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cOMI'I LATION OP • RESOLUTION NO. 1069 ANI) RESOLUTION NO. 1.354 CITY OP MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OP MINNESOTA J1 STREETLIGHT INSTALLATION POLICY REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. 946 WHEREAS, each year the City Council receives several requests for the installation of streetlights; and WHEREAS, the cost of operating streetlights is a large budget item; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to maintain and enhance the safety of its neighborhoods through the provision of streetlights while at the same time keeping the tax burden of operating street- lights at a minimum; NOW, THEREFORE",' BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Mounds View that the following policy shall govern the installation of streetlights at a minimum; • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Mounds View that the following policy shall govern the installation of streetlights in residential areas: (1) Property owners desiring installation of streetlights shall submit a petition requesting such with the signatures of at least fifty percent of the affected property owners. All signatures of persons on 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 unless it is determined by the City Council that the requested streetlight is in the interest of preserving the health and safety of residents of the area. A property owner shall be deemed to be affected if his/her property is within 200 feet in any street direction from the pro- posed streetlight location on either side of the street. A property owner directly affected shall be one whose property the light is on, abutts, or is directly adjacent (opposite side of street) . • (2) 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 meed for public safety. (3) All streetlights 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. (4) All new streetlight installations shall be 100 watt high pressure sodium at a- 30 foot mounting height. • (5) Streetlights shall be included in all public improvement projects according to the above criteria. (6) Qualifying requests for streetlights may be scheduled for installation in a subsequent year if the City Council determines sufficient funds are not available in the cur- rent City budget. Adopted the 11th day of February, 1980 (Resolution No. 1069) • and the 14th day of September, 1901 (Resolution No. 1354) . •