(A) Within the city’s corporate boundaries.
(1) Adequate street lighting for pedestrian and traffic safety shall be installed in all subdivisions established within the city’s corporate boundaries, as well as those subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) requesting voluntary annexation after the effective date of this section. Street lights shall generally be limited to intersections, curves, dead ends, cul-de-sacs and streets where pole spacing exceeds 600 feet. Installation procedures and acceptable designs and specifications shall be established by the electric utility company serving energy to the lights. The use of special non-standard poles or fixtures from sources other than the electric utility is prohibited and shall not be accepted for dedication.
(2) The subdivision developer shall be responsible to the power utility provider for the cost of street lighting materials and the cost of installation, including the cost of service lines to supply electricity to the street lights and all associated engineering costs. Once satisfactorily installed, approved and accepted, the ownership and maintenance of the street lights shall be dedicated to the electric utility serving the area, per the city’s agreement with the subject power utility provider. Electricity powering the street lights shall be provided by the electric utility providing service to the area. The city will pay the energy costs of street lights meeting the requirements of this section and located in the city limits, per the city’s agreement with the subject power utility.
(B) Within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). Except as provided in division (A) above, construction of street lighting shall not be required for subdivisions located in the ETJ. However, a street lighting plan shall be developed for subdivisions located in the ETJ in the same manner as if the subdivision were located within the city limits. Any utility easements required to allow construction of the street lighting shown on the plan shall be dedicated on the subdivision plat so that the city may install the street lighting if the subdivision is subsequently involuntarily annexed.
(Ord. 2010-08, passed 3-9-10)