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SUBDIVISION COMMITTEEE
DEPARTMENT REPORT
AUGUST 4, 2009
2. Docket No. 09070002 OA: Exterior Lighting
The applicant seeks to Amend Chapter 8: Standards of Required Improvements of the Subdivision
Control Ordinance, Chapter 19: B -8 /Business District, Chapter 20G: Old Meridian District, Chapter
23B: U.S. Highway 31 Corridor Overlay Zone; Chapter 23C: U.S. Highway 421 Michigan Road
Corridor Overlay Zone, Chapter 23D: Old Town District Overlay Zone, Chapter 23E: Home Place
District Overlay Zone, Chapter 23F: Carmel Drive Range Line Road Overlay Zone, Chapter 23H:
Monon Greenway Overlay Zone, and Chapter 25: Additional Use Regulations of the Zoning Ordinance
in order to consolidate and modify exterior lighting regulations /requirements. Filed by the Department
of Community Services, on behalf of the Carmel Plan Commission.
The August 4 Subdivision committee meeting has been cancelled. A rescheduled meeting date will soon be
announced.
With the growing interest in energy efficiency, the Depailnient is recommending that LED (Light Emitting
Diode) or similar low- energy lights be used in all exterior applications. The City is anticipating installing LED
bulbs in its streetlights, which will result in significant energy and cost savings over time.
Additionally, lighting requirements are currently in ten different chapters consolidating all these requirements
into one section will make reference easier for City staff and the public. The proposed standards are as strict as
existing standards.
Please refer to the ordinance amendment draft for more detail.
The Dept of Community Services (DOCS) recommends that this item be sent to the August 18 Plan
Commission meeting with a favorable recommendation, after all questions and concerns are addressed.