Title 13 - Streets and Sidewalks

13.10.050 Streetlighting Construction and Maintenance.

1. A.
   General

   Unless otherwise specified and approved, all Public Streetlights shall be designed, constructed and inspected in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter and the current Standards.

   Any person, firm or corporation who constructs any new public street shall be responsible for the installation of street lighting except where streetlights are not required by provisions of this Chapter.

2. B.
   Private Streetlights in the Public Right-of-Way

   Private Streetlights installed in the Right-of-Way shall only be permitted upon approval by the Governing Body through the Public Works Committee and execution and recording of the City standard maintenance agreement with the Johnson County Records and Tax Administration. Private Streetlight systems in the Right-of-Way shall meet the same illumination requirements as Public Street Lights.

3. C.
   Streetlights Not Constructed in RE Zoning Districts

   In RE Zoning Districts, as defined in Title 18 of the Municipal Code, streetlights may be omitted at the option of the developer. In subdivisions where streetlights are not to be constructed, an agreement or deed restrictions shall be recorded with the Johnson County Records and Tax Administration stating that all costs of any future project to construct streetlights in the subdivision shall be spread among all properties in the subdivision. Such streetlights shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Standards that are in place at the time of installation.

(History: Ord. STR-2849 §5, 2010)

Effective on: 1/1/1901