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Rug 04 03 02:06p Cit~ Of Oakdale [6511730-2820 p.2 Street light petitions shall be received by August 1 of every year' 1 order for the stree! light to be installed during the following year. The Public Works Directol 'City Engineer shall Irepare an annual lighting project which shall include City owned and/, r utility owned strel t lights requested and/or recommended during the proceeding year. COST The City shall pay the operating, maintenance and replaceme, it cost of all street ighting located within the right-of-way. Funding shall be from a street light Jtility fund. In new developments, the City shall not assume the operating or maintenance costs I ntil the fixtures and poles are accepted by the City. All costs associated with installing street lights in new c evelopments and ,xi sting neighborhoods shall be financed 100% through special aSSf ssments to the bE lefiting properties in the vicinity of the street light. Benefiting proper ies are hereby defi led as properties within 150 feet in any street direction from the propOSE d location, on either side of the street. Assessments will be spread on a unit cost per parcel be 3is. Street lights shall be included as part of reconstruction and oV1,rlay projects if 600;\ of the property owners petition for the installation. Street lights installt d as part of reeans ruction projects shall be financed out of the street light utility fund. Proper ies which have paid 1tO the street light utility fund for less than five (5) years shall be assessed a prorated amount fc . street lights. Street lights installed as part of an overlay project shall be fi lanced out of the stn et light utility fund for less than five (5) years shall be assessed a prorated lmount for street Iigh s. The City will poll the neighborhood to determine support or oppositi In. LOCATIONS CONSIDERED Street lights may be installed at every street intersection open for traffic in the City, ex ept in cases where the Public Works Director/City Engineer determinE 5 adjacent street lig Iting is adequate to cover an intersection or the low volumes of traffic and pedestrians d( es not warrant the installation. Mid-block street lights may be installed where the distance bet/een the intersectior street lights is great than 600 feet. Mid-block lights shall be placed betwe m lots on the properlllines. Other street lights may be considered if a specific safety hazard e :ists, such as a curv or hill that would limit the effectiveness of vehicular headlights. Street lights shall not be placed within ten (10) feet of fire hydrants. Ir five (5) feet of driv lways.