[Amended 11-20-1995 FYTM, Art. 12]
Before the Town shall vote to approve the installation
of any new streetlight or funds for the maintenance of a new streetlight,
the matter shall first be referred to the Police Chief at least 60
days before said Town Meeting for advice and recommendation. The Police
Chief shall forward their advice and recommendation, if any, to the
Selectmen within seven days of the receipt of the request.
[Amended 11-20-1995 FYTM, Art. 12]
In formulating its advice and recommendation,
the Police Chief shall consider the following criteria:
A. Streetlighting for municipal building parking areas
or driveways, or to be installed by the roadside in front of a municipal
building where the vehicular and pedestrian safety of employees and
the public will be served by streetlighting. For purposes of these
standards, a "municipal building" is defined as any building owned
or maintained by the Town of Brewster for conducting Town business
and for the use of the public in general. These "municipal buildings"
are presently listed as Town Hall, Police/Fire Station, Water Department
buildings, Department of Public Works buildings and the Community
Center.
B. Streetlighting for any Brewster public school, its
driveways, parking areas and entrances/exits to Town roads used as
access to the schools.
C. Streetlighting for sidewalks and crosswalks on main thoroughfares (Rtes. 6A, 124 and 137), where such lights may serve any present or future municipal buildings, as defined in Subsection
A.
D. Streetlighting for major intersections where well-traveled
access roads meet or cross main thoroughfares (Rtes. 6A, 124 and 137).
E. Streetlighting where private and public roads intersect
and where there is a history, or obvious danger, of pedestrian or
vehicular mishaps which can be directly attributed to a lack of adequate
streetlighting.
F. Streetlighting for public buildings, such as churches,
libraries, stores and post offices, where it has been shown that there
are general traffic and pedestrian problems because of the buildings'
usage.
G. Streetlighting for public roads where blind or dangerous
curves or intersections jeopardize public safety.
H. Streetlighting for any industrial or commercial area
where it is proved that such lighting is needed for public safety.
I. Streetlighting where it may aid in the protection
of municipal buildings and municipal property from vandalism, theft
or other damage.