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MRR 21 2003 12: ~4rri urcn~~ac ~.~~+„ .. .......- <br />l~ret$t,own <br />Chair, Oiange Cwatp Commissioners <br />P. O. Banc 8181 <br />P~NC T7278 <br />DearC~ominissionerBrvovs~, . <br />Pebruup 2~4, 2003 <br />aP~ aq <br />aPe have revi:~ed the ptopoaod Bradt of Seatiou 631- Umloor I~g S~ndaQ+ds of the latest <br />draft of tote Couag-'s paQesed nooiug ardmanoe. We offer the £allcsavmg.cjuatioasand oonoerns <br />as ~v~dl as acme Pt'o! <br />6313-&.'Ibis s3ectia~n itipulares that all pre~isting conditions must be raplaoed ar <br />upgraded acre they beconoe`iyoperable". Does this section mean that a pre-existing <br />ins most ]se upgFaded or rrpiaced whenever routine mairnenance, such as bulb, <br />photoelectric ~ refrxbo~ ex is performed? Bach a requireau.~ could berx~ae very.o~r ~ , <br />to the oomasner, as tiria cost ~voald be passed on to the requesting P~'~ ~ Pa'~WY <br />oornpromise esisting a6 deagn smdfor aesthetics. It ;s suggested tfiaat "inoperable" be <br />deSned as stdradans the complete repdaeement of existing , oompu,a<] to <br />tfie ra~tiae mdmenaaalooa~pouatt replao~at of as exisrang fac~ity, which should <br />require such t~;plaoemmts or upgrades. <br />631.5e This seaian appeus >GO sdpsilms that eae~r applicable lig~g ittstaltation (std non <br />residential - ia~diag street. w~ !rave to be submitted to the County <br />Plaaoiag f a t Doke Power cun+ently provides cost effective liglmag <br />undo ~ of rate scbaduks far rnudoor fighting; (rate schedule OL}, fla~dGghang ~ _ . <br />(rare PL) aced p~nbec lighting (rate schedule Pl} as approved by-the North Carolina . <br />Ua'~pyCa®oansaoo. (copes of which are ~. The additional stipulation of substinitang <br />plans for approval oas the County w7l crate additional burdens on all the rogt~stiag parses <br />and 3a~gdsm the request process. The biu+den and expense of submitting places to the - . <br />~:oi>nty, indudiag plan3s for go~va~mental requests, aafould nart be the . <br />respoa~tbdity of Duke <br />Power Company and would rest ovirlt those xtigttesdag parties, the consuaner. <br />63L6-A: Pkab~tty shoald be provided for sitvatio~as where both propat~ ownc~s along a <br />o~mmon pd~operey one de~iie to abate L'glnin~ 'There art al9o many siwatmtis where ~ . <br />propeaties wig a ootoooaa propatF line are awned by the same paaatywho wishes to share <br />