not putting g osed <br />subdivisions, but if they do we want to make sure of the light spill is a minimum. And as <br />45 <br />46 mentioned economic development dishe amount of the I ght sPiU that coerr'es n diffeorent areas of <br />47 standards do a few different things. T ro date can cause a certain amount of sky glow <br />48 the county if the I'ightin9 standards are that slot of people enjoy. <br />49 and it can damage the typical night sky <br />50 <br />