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COMPILATION Or . RESOLUTION No. 1069 AND RESOLUTION NO. 1354 CITY OF HOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA ,N STREETLIGUT INS...-LATION Pol,ICY REPLACING RESOLUTION No. 946 W11HREAS, each year the City Council recnives several requests for Elm installation of stree LLights; and WIIIiREAS, the ce'L of operating Lliuhts in a large budget i Lem; and WIIEREnS, 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, TIIERF.FORC'; DE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Mounds Vier that tlm following policy shop govern tlln installation Of streetlights at a minimum; NOW, TM -NI 1,01:li, BE IT RESOLVED by tic, Council of the City of Mounds Vier that tltc following ()olicy shall govern the installation of street Ligi)ts 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 Co,.ncil 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, abut[', 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 'bowing of need for a similar criteria may also qua Ii fy.. The cri Loris muet be related to a need for publ le uafety. (3) All strectlights shall be 'Paced at least 40D feet apart unless the above criteria apply. III 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) Strectllghts shall be included in all public Improvement projects according to the above criteria. (6) pual)fyinq requests for streetlights may be scheduled for installation in a subsequent year if the City Council determines snffieient funds are not available in the cur- rent City budget. Adopted the Ilth day of February, Mo (Her" ULinn No. 1069) and the loth day of September, 1991 (Resolution No. 1354).