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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 705-j <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 11.05, "STREET LIGHTING, II <br />SECTION 11, "ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR SUB- <br />DIVISIONS," OF ORDINANCE NO. 705 (AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES <br />AND REGULATIONS ,GOVERNING THE PLATTING OR REPLATTING OF LAND <br />INTO SUBDIVISIONS IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND WITHIN THE EXTRA- <br />TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE): PROVIDING <br />THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE <br />DEEMED GUIL'I~Y OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE <br />FINED IN AN~( SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00): <br />CONTAINING SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING CLAUSES: FINDING COM- <br />PLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Section I. Subsection 11.05, liStreet Lighting, II of Section <br /> <br />11, II Eng ineering and Construction Standards for Subdivisions, II <br /> <br />of OrdinanCE! No. 705 of the City of La porte, is hereby amended <br /> <br />to read as follows, to-wit: <br /> <br />"11.05 Street Lighting. Street lighting on all streets <br /> <br />and at all street intersections and cul-de-sacs shall conform <br /> <br />to the latest edition of the Illumination Eng ineering Society <br />Handbook. Round tapered standards with bracket arms shall be <br />used. Lighting levels are recommended for very light traffic, <br /> <br />medium traffic on feeder streets, and heavy traffic on thorough- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />fares. <br /> <br />II It is the present policy of the Houston Lighting and <br />power Company to accept orders' only from the City for electric <br />street lights to be installed within the city limits. Accord- <br />ingly, the developer or owner of the land to be subdivided, <br /> <br />or land which has been subdivided, within the city limits, <br /> <br />shall make application for electric street lights to the City. <br />Such application shall be accompanied by a copy of the plat <br /> <br />of the subdivision, showing thereon the requested location( s) <br /> <br />of the elec:tric stree't lights. The application shall also be <br />accompanied by the developer I s or owner I s payment to the City <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of La Porte such fee 'as may be established from time to time by <br />Houston Lighting and power Company, for each requested electric <br />