Land Development Ordinance - Amended 6-3-2024

the provision of a turnaround space is not feasible and approves an alternative access.

B. Blocking Customer Parking or Travel Lane Prohibited . Where a loading/unloading area is proposed, such location shall not interfere or prevent access to a customer parking area or block a parking travel lane.

§9-1664 PARKING LOT LIGHTING

The Town of Fuquay-Varina considers parking lot lighting an important element that enhances public safety and welfare for its citizens. As such, the Town requires that certain standards apply to all parking lots, driveways and entrances to such parking lots to provide safe movement for vehicles and pedestrian traffic and avoid common parking lot lighting practices that produce unsightly and dangerous glare, the unnecessary waste of energy resources and the unintended illumination of property adjacent to a parking lot facility. The following standards shall apply to all public and private parking lots within the Town’s corporate limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction:

a. General Parking Lot Lighting Criteria

(1) Uniform Lighting . Parking lot lighting shall be designed to provide for uniform lighting, in accordance with the Town’s Standard Specifications & Construction Details, throughout the parking facility with no dark patches or pockets. (2) Minimize Lighting on Adjacent Property . Parking lot lighting shall not cause direct illumination onto adjacent and nearby properties or thoroughfares. If the maximum foot candle cannot be maintained in accordance with the Town’s Standard Specifications & Construction Details, shields shall be provided on the fixtures to prevent glare and the maximum foot candle requirement.

(3) Light Fixture Type . All lighting fixtures within a parking lot shall be full cutoff fixtures as defined by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).

(4) Light Fixture Design . Light fixtures may be mounted as a single, double or 4-fixture arrangement, except that only a single light fixture mounting shall be permitted within 50 feet of an adjacent property line zone as a residential district.

(5) Pole Height . The maximum pole height is 30 feet measured from the finished grade to the top of the fixture.

(6) Lighting, Poles & Pedestals Location . Light poles and pedestals adjacent to pedestrian walkways, parking lot travel ways, curb and gutter and parking bays shall be located a

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