§ 18.804. Plat of district.

(a)

Upon receipt of certification that the petition contains the signatures of a majority of property owners within the district sought to be created, the Director of Public Works shall complete a plat of the proposed district, which can modify the boundaries of the district as proposed in the petition.

(b)

The plat shall conform to section 4.5 of the Howard County Design Manual, Volume III, "Road and Bridge Design," as amended. However, the Director of Public Works. may vary the standards of the design manual with respect to spacing, height and illumination of streetlights in order to take into account existing street lighting, type of housing developments in the area and other factors related to safety or security.

(c)

The plat shall indicate:

(1)

The location of all existing streetlights.

(2)

The location of the proposed new streetlights.

(3)

The design specifications for each proposed new streetlight.

(4)

The total estimated material and installation cost for the proposed new streetlights.

(5)

The total projected operating and maintenance cost, including but not limited to energy consumption, for the proposed new streetlights for the two-year period following installation of the first new streetlight in the district.

(6)

The estimated annual charge for each parcel in the district.

(C.B. 99, 1980)