required lighting levels

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Are there any spelled out required lighting levels for parking lots, sidewalks, bldg entrances, etc.? Recommendations, suggestions of lighting (in footcandles or lumens) have been found, but no legal requirements have been found, so far. Can anybody help?
 

jtester

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Las Cruces N.M.
Try your local building code. We are under the IBC, and Section 1006 requires 1 fc, with exceptions. There are slightly different requires for emergency lighting. Depending on how your jurisdiction interprets the Code, you could be required to provide emergency lighting across the parking lot.

Jim T
 

muskiedog

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Minnesota
In Minnesota MNOSHA has minimum standards for light of different areas based on work activites ect. You may want to look at your State OSHA standards if any.
 
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