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Case #7: <br /> <br />STREET LIGHTS AS SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENT <br />By: Mark S. Banwart, Community Development Director <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />From time to time, citizens have commented to the City that there is a need for street lights. This <br />concern has been re-emphasized with developments such as the higher density Flintwood Hills <br />Additions. In response to the City's charge to address issues of public health, welfare, and safety; <br />the City Staff has received a excerpt ~om the City of Coon Rapids Subdivision Ordinance, which <br />addresses street lights as a requirement of a subdivision developer. The following is the excerpt: <br /> <br />Street Lights: Street lights meeting City standards and specifications shall be installed (by <br />the developer) at all interior street intersections within the subdivision. Such lights shall <br />also be installed on all interior streets within the subdivision at points designated by the <br />City Engineer. The point shall be approximately 250 feet apart on residential streets and <br />approximately 400 feet on collector streets. Street lights required on streets bordering a <br />plat shall be installed pursuant to Section 11-2252 (4) (A). Street lights shall be installed <br />along existing streets within 90 days of the filing of the plat or within 90 days of the <br />completion of the construction of the streets. If the streets are completed or the plat filed <br />between November 1 and April 1, the 90 day time period for installation of the required <br />street lights shall commence on the following April 1. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />Since there are a number of rather large subdivisions currently in review and approval process <br />(e.g., Cedar Hills, Windemere Woods, Chestnut Hills, etc.); this may be an opportune time to <br />establish street light installation as a subdivision requirement. It will be much easier to require the <br />street lights as a part of the development a~eement and platting process rather than retrofitting a <br />street lighting scheme, probably at the City's expense, in the future. The issue of street lighting <br />addresses both a public safety concern, particularly intersections, and the City's focus on an <br />improved City image. <br /> <br />Recommendations: <br /> <br />Commission action will be based upon discussion. <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br /> <br />City Administrator <br />City Attorney <br />City Engineer <br />Community Development Dkector <br /> <br /> Chief of Police <br /> Finance Officer <br />X Planning & Zoning Corp~m/ssion X <br />X Parks & Recreation Commission <br /> <br /> <br />