(A) Generally. Any owner, developer, contractor or subdivider shall provide street lights or some other adequate night lighting provision as reviewed by the City Engineer and approved by the City Council.
(B) Street lights. When a public street lighting system is proposed:
(1) The lighting intensity of each street light shall be equivalent, at a minimum, to a 175-watt lamp or a 6800 mercury luminaire lamp.
(2) Each streetlight standard (post) shall be at least 16 feet above ground when placed in the street right-of-way.
(3) Lighting shall be designed and maintained to avoid unnecessary illumination of residence interiors.
(4) Light standards shall not be located within three feet of the street pavement. Where sidewalks are required, street light standards shall be located between the sidewalk and the pavement. Variation to this section may be approved by the City Engineer.
(5) Street lights shall be provided at each intersection of streets within a subdivision and at each cul-de-sac, but in no event shall there be less than one streetlight per 400 feet (or portion thereof) of street frontage between intersections, or between a street intersection and the terminus of a dead-end street.
(6) The developer shall submit to the city a maintenance agreement, a trust indenture, or other similar instrument setting forth the person, corporation, trustees, or other agency responsible for the assessment as well as the collection of monies necessary for the operation and maintenance of the public street lighting system within the subdivision.
(C) Yard lights. Front yard lighting systems shall be permitted in residential subdivisions only. When a front yard lighting system is proposed:
(1) A post-style yard light shall be installed in the front yard of every lot in the subdivision. The front yard light shall be installed when the residence is being constructed.
(2) The lighting intensity of each front yard light shall be equivalent, at a minimum, to a 100- watt lamp.
(3) Each front yard light post shall be at least five feet above ground.
(4) Front yard lights shall be installed in a straight line parallel to and within five feet of the street right-of-way line. Front yard lights shall not be installed within the right-of-way of any public streets.
(5) Front yard lights shall be owned, operated, and maintained by the individual property owners.
(D) Other. The design and installation of other types of night lighting systems proposed by the subdivider shall be reviewed by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 1402, passed 2-24-1998)