Private lighting luminaries (dusk-to-dawn lighting services) for homes, schools, security, churches, commercial areas, and industry shall be provided where feasible and in keeping with good electrical practice, as per the following specifications:
(A) (1) A self-contained automatic dusk-to-dawn (150-watt Hi-Pressure sodium/175-watt mercury vapor/100-watt equivalent LED) lighting fixture shall be furnished and installed, or caused to be installed, by the Electric Department; such fixture to meet standard and specifications of the Electric Department, on existing wood pole structures for the customer’s use at a monthly charge rate of $8 per unit for a minimum two-year period. Two hundred fifty (250)-watt mercury vapor, 400-watt Hi-Pressure sodium and 250-watt equivalent LED lighting fixtures shall have a monthly charge rate of $12 per month. One thousand (1000)-watt equivalent LED lighting fixtures shall have a monthly charge rate of $20 per month. The charge of $8 per month, $12 per month or $20 per month, as the case may be, will be added to the customer’s monthly electric bill and shall become an integral part of said bill.
(2) The Electric Department will be responsible for making the installation, furnishing the electricity for the operation of the lamp, provide all necessary maintenance, including the normal replacement of lamps, for the two-year period and all subsequent time additions to the length of service, as agreed to by the Electric Department.
(B) Should the installation of a standard lighting unit require the installation, by the Electric Department, of additional facilities not required by the Electric Department for distribution purposes other than the private outdoor lighting to be installed, the Electric Department will furnish, install, own and maintain the additional facilities, including wood poles, which may be necessary to provide such lighting from nearby distribution lines. The Electric Department will make a net monthly charge, in addition to the charge set forth above, of 1.25% of the additional cost to the Electric Department of furnishing and installing such additional facilities.
(C) A two-year minimum contract shall be agreed to and signed by each customer desiring dusk-to-dawn lighting service, authorizing fixed monthly charges to be applied to the monthly electric bill. In the event that a customer desires the removal of the unit or discontinuance of the service, the remainder of the charges to complete a two-year contract shall become due and payable by the customer.
(D) Dusk-to-dawn lighting shall be installed on poles with a normal ground-to-lamp height of approximately 25 feet. Should a customer desire his or her lighting on steel, aluminum, concrete, or decorative-type poles, the Electric Department may, at its discretion, install or cause the special service to be installed. The customer shall bear the total cost that is above that of a normal pole installation and the additional charge shall be payable by the customer prior to the installation.
(E) The customer shall have the responsibility to notify the Electric Department of any interruption of service of the dusk-to-dawn lighting. The Electric Department will restore service only during regularly scheduled working hours. In the event the Electric Department is unable to effect repairs not caused by the customer, the Electric Department's only responsibility will be to abate the charges on a pro-rata basis for each day in which service is not available. The customer shall remove any obstruction to the installation of the Electric Department-owned facilities. Trimming of trees to improve the distribution of light shall be the customer's responsibility. The customer shall provide any permits or easements required for the installation or maintenance of the Electric Department-owned facilities; and permit access to such facilities by the Electric Department vehicles and personnel.
(Ord. 1059, passed 3-2-1998; Am. Ord. 1749, passed 2-5-2018)