Title
Consider an ordinance to amend the City of Killeen Code of Ordinances Sec. 26-107(b) to decrease the maximum spacing of street lights and Sec. 26-107(e) to include LED fixtures as an alternative option for street lighting.
Summary
DATE: January 19, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Danielle Singh, Executive Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Amendment to City Code of Ordinances, Sec. 26-107(b) and 26-107(e).
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances regulates "Subdivision and Other Property Development". Sec. 26-107 provides development standards for street lighting infrastructure. Sec. 26-107 (b) states, “Street lights will be installed at intersections, curves, dead ends, cul-de-sacs and where spacing exceeds twelve hundred (1,200) feet." City staff utilizes this section as a policy for determining the need for new street lights requests in the City. Staff developed a streetlights map based on each pole’s location data provided by Oncor. Staff then randomly selected three (3) subdivisions in each council district and a total of twenty different functional classification streets within the City to analyze average distance in between streetlights. Staff has determined that the actual spacing of most streetlights in the City averages generally between 400 feet and 600 feet. This is largely due to the fact that streetlights are also required at intersections. Additionally, staff has completed research on street light ordinances in peer cities. Staff found that many other cities’ policies space street lights at 300 feet (Temple, Belton, Georgetown, Leander, and Round Rock) or 600 feet (Harker Heights and Copperas Cove). Staff proposes this code amendment to replace twelve hundred (1,200) feet with six hundred (600) feet in Sec. 26-107 (b). This will be consistent with the ongoing practice in the City. It will also ensure City of Killeen’s standard is comparable with other peer cities. Street light policies are typically inc...
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