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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.15. Exterior Lighting
5.15.6. Street Lighting
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 5-148
Unified Development Ordinance
Along Thoroughfares
a.
Town-Maintained
All fixtures along thoroughfares maintained by the Town shall be a Light Emitting Diode (LED)
fixture that:
(1)
Emits no light emitted at or above 90 degrees;
(2)
Delivers a minimum delivered lumens of 7,100 or a maximum delivered lumens of 13,650;
and
(3)
Is located on an electrical service provider’s standard gray fiberglass poles installed at
a mounting height of 30 feet.
b.
State-Maintained
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(2)below, all fixtures along thoroughfares
maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation shall be a 50,000-lumen
cutoff, a 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 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).