(A) Title.
These rules and regulations shall be known and cited as “Street Lighting” of the “Subdivision Regulations” of the city.
(B) Purpose and intent.
(1) Purpose.
The purpose of these rules, regulations, and procedures is to provide for the orderly and safe lighting of the public street rights-of-way within the city.
(2) Intent.
It is intended to establish a uniform procedure to ensure properly designed, constructed, and maintained lighting throughout the city.
(C) Engineering and design.
(1) Engineering.
All street lighting installations shall be either engineered and designed by the Engineering Division of the lighting and power company or by a registered professional engineer, in the state, and approved by the lighting and power company.
(2) Design.
The design and layout of the street lighting facilities will be in accordance with the standard design criteria of the lighting and power company.
(D) Installation.
(1) Approvals.
Prior to any streetlight installation, the design and layout shall be approved by the city.
(2) Installation.
All installations shall be by the lighting and power company or private contractors approved by the city.
(3) Inspection.
All installations shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the city.
(E) Jurisdiction of regulations.
(1) Compliance with regulations.
No subdivision plat shall be approved for final without an approved street lighting layout.
(2) Acceptance.
Final city acceptance of streets within subdivisions will not be made until all streetlights have been installed or until a 100% deposit in the amount of the estimated street lights cost has been made to the city.
(F) Administration and fees.
(1) Developer's responsibility.
The developer of a subdivision shall be responsible for the design and layout of the streetlight facilities within the subdivision.
(a) The developer shall cause the lighting and power company to provide design and layout or shall employ an engineer to provide design and layout with the lighting and power company's approval of the final plans.
(b) The developer shall submit for city approval, final design, and layout.
(c) The developer shall pay the full cost of design and installation of all street lights within the subdivision and on border streets when considered a part of the development.
(2) Financial arrangements.
The developer shall deposit with the city, prior to street acceptance, 100% of the estimated installation cost of the street lights. The cost will be based on the standard cost schedule for installation of the light and power company.
(a) The city, after receiving the approved plans and the deposit, will cause the lighting and power company to install the lights.
(b) The city will determine the final construction cost and refund any deposit over that cost. In the event the construction exceeds the deposit, the developer shall be responsible to deposit the additional amount with the city prior to final acceptance of the lighting.
(G) Ownership and maintenance.
All streetlights installed in connection with any development project shall be and remain the property of the lighting and power company and shall be maintained by the lighting and power company.
(H) Operation.
All cost for streetlight operation in public street rights-of-way shall be the responsibility of the city.
(Ord. 96-0220, passed 2-20-1996; Ord. 19-1022A, passed 10-22-2019) Penalty, see § 154.99