HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 878 Amending the Comp Plan Amendment Urban Lighting Zones TOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 878
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
AMENDING THE TOWN DESIGN STRUCTURE PLAN ADDING GUIDELINES FOR
URBAN LIGHTING ZONES. THE CHANGES ARE LIMITED TO EXHIBIT A.
WHEREAS,the Town of Westlake, Texas is a general law Town; and
WHEREAS, on August 24, 1992,the Town Council approved Ordinance 199 adopting a
Comprehensive Plan for the Town; and
WHEREAS, on March 2, 2015,the Town Council approved Ordinance 747 adopting a
new Comprehensive Plan ("Forging Westlake") for the Town; and
WHEREAS, on February 26, 2018, the Town Council approved Ordinance 845
approving an amendment to the Land Use Plan map; and
WHEREAS,new roadways are being constructed and will continue to be constructed in
the Town in conjunction with new development activity; and
WHEREAS, given current and future development activity, staff proposes amendments
that provide guidelines for urban lighting zones whereby various recommendations for
illumination patterns along the Town's roadway system are defined and depicted; and
WHEREAS,upon the recommendation of the Westlake Planning and Zoning
Commission on February 11, 2019,the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, is of the
opinion that it is in the best interests of the Town and its citizens that this Ordinance should be
approved and adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the findings hereinabove are found to be true and
correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirely.
SECTION 2: That the Town of Westlake hereby approves amendments to the Town
Design Structure Plan, as shown in Exhibit A.
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SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 25`h DAY OF FEBRUARY,2019.
ATTEST: � SAL (/l,
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Urban Lighting Zones:
For any lighting placed within and along roadways in the Town, the patterns of
illumination from this lighting shall be consistent with the categories shown below
and on The proposed types are broken down as follows and depicted on the
Urban Lighting Plan map below:
1 . Regional Arterial - Urban light level: where secondary photo metric cones
can touch or overlap in a limited number of areas but the primary photo
metric cones are independent and do not touch.
2. Town Arterial - Parkway light level: where clusters of light fixtures allow
secondary photo metric cones to touch/overlap within the cluster only.
Primary photometric cones do not touch.
3. Pastoral Roadway - Rural light level:which is limited to isolated pools of light,
usually at intersections.
4. Rural Arterial - Thematic light level: where secondary photometric cones
touch/overlap at intersections and street scale fixtures are generally limited
to intersections or other places of safety need and the lighting between
street fixtures is achieved with Pedestrian scale trail lighting (bollards or
other pedestrian scale fixture). Landscape lighting may also be used. It is a
landscape illuminated presentation. This could be the feel of the Town
edge.
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