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October 17, 2016 (Regular Meeting) ATTEST: /s/ Megan I. E. Smit Megan I. E. Snit, Clerk to the Board Page 2936 Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Ordinance No. 2016 -48 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT2016- 00008, TEXT2016- 00009, TEXT2016 -00010 BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: AMEND DELETE Chapter 9 and REPLACE with new Chapter 9. DELETE Chapter 10 and REPLACE with new Chapter 10. ADD Appendix D, Lighting Standards BE IT ALSO ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: RENUMBER AND REVISE the Table of Contents and page numbers in the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance to correspond to the text changes. Adopted this 17th day of October, 2016 by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. /s/ Stephen M. Morris Stephen M. Morris, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: /s/ Megan I. E. Smit Megan I. E. Smit, Clerk to the Board Ordinance No.2016 -49 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT2016 -00010 BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: ADD Appendix D as follows: All outdoor lighting shall conform to the following standards: Outdoor lighting shall be designed, located, and mounted at heights no greater than eighteen (18) feet above grade for non - cutoff lights, or thirty five (35) feet above grade for cutoff lights; and located a minimum of 15 feet from property lines. All outdoor lighting shall be designed and located such that the maximum illumination shall not exceed 1.5 maintained horizontal foot - candles (FC) at the property line for cutoff lights and 0.4 for non - cutoff lights. The average intensity illumination for outdoor lighting shall not exceed 6 foot - candles in intensity as measured at grade. Fixtures should be placed to provide uniform distribution of light and to avoid intense lighting that produces excessive glare. OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL LIGHTING Because of the unique requirements for nighttime visibility and limited hours of operation, lighting for active recreation areas, such as for ball fields, soccer fields and tennis courts shall not be subject to the height restrictions located in this section. This type of lighting, however, is subject to the illumination standards listed above. PHOTOMETRIC PLAN A photometric plan shall be submitted as part of the zoning site plan review process to show that proposed site lighting meets the standards of this section. LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE PLAN CONSIDERATION Project lighting should be designed to accommodate projected plant growth as required by Chapter 9, Landscape and Buffering.