HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-OR-25 Ordinance Number 2006-OR-25
JEFFERSONVII,LE ZONING STREET LIGHT ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville is a civil city organized under Indiana Code
36-1-2-3 et seq and;
WHEREAS, the State of Indiana has enacted statutes to regulate building codes and
requirements for development within the City of Jeffersonville; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville has, in all prior building codes, zoning
ordinances, and subdivision control statutes as listed in Section 7.16 of the Zoning
Ordinance, has mandated that public street lighting be provided and,
WHEREAS, the City has traditionally paid for the cost of electricity and the
developer or the power utility, current supplier of electricity to Jeffersonville, has
provided lamp posts and lamp fixtures and done the installation without immediate
installation cost of the fixture or support to the taxpayers. This was done pursuant to
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Tariff's approved pre September 1, 2004.
WHEREAS, the current energy provider has announced that they will no longer
provide and pay for advanced installation of lamp poles, lamp fixtures, or any public
wiring to install the same, and intends to bill the city upon installation for such necessary
items and discontinue the policy of installment payment for such hardware and services
to install. The post September 1, 2004 Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Tariff
allows for installation, operation and maintenance as a part of the fee structure.
WHEREAS, this has become a public safety issue and a taxpayer expense issue, it
is therefore decreed that the Jeffersonville Zoning Statutes and Subdivision Control Acts
as listed in Section 7.16 and at any other location in any other ordinance should be
amended to require any developer who is producing new development within the City of
Jeffersonville that requires lighting for public safety and/or for compliance with any other
section of this Ordinance to install, at the expense of the developer or property owner,
street lighting and/or security lighting that meet the code currently in place in the City of
Jeffersonville; These payments shall be on or before installation to protect the City of
Jeffersonville from incurring a fee.
That the street lighting should include lights that are appropriate for the design of
the community/neighborhood and should be reflective of historic nature or reflective of
the surrounding area and good taste required;
That all fixtures shall be in compliance with the minimum standard of utility and
approved by the City Engineer or his designee.
That this is an emergency and as an emergency, this shall take place and become
effective upon passage.
~LL OF WHICH IS ORDAINED by Jeffersonville City Council this i(~4t'day of
2006.
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