Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.15. Exterior Lighting 5.15.6. Street Lighting

D. Street Light Fixtures

Along Streets Other than Thoroughfares

a. Residential Areas

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) below, all fixtures along a non- thoroughfare street and located in a residential area shall be either:

(A)

A Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixture that:

(i)

Emits no light emitted at or above 90 degrees;

(ii) Delivers a minimum delivered lumens of 4,850 or a maximum delivered lumens of 7,100; and (iii) Is located on an electric service provider’s gray fiberglass pole, or equivalent, installed at a mounting height of 25 feet or less; and/or

(B)

A cutoff, semi-cutoff or non-cutoff fixture that:

(i) Complies with standards in Section 5.15.4.C, Uncovered Parking and Drive Aisles; and (ii) Is located on an electric service provider’s decorative pole installed at a mounting height of 20 feet or less. (2) The Town Engineer and Planning Director may approve street lighting exceeding the standards in subsection (1) above where necessary to reduce the length of sag vertical curves, provided the street lights are operational prior to the acceptance of such street by the Town.

b. Nonresidential Areas

(1) Town-Maintained

All fixtures along a non-thoroughfare street maintained by the Town and located in a nonresidential area shall be a Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixture that:

(A)

Emits no light emitted at or above 90 degrees;

(B) Delivers a minimum delivered lumens of 7,100 or a maximum delivered lumens of 13,650; and (C) Is located on an electric service provider’s standard gray fiberglass pole installed at a mounting height of 30 feet.

(2) State-Maintained

All fixtures along a non-thoroughfare street maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and located in a nonresidential area shall be a 16,000-lumen, 27,500- lumen, or 28,500-lumen cutoff enclosed high pressure sodium or a Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixture that:

(A)

Emits no light emitted at or above 90 degrees;

(B) Delivers a minimum delivered lumens of 7,100 or a maximum delivered lumens of 13,650; and (C) Is located on an electric service provider’s standard gray fiberglass poles installed at a mounting height of 30 feet.

October 1, 2019

Morrisville, NC

Page 5-156

Unified Development Ordinance