HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09102004 - 71-263 IN THE BOARD OF SUPS MSORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALI RNIA
In the Batter of Establishment
of Policy for Safety Lighting' } RESOLUTION NO. 71/263
and Street fighting in the
UnincorporatedArea of the
County. }
WHEREAS the Burd of Supervisors wishes to encourage adequate
street lighting so as to increase traffic safety and as a deterrent
to criminal activity; and
WHEREAS standardization of street lighting to as great a degree
as feasible allows` more simple administration of this function; and
WHEREAS because street lighting i in residential as well as com-
mercial areas is of local benefit, this service cast shall be borne
locally; and
WHEREAS safety lighting,, if installed in other than a lighting
jurisdiction, shall continue to be a County charge;
NOW O THE R ORE,, BE IT BY THIS BOARD >FSSOLV that the following
policy shall apply with respect to street lighting in the unincorpo-
rated area of the County
A Safety Limon
Installation of safety lighting will be considered
where one or more of the fallowing conditions exist..
1. Channelized intersections
2. Intersections where traffic signals are warranted.
3• Locations where three or more night accidents
occur within one year.
4- New intersections where it is anticipated that
traffic signals will be warranted within five
years*
B. Residential and Commercial Arca Li&tigg
Requests for street lighting will be considered under the
following conditions:
I. The level of service, in any one area, shall be as
uniform as possible.
RESOLUTION WO. 71/263
2. All street lighting shall be at least at the
following minimum level of service:
a. Residential streets - 0.2 average horizontal
footcandles (maintained) with the ratio of
average illumination level on the roadway to
tho minims illumination at any point on the
roadway not to exceed 9:1.
b. Commercial streets and on major thoroughfares
0.7 average horizontal footcandles (maintained)
with the ratio of average illumination level
on the roadway to the minimum illumination at
any point on the roadway not to exceed 6:1.
c. Any deviation from this standard must be approved
by the Public Warks Department.
3. Street and safety lighting shall be on County-
maintained
oo ty_maintained roads unless otherwise authorized by the
Board of Supervisor's.
4. All existing lighting installation shall be within:
County Service Areas, and all requested new light-
ing installations shall be annexed to existing
County Service Areas, or formed into a now County
Service Area.
5. Where proponents for street lighting request installa-
tion on other than timber poles, electroliers must be
furnished and installed by proponents before aceepptance.
BE IT BY THIS BOARD FURTHER RESOLVES that requests for lighting
shall be made to the Board of Supervisors and referred by the Board
to the Public Works Department and County Administrator for 'study and
report to the Board for such action as it deems appropriate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April, 1971 by the follow-
Ing vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors A. M. Bias, J. E. Moriarty,
W. N. Boggess, E. A. Linscheid, T. P. Kenny.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Name.
RESOLUTION NO. 71/263