(A) Street lighting, street signs, and appropriate traffic control devices shall be installed by the Developer at their sole expense, and inspected and accepted by the Public Works Department.
(B) Installation procedures and acceptable standards for streetlights shall be governed by the APWA Standards; the Town Engineer; the local electric utility provider, and to AWSI/IES RP-8 Standard Practice for Roadway and Street Lighting and AASHTO standards. Street lighting (and all lighting) should follow the principle of lighting the minimum area needed when it is needed.
(1) Pole or other type for mounting of streetlights shall be selected by the developer, subject to the approval of the Town Engineer and the local electric utility.
(2) Streetlights are required at all street intersections, and at generally 300-foot maximum intervals on arterial streets. The actual number of streetlights to be required, as well as the type and size of luminaries, and the installation, location, height and size of streetlights, shall be determined by the developer and approved by the Town Engineer.
(C) Street and traffic control signs such as stop signs, and the like shall be installed to meet the requirements found in the APWA standards. APWA standards refer to agency specifications, therefore, Arizona Department of Transportation Signing & Marking standards are hereby adopted as referenced in the figures below:
(D) Street name signs shall be installed in accordance with Public Works Department standards. Signs materials shall conform to the latest version of AASHTO M 268 sign sheeting performance specifications. Signs shall be aluminum 0.10 thickness with reflective white lettering on reflective green (or blue for a private road) background with no border. Signs shall include the street name and the street number, and shall be 12 inches high by 30 inches or 36 inches wide. The street name lettering shall be 6 inches high and the street numbering shall be 3 inches high. All lettering and numbering shall be centered on the sign. See sample figure below:
(E) Signs shall be mounted on minimum 1-3/4" x 12 gage zinc plated breakaway square tube perforated post extensions and a driven foundation section, meeting the Arizona Department of Transportation Signing & Marking standards as referenced in the figures below:
(Ord . 2017-02, passed 11-13-2017
; Am. Ord. 2021-22, passed 12-13-2021)