1964-051 O I NCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF DENTON, TE)~S, PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSTALL~-
ATION OF STREET LI6HTS, PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF SAME BY
THE CITY, SPECIFYING CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS THERETO, REQUIR-
ING PARTICIPATION FOR USE OF ME~AL POLES OR UNDERGROUND
INS~ALIATIONS, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
~ECTIO~ I That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas, ms hereby amended by adding new Article 17 111
to Chapter Thirteen of sazd Code of Ordinances which shall
hereafter read as follows
ARTICLE 17 111 - STREET LIGHTING SERVICES
(a) Street Llghtlng - Conventional Overhead Installation
On Standard Wooden Pole Structure
Wherever practicable and in keeping wzth the accepted
practices of required lllumlnatmon standards the
Czty of Denton shall Install street lighting in all
subd~vxs~ons at no cost to the Developer or the
Property Owner The City of Denton shall determmne
the location of all lighting and the Developer or the
Property Owner shall provide the necessary easements
for constructzon and maintenance of installed equipment
(b) Street Lxghtlng - Metal Street Lighting Standards
Installed with Conventional Overhead Construction
Wherever practicable and in keeping with the accepted
practices of requlred illumination standards the
City of Denton shall install or cause to be installed
street llghtlng in all subdivisions, but such street
llghtlng on metal poles shall not be installed until
the Developer or the Property Owner shall have paid
to the Department of Public utilities, in advance, the
sum of Sixty Flve Dollars ($65 00) for each installed
metal standard All material types are to be selected,
furnished and znstalled by the City of Denton, and
the Developer or the Property Owner shall provide the
necessary easements for construction and maintenance
of xnstalled equipment
c) Street Lighting - Underground Installatzons on Metal
Street Lighting Standards
Wherever practlcable and in keeping wzth the accepted
psactl~es of required illumination standards the
Clty of Denton shall Install or cause to be installed
street llght~ng in all subdlvzslons, but such street
lxght~ng on metal poles and underground installations
shall be installed on a fzfty percent (50%) share basks
The City of Denton shall share in the installation cost
in the amount of fifty percent (50%) and the Developer
or Property Owner shall share in the installation
cost in the amount of fifty percent (50%) The
required nunf0er, location and material types shall
be determined by the City of Denton In the event
that a higher level of illumination is required (1 e
for intersections, high density traffic or pedestrian
areas, etc ) the City of Denton will bear the additional
cost incurred in the required larger fixture and ballast
over and above the prescribed standard 250 Watt Mercury
Vapor Residential Lighting Fixture, and the Developer
or Property Owner shall provide the necessary easements
for construction and maintenance of installed equipment
SECTION II That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
force when the provisions of this ordinance become effective
which are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provls-
ions contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the
extent of any such conflict
SECTION III That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or applica-
tion thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance,
and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby
declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite
any such invalidity
SECTION IV. That this ordinance shall become effective
fourteen (14) days from the date of Ss passage, and the City
Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record Chronicle
within ten (10) days of the date of 1ts passage
PASSED AND APPROVED thl~__ day of ,
A D 1964
Warren Whltson, Jr , Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATT
~/O6RS Holt, City Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
JQ~~m~mrton, ~ty Attorney
~ty of Denton, Texas