36-9-9-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all municipalities. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-24-16.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.82.
36-9-9-10. Street Light Assessments and Liens
Sec. 10. (a) After an electrical lighting system has been completed and is ready for operation, the municipal works board shall assess the real property in the city block or blocks affected for the proportionate part of the annual lighting cost and, in the case of a system of ornamental lighting, the installation costs, that […]
36-9-9-11. Expiration of Contracts; Transfers to New Utilities
Sec. 11. (a) Six (6) months before the expiration of a contract or order entered into or made under section 5 of this chapter, the municipal works board may: (1) negotiate and enter into a new contract; (2) extend the current contract; (3) procure an order of the commission; or (4) advertise for bids. The […]
36-9-9-12. Additional Lighting Facilities; Petition; Construction; Assessment of Costs
Sec. 12. (a) Whenever a lighting system has been established in accordance with this chapter, and an owner of property within any city block or blocks included in the system wants lighting facilities in front of or near the owner’s property that: (1) are additional to those described in the plans and specifications on file; […]
36-9-9-13. Additional Hours of Lighting; Petitions; Assessment of Costs
Sec. 13. (a) Whenever: (1) a lighting service has been established in accordance with this chapter or under another contract or arrangement; and (2) at least sixty percent (60%) of the property owners upon one (1) side of the street on a city block or blocks lighted by the service file with the municipal works […]
36-9-9-2. “City Block” Defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “city block” means both sides of the part of a public street that lies between two (2) intersecting public streets. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-24-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.82.
36-9-9-3. Petitions for Construction of Street Lights; Declaratory Resolutions; Notice and Hearing
Sec. 3. (a) The owner or owners of real property that fronts or abuts upon a public street or thoroughfare may sign and file with the municipal works board their petition requesting that there be constructed, erected, installed, maintained, and operated: (1) an electric system of street lights and posts, designating the number of lumens […]
36-9-9-4. Repealed
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-24-3.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.82. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.25. Repealed by Acts 1982, P.L.6, SEC.27.
36-9-9-4.1. Hearing on Remonstrance; Rescission or Modification of Resolution and Plans
Sec. 4.1. At the time specified in the notice under section 3 of this chapter, the municipal works board shall conduct a hearing of any remonstrance on file. If, at the hearing, the works board finds that: (1) the lighting system will not be of public benefit; or (2) the annual benefits from the lighting […]
36-9-9-5. Construction of Street Lights; Contracts; Commission Orders
Sec. 5. (a) When the declaratory resolution, as originally adopted or as modified, has been confirmed, the municipal works board shall notify and negotiate with any utility that operates and supplies electrical current within the municipality. The works board shall attempt to enter into a contract with the utility for the lighting described in the […]
36-9-9-6. Construction of Street Lights; Uniformity of Style; Supervisory Personnel; Completion Report
Sec. 6. (a) All street lamps or systems of lighting constructed, erected, or installed must be uniform in style and shall be installed under the supervision of: (1) the municipal civil engineer; or (2) some other competent person; as determined by the municipal works board. If the person supervising the work is not already under […]
36-9-9-7. Payments to Utility for Service
Sec. 7. The municipality shall make to the utility operating the lighting system all payments required to be made to the utility for its service, in strict accordance with the terms of the contract or order under which the utility is operating. The municipality shall make the payments from its general fund or from a […]
36-9-9-8. Street Lights at Intersections
Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of this section, all light posts that are: (1) located on the street upon which a lighting system is installed; and (2) within fifty (50) feet of the nearest part of another street intersecting that street; are considered to be at a street intersection. (b) A municipality shall install, maintain, […]
36-9-9-9. Payment of Costs of Lighting
Sec. 9. (a) The municipality shall pay from its general fund or from a fund set aside for street lighting purposes: (1) the entire annual cost of lighting at street intersections under section 8 of this chapter; and (2) not less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the annual cost of lighting of the entire other […]