The installation of one or more street lights within the City may be requested by petition of Eaton citizens or recommendation of the Director of Service, according to the following standards:
(a) Improved Streets. Street lights should be installed at all intersections of all streets and at intervals not exceeding 500 feet. A street light shall be installed at the end of cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets. Illumination will be a minimum of 7,000 lumens per light. Greater illumination may be installed when recommended by the Director of Service for high traffic areas of major streets. Lights normally shall be installed on existing power poles. The entire expense for installation, perpetual maintenance, and energy shall be borne by the City.
(b) Existing Streets.
(1) Citizens of the City may petition the City for additional street lights on existing streets. The petition must be signed by a majority of the benefited property owners. The benefited owners are defined as those property owners with frontage along the affected street or streets and within 500 feet of the proposed street light. Benefited owners will be assessed the total cost of the materials and installation of the lights. The City will bear the cost of energy, repairs and replacement of the lights after their initial installation. Property owners will be assessed according to their property frontage along the affected streets based on the following formula:
Owners Assessment = (Total Cost divided by Total Benefited Frontage) X Property Owner's Benefited Frontage
(2) The Director of Service may authorize the installation of a street light on an existing street or road at other locations should it be determined that the light serves the public welfare in one of the following ways:
A. Reduces the potential for vehicle and/or pedestrian accidents by improving visibility in areas with no sidewalks and where hazardous roadway conditions exist.
B. Provides security for property in an area where thefts, vandalism or other forms of property damage are a recurring problem.
In such cases that a citizen of the City submits a written request to the Director of Service for additional street lighting due to conditions listed in paragraph (b)(2)A. or B. hereof, the Director of Service will prepare a written recommendation to the City Manager.
If approved by the City Manager, the cost of installation for additional lights will be borne by the City.
If the Director of Service, after review of the area, does not find that the conditions listed in paragraph (b)(2)A. or B. hereof exist and recommends against the installation of additional street lights, such decision may be appealed to Council.
(c) New Streets and Subdivisions. The installation of street lights along new streets and subdivisions shall be governed by the Subdivision Regulations of the City. The cost of the installation and materials for a 7,000 lumen street light mounted on a mast arm on a power pole shall be borne by the developer. All additional costs for custom lamps, poles or additional power connections will not be borne by the City.
(Ord. 88-2. Passed 3-21-88.)