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Pasco study recommends closer street-light spacing; council weighs grandfathering and cost impacts
Summary
A DKS study recommended reducing pole spacing (arterial ~120 ft, collector ~155 ft, local ~180 ft) after the PUD removed a 300-foot maximum; council signaled support for updating standards but asked staff to propose phased/timing options to avoid imposing retroactive costs on in-progress developments.
City staff presented a lighting-study-based set of recommended street-lighting spacings and sought council guidance on whether to incorporate them into City of Pasco standards.
Public Works Director Maria Serra said the city's engineering standards require luminance minimums by roadway classification. Staff engaged consultant DKS to model typical intersections and road segments and said the firm recommended baseline pole spacing of roughly 120 feet for arterial roads, 155 feet for collectors and 180 feet for local-access streets to meet illuminance safety guidelines. Serra…
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