Chapter 4 Generally Applicable Development Standards Appendix 4C Sample Light Readings

Appendix 4C

SAMPLE LIGHT READINGS

On April 17, 2001 a team of planners conducted a test to evaluate the existing lighting levels of different developments in Louisville/Jefferson County. The results of this field visit are summarized below

LOCATION	FOOTCANDLE READING
Typical Living Room	3.0
Office in Fiscal Court Building (with window)	40 in center of room
Shelbyville Road Plaza	0.5 under light
Mall St. Matthews	7.5 under light
	2.0 between lights
	0.1 near perimeter road
Oxmoor Mall	11.0 under light
	1.9 between lights
	1.0 near perimeter road
Stonefield Square	5.7 under light
Stonefield Square	2.6 between light
Southeast Christian parking lot	1.0 under light
Winn-Dixie on Blankenbaker	0.4 vertical at back wall (property line)
	6.2 under light in front
	2.0 between lights
Kroger’s on LaGrange	1.4 vertical at back wall (property line)
	14 under light
	3.2 between lights
McDonald’s on LaGrange	40 under light
McDonald’s on LaGrange	2.5 between lights
Thornton’s on LaGrange	68 under canopy
Thornton’s on LaGrange	2.1 at parking space
Kroger’s in Fern Creek	5.4 under light
	3.4 between lights
	1.0 vertical behind near property line
BP at Hurstbourne/Bardstown Intersection	23 under canopy
BP at Hurstbourne/Bardstown Intersection	0.2 at property line
Meijer’s Gas Canopy on Hurstbourne	40 under gas canopy
	1.9 vertical at ROW
	5.5 under light
	1.0 between lights
Chevron on Hurstbourne	64 under canopy
Chevron on Hurstbourne	2.6 vertical at ROW
Speedway on Hurstbourne	45 under canopy
Speedway on Hurstbourne	2.3 at residential property line
Marshall’s on Hurstbourne	13 under light
Marshall’s on Hurstbourne	2.0 between lights