Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - April 2019

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

(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, or equivalent, installed at a mounting height of 30 or 35 feet. (2) In residential areas when spillover from the a 50,000-lumen fixture would be excessive, fixtures may be a 27,500-lumen or 28,500-lumen cutoff, Light Emitting Diode (LED) or enclosed high pressure sodium (HPS) 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, or equivalent, installed at a mounting height of 25 or 30 feet.

E. Relocation of Street Lighting

Residents along a street may request, and the Town Engineer and Planning Director may approve, the relocation of a street light subject to the following: a. The request shall be in the form or a petition signed by all persons owning property fronting the street within the boundaries of the next closest installed or proposed street lights. (See Figure 5.15.6.E: Area Subject to Notification of Street Lighting Relocation).

Figure 5.15.6.E: Area Subject to Notification of Street Lighting Relocation.

b. Street light fixture types and locations shall meet the street lighting standards in this subsection.

c. The relocation or replacement cost and all facilities abandonment costs shall be paid in full to the electric service provider in advance by the resident(s) requesting the relocation or replacement.

d. The Town will not pay for any costs associated with the lighting of private streets or drives.

A developer or property owners’ or homeowners’ association may request, and the Town Engineer and Planning Director may approve, the use decorative street lighting on public streets within a development, subject to the following:

Morrisville, NC

April 23, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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