HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011967 - 1967-630 W THE rCARD OF SWrERVI;„ORS
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;.°i`,. the Matter w't".'.Y"' of _''_•.S`Uab.M..:.sh{I�.�''1^t of !
Policy for Safety Lighting an ;
Street Lighting in the dninccrpcw ;p RESvLUTIC_NT NO. 67/630
rated Area of the County.
..4�x ?4sAiitthe Board of Supervisors wishes encourage age Cenua 4street
lighting in so as to increase traffic safety and 8.s a deterrent to criminal activity;
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1,T REkS standardization of street lighting, t4 as great a degree as
feasible allows ore simple administration s:,sation o*" this function; and
,E S because residential ia`? and commercial street lighting is of local.
benefit,t, t i.s service cost sh£3....l be borne locally; and.
WHEREAS safety lighting, if ins al l ed in other i,!an a lighting . ris -
dic tono shall l coytirue to be a County charge;
,I THFREFOREI IS BOARD RESOLVED that the following policy
shall apply, with respect to street lighting in the unincorporated area.. of ,::he
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A. Safetz
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installation of safety lighting will be considered v.`shere
one or more of the following conditions exist:
1* Channelized intersections.
2. intersections w:.:.C,re traffic ic s J,g'la...f.,r are warranted
. Locations where three or more night accidents occur
within one ;dear.
4. New intersections$-r where it is an Vicipated that £yiG ffic
signals will.5l die warranted within 4.. ..ie years.
B. Residential R.i-,�...d Commercial.......�.....,.._'.�[_ yl
Requests for street lighting +7'?ll be considered under the
following conditions:
1. The level of service, in any one area, shall be as
2. All street lighting shall be at least at the following
minimum level. of service-
a. Residential - 7,500 lumen mercury vapor lights
at approximately 300 feet spacing.
b. Commercial and on major thoroughfares - 20,000
lumen mercury vapor lights at approximately 150
feet spacing.
c. err deviation from this standard must be approved,
by the Public hbrks Department.
3. Street and safety lighting shall be on County-maintained
roads unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Supervisor's.
All existing lighting installation shall be within Count
Service Areas, and all requested new lighting installations
stall be annexed to existing County SerTice Areas.
is Abere proponents for street lighting request installatioa
on other than timber poles, electroliers must be furnished
aM installed by proponents before acceptance.
AND 3E W BY THIS BOARD FURTHE REMOL"TED that reqaests forlighting
shall be made to the Baird of Supervisors and referred by the Doard to the Public
?orks Department and County Administrator for study and report -to the Board, for
such action as it deems appropriate.
PASSED M ADOPTED this Nth day of September, tfollowing vote of
the Board:
A=,,S, Supervisors james P. Kenny, Alfred M. Dias, James E. MoriarQ7,
Thomas john Coll, Edmund A. Linscheid.
NOES '_"'o n e.
ABSENT: None.
R'. OLUTION No. 67/630