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STREET LIGHT PETITION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA The following criteria shall govern the installation of street lights in the City of Mounds View: 1. Property owners desiring installation of street lights shall submit a petition requesting such installation. Signatures of all affected property owners must be present on the petition. An incomplete petition will be returned to the originator. If an affected property owner refuses to sign the petition, for or against, please note this for the record. At least fifty percent of the signatures must be in favor of the proposed light and location for it to be considered by the City Council. A property owner shall be deemed to be affected if his/her property is within 200 feet in any direction from the proposed street light location on either side of the street. 2. All signatures of persons on the petition who indicate they agree with the petition shall mean their consent to the location of the light on or near their property. The petition shall include signatures of consent of the property owner directly affected by the final location of the light unless it is determined by the City Council that the requested street light is in the interest ofpreserving the health and safety of thelesidents in the area. A property owner directly affected shall be one whose property the light is on, abuts or is directly adjacent(opposite side of street). 3. The proposed location shall meet at least one of the following criteria: intersections, sharp curves, cul de sacs, dead ends, long blocks, vandalized areas or mid-block pedestrian crosswalks. A showing of need for a similar criteria may also qualify. The criteria must be related to a need for public safety. 4. All street lights shall be spaced at least 400 feet apart unless the above criteria apply. In no case shall lights be closer than 250 feet to one another. 5. All new street light installations for residential areas shall be 100 watt high pressure sodium at a 30 foot mounting height. All other property classes, such as commercial and industrial, shall be determined after an assessment of the request is made. 6. Street lights shall be included in all public improvement projects according to the above criteria. 7, Qualifying requests for street lights may be scheduled for installation in a subsequent year if the City Council determines sufficient funds are not available in the current City budget. C:\OFFICE\WP WIN\WPDOCS\TRACY 1STREETLI\PETITION.SL1