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Council Designation of Roadway Lighting Design Categories for roadways within Tract A-19, Mirador Subdivision
Recommended Motion
I move that Council designate Roadway Lighting Design Categories for roadways within the Mirador Subdivision as follows: La Vista Drive between NM 4 and Mirador Boulevard and Mirador Boulevard between NM 4 and the western lot line of commercial Tract D, shall be designated as RLDC-5, Continuously Lighted Roadway; Mirador Boulevard between the western lot line of commercial Tract D and Cadena Loop, Confianza Street, and Cadena Loop shall be designated as RLDC-4, Roadway with Lighted Intersections and Partial Lighting.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve this motion as requested.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
On April 11, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Final Subdivision Plat for the Mirador Subdivision, a development containing 161 single-family residential lots and a 2.26 acre commercial lot within Tract A-19 in White Rock. All new roadways within the development as shown in Attachment A will be dedicated to the County.
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In accordance with County Code Chapter 16, the Roadway Lighting Design Category (RLDC) for a roadway shall be determined by Council upon advice of the County Engineer. The County Engineer's RLDC category recommendation for a given roadway, or portion thereof, shall occur only after a study of local conditions and shall take into account the community lighting goals stated in section 16-276(e), which states in part, "Recognizing that outdoor lighting is an important component of the nighttime ambiance of the community and acknowledging that the night skies are a valuable natural resource which should be protected, the community lighting goals shall be to keep outdoor lighting to a safe minimum and to eliminate or reduce to the maximum extent feasible, light pollution and light trespass…" A copy of Incorporated Count...
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