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Commissioners move to require streetlights in new single‑family subdivisions; ordinance advanced to second reading
Summary
The board voted to add a requirement for streetlights in single‑family residential subdivisions to the zoning regulations, clarifying meter and utility arrangements and correcting a staff typo in the ordinance language.
The Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners on April 28 approved an amendment to local zoning rules that will require streetlighting in new single‑family residential subdivisions and advanced the measure to second reading.
The amendment modifies part B of the city’s Unified Development Code (zoning regulations, Ord. 2001‑29) to add a streetlight requirement under single‑family development standards. Proponents argued the change improves public safety at night and creates consistent lighting across new neighborhoods.
Staff reported the utilities have established practical metering options: Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) confirmed centralized metering is available so a development can be served by a single streetlight meter rather than individual meters for each light; Nashville Electric Service (NES) response was pending at the time of the meeting. The commission corrected a typographical error in the ordinance’s whereas language (the draft mistakenly referenced “playground equipment” in place of “street lighting”) before voting to advance the ordinance to second reading.
The ordinance will return for final action on second reading; staff will confirm the final utility metering approach with both MTE and NES and incorporate any technical details into the implementing standards.
Speakers quoted in this report are drawn from the meeting transcript.
