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MODEL LIGHTING ORDINANCE - USER’S GUIDE
MODEL LIGHTING ORDINANCE - TEXT
XI. OPTIONAL STREETLIGHT ORDINANCE - Ordinance Text
C. Scope
All street lighting not governed by regulations of federal, state or
other superceding jurisdiction.
EXCEPTION: lighting systems mounted less than 10.5 feet above street
level and having less than 1000 initial lumens each.
D. Master Lighting Plan
The Authority shall develop a Master Lighting Plan based on the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO) Roadway Lighting Design Guide GL-6, October 2005,
Chapter 2. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, the Adoption
of Lighting Zones and:
1. Goals of street lighting in the jurisdiction by Lighting Zone
2. Assessment of the safety and security issues in the jurisdiction
by Lighting Zone
3. Environmentally judicious use of resources by Lighting Zone
4. Energy use and efficiency by Lighting Zone
5. Curfews to reduce or extinguish lighting when no longer
needed by Lighting Zone
E. Warranting
The Authority shall establish a warranting process to determine whether
lighting is required. Such warranting process shall not assume the need
for any lighting nor for continuous lighting unless conditions warrant
the need. Lighting shall only be installed where warranted.
USER’S GUIDE - Page 43
Appendix B: Model Lighting Ordianance
ORDINANCE TEXT - Page 43
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