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MUNICIPALITY OF THE COUNTY OF INVERNESS
COUNCIL POLICY
STREET LIGHTS
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY:
Municipal Government Act
Section 65(n)
PREAMBLE:
This Policy shall apply to the Municipality of the County of Inverness and
all its residents.
TERMS: The Municipality of the County of Inverness is committed to providing
street lighting to its residents when, in a particular area or community, a
request is submitted to the designated municipal official for such service.
It shall be the policy of the Municipality that funding for street lights shall
be allocated from the general revenues in accordance with the budgetary
resources of the Municipality.
Street lights may be installed in accordance with the following criteria:
Lights may be installed on unlisted roads.
Lights must be installed only on poles within the right-of-way of
the road.
Lights cannot be installed any closer than every second pole.
'Where there is a request for street lighting, it is recommended that
a series of lights be installed to adequately light the area, there
must be one house for each pole in the area to be lit and there must
be at least a series of three lights.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4, one street light may
be installed if it benefits three premises.
The Municipality recognizes that from time to time, circumstances
may exist which warrant consideration of an exception to the above
policy. In these instances, a Municipal Councillor may authorize
the Director of Public Works to install a street light in an area due
to special circumstances. The request for street lights for special
circumstances shall be a maximum of three lights per municipal
district per annum.
Approval:
Policy Committee Review: June 8, 2006
Council - 7 day Notice:
June 12, 2006
Council Approval:
July 10, 2006
This is to certify that the above policy was
approved by Municipal Council of the
Municipality of the County of Inverness on
the 10" day of July A.D., 2006.
Chief Administrative Officer