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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE <br />TEXT2016- 000010 <br />BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: <br />ADD Appendix D as follows: <br />All outdoor lighting shall conform to the following standards: <br />Outdoor lighting shall be designed, located, and mounted at heights no greater than eighteen <br />(18) feet above grade for non - cutoff lights, or thirty five (35) feet above grade for cutoff lights; <br />and located a minimum of 15 feet from property lines. <br />All outdoor lighting shall be designed and located such that the maximum illumination shall not <br />exceed 1.5 maintained horizontal foot - candles (FC) at the property line for cutoff lights and 0.4 <br />for non - cutoff lights. The average intensity illumination for outdoor lighting shall not exceed 6 <br />foot - candles in intensity as measured at grade. Fixtures should be placed to provide uniform <br />distribution of light and to avoid intense lighting that produces excessive glare. <br />OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL LIGHTING <br />Because of the unique requirements for nighttime visibility and limited hours of operation, <br />lighting for active recreation areas, such as for ball fields, soccer fields and tennis courts shall <br />not be subject to the height restrictions located in this section. This type of lighting, however, is <br />subject to the illumination standards listed above. <br />PHOTOMETRIC PLAN <br />A photometric plan shall be submitted as part of the zoning site plan review process to show <br />that proposed site lighting meets the standards of this section. <br />LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE PLAN CONSIDERATION <br />Project lighting should be designed to accommodate projected plant growth as required by <br />Chapter 9, Landscape and Buffering. <br />BE IT ALSO ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as <br />follows: <br />RENUMBER AND REVISE the Table of Contents and page numbers in the Cabarrus County <br />Zoning Ordinance to correspond to the text changes. <br />Adopted this 17 day of October, 2016 by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />G -4 <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />Page 374 <br />