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Table 21.34.120A
Mounting and Illumination Standards

Condition/Type of Lighting

Within 50 feet of residential zones

Open Air Parking Lot

Canopy Lighting and Lighting of Service Stations (applies to areas around service station pump islands)

Outdoor Performance, Sport and Recreation Facilities and Play Fields (low-level lighting system)

Architectural Accent Lighting

Maximum Mounting Height

15 feet above grade

15 feet if alternative to full cutoff fixture as defined by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) or on top level of multilevel parking facilities 25 feet otherwise

N/A

N/A

N/A

Minimum Foot-candles (fc) on Ground

N/A

Basic Security = 0.2 fc Enhanced Security = 0.5 fc

1.0 fc

N/A

N/A

Maximum Foot-candles (fc) on Ground

N/A

Basic Security = 4.0 fc Enhanced Security = 7.5 fc

5.0 fc

N/A

N/A

Average Foot-candles (fc) on Ground

N/A

N/A

N/A

3.0 fc

N/A

Maximum Uniformity Ratio

N/A

Basic Security = 20:1 Enhanced Security = 15:1

4:1

4:1

N/A

Minimum Foot-candles at 5 feet above Ground

N/A

Basic Security = 0.1 fc Enhanced Security = 0.25 fc

N/A

N/A

N/A

Maximum Foot-candles (fc) of any vertical surface in dark surroundings

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3.0 fc

Maximum Foot-candles (fc) of any vertical surface in light surroundings

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5.0 fc

Table 21.34.120B
Mounting and Illumination Standards for Security Lighting Applications

Condition/Type of Lighting

Large Open Areas

Buildings

Perimeter Fence

Entrances (in inspection area)

Gatehouses (measured on the work-plane in the gatehouse)

Pedestrian Pathways and Access Routes

Average Foot-candles (fc) on Ground

0.5 – 2.0 fc1

0.5 – 2.0 fc1

0.5 fc

10 fc

30 fc

4 – 6 fc

TABLE NOTES:

1 The greater the brightness of the surrounding area, the higher the illuminance required to balance the brightness.

Effective on: 4/16/2011