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RESOLUTION NO. 20-97 (Amended) A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF WEST LAFAYETTE TO ACCEPT PARTIAL OR FULL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR STREET LIGHTS AND FIRE HYDRANTS IN DESIGNATED PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (Submitted by Councilor Parker) WHEREAS, The City of West Lafayette wishes to promote health and safety including, but not limited to, the advantages of street lights and fire hydrants to all its citizens on a fair and equal basis. WHEREAS, The following named Residential Planned Developments have met the conditions and criteria outlined in West Lafayette City Resolution No. 19-97 (Amended) as to the ownership of the Planned Development's street lights and fire hydrants. WHEREAS, The following named Residential Planned Developments declare their streets are now and will be in the future publicly accessible. WHEREAS, The following named Residential Planned Developments have come to the Common Council of West Lafayette for full and/or partial relief from cost pertaining to ownership and maintenance of the street lights and fire hydrants within their development. Blackbird Farms Camelback Castle Ridge Pawnee Woods Wabash Gardens Westport NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST LAFAYETTE, THAT: SECTION 1. The City of West Lafayette offers the following plans and conditions for acceptance of partial or full financial responsibility of future maintenance costs including monthly utility costs associated with street lights and fire hydrants for all or part of the named Planned Developments. SECTION 2. The named Planned Developments will select a following plan and it will be enforced after approval of the City Engineer and the West Lafayette Board of Public Works and Safety. Plan 1: At this time the Residential Planned Development will keep its current financial responsibility for the street lights and/or fire hydrants within its development as is. Plan 2: The Residential Planned Development wishes to install or use standard street lights and/or fire hydrants normally associated with a standard (type and quantity) subdivision lighting and fire hydrant plan as determined by the City Engineer and acceptable to the West Lafayette Board of Public Works and Safety. The City of West Lafayette will then take full financial responsibility of maintenance and future monthly utility costs. The installation cost of additional street lighting or standardization and/or placement of additional fire hydrants in the so named Planned Developments will be the responsibility of the lot owners or the homeowners association within said Planned Development. Plan 3: The Planned
Development will invoice the City of West Lafayette in a manner
set forth by the West Lafayette Clerk-Treasurer for the monthly
utility cost for street lights and fire hydrants cost normally
associated with a standard (type and quantity) subdivision lighting
and fire hydrant plan as determined by the City Engineer. The
Planned Development will retain ownership and maintenance of the
street lights and fire hydrants within the Development. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and signing by the Mayor.
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