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NC-v4 SSc6:Light pollution reduction

Lighting Boundary if property boundary abuts parking spaces off of a public roadway?

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Crista Shopis
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Taitem Engineering
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Hi, my project abuts a parking lot that is basically an expanded shoulder with spaces, directly off of a roadway. Could I use the middle of the roadway as my lighting boundary, instead of the 5' afforded to parking lots? It seems the intention of the credit is to reduce light pollution where it would bother people, and there is in effect an expanded buffer zone due to the parking spaces by the side of the roadway. There is no curb or physical barrier between the parking lot and the roadway. In addition, the parking spaces have been excluded from our LEED boundary because they are existing prior to the project and are required to remain by the university nearby.

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Tue, 09/23/2025 - 15:27

Crista,Who owns the property these parking spaces are on? Is it municipal parking owned by the city/town that owns the roadway? Is it private property owned by the owner of the property your project is on, or by someone else?

Tue, 09/23/2025 - 15:27

Crista,Who owns the property these parking spaces are on? Is it municipal parking owned by the city/town that owns the roadway? Is it private property owned by the owner of the property your project is on, or by someone else?
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Crista Shopis
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Wed, 10/08/2025 - 19:27

Hi Glenn, thanks for your reply. The parking spaces are on ground owned by the university, which has been leased to the project subject to the landowner's retained use of the drive and parking area.

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