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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br /> A10. Site Lighting <br /> Site lighting should enhance security,contribute to attractive site design,and make efficient use of <br /> energy, with the objective of being designed such that people can safety see their travel path and <br /> surroundings in the dark. <br /> Development Standards <br /> All Housing Site Development <br /> A10.1 All exterior site area lighting shall comply with the following standards: <br /> a. Specified Site Lighting fixtures shall demonstrate a maximum Backlight Uplight Glare <br /> (BUG)rating of B3 UO G1,unless California Building Code requirements for the fixture <br /> location are more stringent. <br /> b. All site lighting shall be appropriate for California Energy Commission Lighting Zone 3. <br /> c. Light trespass across property lines shall be limited to 0.1 footcandles. <br /> A10.2 Proposed LED luminaries shall be demonstrated through manufacturer's data to comply with <br /> California Energy Commission Reference Appendix JA-8;or the following: <br /> a. Maintain a color temperature of 2700-3000k; <br /> b. Provide a minimum Color Rendering Index of 90; <br /> c. Provide an R9 value of 50 or higher; and <br /> d. the L70 life expectancy of the illumination source shall exceed 25,000 hours. <br /> Multifamily Development <br /> A10.3 Area lighting used for parking areas,service areas,access drives,and internal vehicular <br /> circulation shall comply with the following standards: <br /> a. Area lighting fixture mounting height shall not exceed 25 feet from adjacent ground. <br /> b. Service area illumination shall be entirely contained within the limits of the service area. <br /> A10.4 Where required,pedestrian-scaled lighting required along Public Streets, Internal Streets, <br /> Paseos,and Common Open Spaces shall be mounted no higher than 14 feet above the adjacent <br /> walking surface. <br /> A10.5 Residential parking area illumination levels shall achieve a uniformity ratio of four to one <br /> (average to minimum)with a maintained average of 0.7 footcandles and a minimum of 0.2 <br /> footcandles. <br /> Design Guidelines <br /> Multifamily Development <br /> AIO.a Site lighting in street and parking areas should be designed to incorporate 50 percent dimming <br /> controlled by occupancy sensor between the hours of 11:OOpm and 7:OOam. <br /> City of Pleasanton -40. Adopted May 2, 2023 <br />