(A) All street lighting systems installed and owned by an electric utility company shall meet the requirements of the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) as adopted by that utility. All other street lighting systems shall meet the requirements of the City Electrical Code including the National Electric Code (NEC) as adopted by the city, and any additional requirements set by the serving electric utility.
(B) A spare schedule 40 PVC conduit, minimum 1-1/2 inches in diameter, shall be installed beneath all driveways, pavements, walks, and similar roadside obstructions which may block future street lighting wiring. Such spare conduits shall be capped and left available for future street lighting wiring.
(C) Street lighting improvements shall consist of the complete installation of a HPS (high pressure sodium) vapor lighting system or approved alternate. This system shall include cut-off or semi cut-off luminaries or approved alternate, aluminum street lighting standards or approved equivalent, wiring, controls, and meters (supplied by the serving electric utility). Where feasible, the system shall not consist of individual lights connected to the utility company's system but shall be composed of a reasonable number of complete circuits approved by the City Engineer.
(D) Street lights shall be HPS, 100 watts, and mounted approximately 25 feet above the street. Other configurations will be permitted if a photometric analysis conducted by a professional engineer licensed in Illinois is submitted and approved by the City Engineer.
(E) Underground street lighting wiring installed and owned by an electric utility company may consist of an appropriate type cable direct buried or installed in conduit. All other underground installations shall consist of multi-conductor power cable meeting the requirements of Section 1076 of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
(F) Each circuit in the street lighting system shall be equipped with a circuit breaker, a disconnect switch, and a photoelectrical cell to automatically turn on and off the lights at dusk and dawn respectively, and shall be mounted in an Eagle EL 250 cabinet or comparable cabinet, if approved by the City Engineer. An equipment grounding conductor shall be run in each and every cable or conduit that contains phase conductors supplying street lighting equipment.
(G) Street lighting locations and details are subject to review and approval of the Plan Commission, and the City Engineer.
(Ord. 81-0-19, passed 5-11-81; Am. Ord. 2011-O-4, passed 3-14-11)