HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2623BILL No. 48
ORDINANCE No. 2623
AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE CALDWELL CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO
IDAHO CODE § 67 -6518 AMENDING "CITY OF CALDWELL SUPPLEMENTAL
SPECIFICATIONS TO THE 2006 IDAHO STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTRUCTION" STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS AND PARTS THEREOF
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the 2006 Idaho Standards For Public Works
Construction for application in public and private Development within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted certain supplemental modifications to said standards
pursuant to previously adopted Bill No. 6, Ordinance No. 2541; and
WHEREAS, one the supplemental provisions limits the types of light poles and light
fixtures that can be used in connection with the construction of street lighting; and
WHEREAS, such limitations exist for the efficiency and economy of the City who
accepts such light poles in dedication and assumes the responsibility for their perpetual
maintenance and operation. Limiting the number of available light poles and fixture types
reduces the need for the City to maintain a wide variety of replacement parts and eliminates
diverse repair and maintenance variety; and
WHEREAS, the City is amenable to a broader variety of street lights and fixtures for
developments that intend to create a unique sense of place through decorative street lighting
where the proposed street lights, though different from those otherwise set forth in the approved
supplemental standards, still provide necessary public health, safety and welfare illuminate and
quality and will be maintained by a local homeowners association, not the City.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Caldwell, County of
Canyon, State of Idaho:
Section 1: That the CITY OF CALDWELL SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS TO
THE 2003 IDAHO STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION prepared in
March 2003 and adopted as a legislative matter on or about ordinance by Bill No. 6 Ordinance
No. 2541, is hereby amended to provide, generally, as follows:
Section 1102 of the Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction concerning "Street
Lighting" shall be amended to allow broad flexibility in the selection and installation of
decorative street light poles and fixtures. Provided, however, that poles and/or fixtures
deviating from the City approved types shall:
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