Chapter 27 UTILITIES*


Section 27-121 Street and outdoor area lighting rate.


    (a) Availability. The street and outdoor area lighting rate is available to any customer within the area served by the city electric system for private street lighting and for outdoor area lighting when such lighting facilities are operated as an extension of the city's distribution system.

    (b) Type of service. The city shall furnish, install, maintain and deliver electric service to automatically controlled lighting fixtures conforming to the department's standards, and subject to the published rules and regulations of the city water and light department.

    (c) Light and fixture rates: Light and fixture rates are as follows:

Size of lamp                                                                         Each, per month

Standard pole-bracket arm mounted

    100 watt mercury vapor (M.V.)............................................................................    $ 4.43

    100 watt high pressure sodium (H.P.S.)...................................................................     4.76

    175 watt mercury vapor..........................................................................................     5.49

    250 watt mercury vapor..........................................................................................     7.76

    250 watt high pressure sodium...............................................................................     14.11

    310 watt high pressure sodium...............................................................................     15.41

    400 watt high pressure sodium...............................................................................     16.95

    400 watt mercury vapor........................................................................................     11.00

    700 watt mercury vapor........................................................................................     20.83

    1000 watt mercury vapor.......................................................................................     27.88


When required for outdoor area (dusk to dawn) lighting, a pole with one span of #6 aluminum wire, up to one hundred fifty (150) feet, and necessary pole line hardware and accessories, according to the following schedule:

    Wood pole...........................................................................................................    $ 2.91

    Aluminum pole.....................................................................................................     10.72

Steel pole     10.14

    When power to the street lighting is provided by underground wire or conduit, the following addition to the rate shall apply:

Underground, per unit    $   4.69

    (d) Decorative post top luminaire.

    100 watt high pressure sodium.............................................................................    $ 10.65

    175 watt mercury vapor.........................................................................................     10.58

    (e) Exceptions. Where material and labor is furnished for installation by others for city street lighting, the following rate schedule shall apply:

    100 watt high pressure sodium (H.P.S.)...................................................................     4.13

    175 watt mercury vapor (M.V.)..............................................................................     4.33

    250 watt mercury vapor..........................................................................................     6.18

    250 watt high pressure sodium.................................................................................     9.63

    310 watt high pressure sodium................................................................................     10.83

    400 watt high pressure sodium...............................................................................     12.26

    400 watt mercury vapor..........................................................................................     9.04

    700 watt mercury vapor.........................................................................................     16.62

1000 watt mercury vapor     22.73

    (f) Outdoor area lighting. The outdoor area (dusk to dawn) light and fixture rate shall be the same as the street lighting rate except all underground wire and conduit shall be installed and maintained by the customer. Whenever any customer desires special facilities not shown in the above rate schedules, such facilities shall be installed and maintained by the customer.

(Code 1964, § 15.600; Ord. No. 10276, § 1, 9-4-84; Ord. No. 19212, § 1, 9-18-06; Ord. No. 19681, § 1, 9-17-07)


(Ord. 19681, Amended, 09/17/2007, Prior Text; Ord. 19212, Amended, 09/18/2006, Prior Text)