Redwood City Municipal Code § 18.43 Work May Be Done in Accordance with Article

The work of causing any street lighting system, appliances, including poles, posts, electroliers, transformers, lighting units, lamps, cables, wires, pipes, conduits or other suitable or necessary work or appliances for street lighting purposes, or any thereof, to be maintained in and along the whole or any part of any one or more of the public streets, alleys or other public places within the City, may be done according to the procedure provided for in this Article.

(Ord. No. 333, Art. VI, § 1)

Whenever in the opinion of the City Council the public interest or convenience may require, the City Council shall have the full power and authority to order any street lighting system or appliances, including poles, posts, electroliers, transformers, lighting units, lamps, cables, wires, pipes, conduits or other suitable or necessary work or appliances for street lighting purposes, or any thereof, to be maintained in or along the whole or any part of any one or more of the public streets, alleys or other public places in the City, or to order electric current or energy, gas or other illuminating agent, to be furnished for such street lighting service, and to determine and declare the property to be benefited by any such maintenance or services, and to assess either partly or wholly, the improvement, or any one or more of the items thereof, upon the lands benefited, all in the manner and under the proceedings herein provided. Such maintenance or such furnishing of electric current or energy, gas or other illuminating agent shall be for a period to commence at a time to be fixed by the City Council as hereinafter provided, but not exceeding five (5) years from the date of the commencement thereof. The provisions of this Article shall not be limited to the maintenance of street lighting systems or appliances owned only by the City or to furnishing electric current or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for lighting systems or appliances so owned, but the City Council shall also have full power and authority to order such streets lighting service to be furnished with and by means of lighting systems or appliances provided and installed by and remaining the property of the public utility, public corporation or other party with whom contract is entered into for such maintenance and such furnishings of illuminating agent, and to assess the cost and expenses of such service, all in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

Whenever a street lighting system is installed on a boundary line, street, alley or other public place of such City, then the City Council may, by resolution, assess the property abutting upon such public street, alley or public place for the estimated cost of maintaining or servicing such system, even though such system may be partially or entirely without the boundaries of the City, as hereinafter provided.

(Ord. No. 333, Art. VI, § 2)

The work of maintenance may be done and assessments or reassessments for the cost and expense of same may be made, confirmed and collected according to the procedure set forth in sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of an act of the legislature of the State commonly designated "Street Lighting Act of 1931," entitled "An act to provide for the maintenance by municipalities of lighting systems along public streets alleys and other public places within municipalities or forming the exterior boundaries thereof, and for the lighting thereof by electric current or other illuminating agent; and for the assessment of the cost and expense thereof upon the property benefited and the manner of collecting such assessments," approved June 5, 1931, as amended prior to and as such act was in effect on January 1, 1932.

(Ord. No. 333, Art. VI, § 3)

State Law reference— See Sts. & H. C., §§ 18300—18440.