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f•nwru.Ar[aN Or . RESOLUTION NO. 1069 AND RESOLUTION No. 1054 CITY OP MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF NSEY S'fA'1'L' OF MINNF.NE50TA A STRC•CTLIGHT INSTALLATION POLICY REPLACING RESOLUTION NO, 946 WII t.Itr.AS, each year the City Council receives several requests for the installation of streetlights; and WHEREAS, the Lost of operating Straalightu is a large budget i tom; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to maintain and enhance the safety of its neighborhoods thrcuyh the provision of streetlights while at the same time keeping the tax burden of operating street- lights at a minimlmq NOW, TIICRF.FORC,' 0C 1T RESOLVED by the Council of the City of NOends View that the following policy shall govern the installation of -,tree Llights at a minimum; NUw, 'I'111iR1iFl11tI<, III; IT IICCOL et) by the Council Of the City of Nuunds View that the following policy shall govern the installation of slrectlights 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 loon tlon unless it is determined by the City Council that the requested streetlight is in the interest of presci.ving the health and safety of residents of the area. A property owner shall fecte within6200efeet in anya streetdif directionhe his/herproperty the is 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 mld- 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. (1) All streetlights shall be spaced at least 400 feet apart unless the above criteria apply. In no case shall lights Ile closer than 250 feet to one another. (4) All new streetlight installations shall he 100 watt high pressure sodium at a 10 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. Adopled the llth day of February, )900 (Ilo•urlu Linn No. 1069) and the loth day of September, 1981 (Resolution No. 1154).