Street - Lighting - and - Safety - Standards - 201707132100112520
Street - Lighting - and - Safety - Standards - 201707132100112520
Street - Lighting - and - Safety - Standards - 201707132100112520
July 2017
FORWARD
Deviations from these specifications shall be requested from the City Engineer for approval prior to
commencement of work.
REVISIONS
1. Original: 9/1/2015
2. Revision: 3/2/2016
3. Revision: 4/13/2017
4. Revision: 7/12/2017
INTRODUCTION
These specifications are a supplement to the latest edition of the Standard Specifications for Public
Works Construction “Green Book” and the City of Menifee Standard Special Provision. In case of conflict
with the Green Book or Menifee Standard Special Provisions, these specifications shall take precedence.
GENERAL
New or relocated streetlights located within City R/W or City easements are required to include light
emitting diode (LED) luminaries and shall be constructed per City Standards, Per Plan, and field
inspected and approved prior to requesting energizing or acceptance.
INDUSTRY STANDARDS:
LED streetlight luminaries shall meet the applicable requirements of the following industry standards:
Test data that establishes compliance with the requirements of ANSI/UL 1598 and the other industry
standards listed above shall be provided upon request.
REFERENCE:
1. Project Plans and Specifications – Location and project –specific details
2. California Electric Code – As applicable by the Building Department
3. SCE Standards – As applicable
4. City Standard Drawings
5. Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Greenbook) (latest edition) – Subsections
700 and 701 and all included cross references.
LUMINAIRES:
Fixtures shall be LED, dimmable, and one of the following or as approved by City Engineer:
GE Evolve Catalog #: ERL1-0-05-B3-30-D-GRAY-L (39 watts / residential streets)
GE Evolve Catalog #: ERL1-0-09-C3-30-D-GRAY-L (84 watts / collector streets)
GE Evolve Catalog #: ERLH-0-11-C3-30-D-GRAY-L (96 watts / major streets)
GE Evolve Catalog #: ERLH -0-13-C3-40-D-GRAY-L (111 watts / standard intersection safety lighting)
GE Evolve Catalog #: ERLH -0-13-C3-40-D-GRAY-L (111 watts / large intersection safety lighting)
General description of LED Streetlight – Standard fixture utilizes terminal block for power input suitable
for #6 - #14 AWG wire operates at 700mA. Drive current is not field switchable. A three-pole terminal
block capable of accepting #14 to #10 AWG shall be mounted to the housing inside the electrical
compartment. Luminaire shall be provided with capability for optional backlight control. Complete
assembly weight shall not exceed 45 lbs. Fixture is designed to mount on a schedule 40, 2” nominal pipe
size (NPS) horizontal tenon (minimum 8‟ in length) and is adjustable +/- 5 degrees to allow for fixture
leveling (includes two axis T-level to aid in this process). Fixture, including the LEDs, drivers and electrical
components, shall carry a limited ten year warranty and housing paint and finish shall carry a ten year
warranty.
Color temperature and CRI: 4000K color temperature for Safety Lighting, minimum 70 CRI
3000K color temperature for Street Lighting, minimum 70 CRI
1. No reflectors or single lensed fixture accepted. Close contact refractors to be employed for
optical distribution.
2. Refractors are to be polymeric material rated 5VA, f1 rating
3. Lumen maintenance at 50,000 hours of life to be no less than 88% of initial lumen output
4. Shall have 95% survival rate at 50,000 hours
5. Integral 10K surge suppressor for diode and entire system protection
LUMINAIRE HOUSING:
Luminaire housing shall be furnished with an optical assembly, be powder-coated silver, include a level
bubble to facilitate installation, allow for tool-less entry and shall include an integral twistlock type
receptacle for photoelectric cell control in accordance with the latest EEI-NEMA standards which is
adjustable with respect to north and prewired to the terminal board. Photocell control shall be for a 7-
pin receptacle per ANSI C136.41.
Luminaire external housing shall have a minimum rating of IP66 as specified in IEC 60529, with the
ability to shed water from inside the housing (i.e. weep holes).
The LED luminaire shall be designed for horizontal mounting. The LED assembly shall have a slip-fitted
mounting bracket capable of attaching to a two-inch (2”) pipe without the need for special mounting
parts. They shall be installed in a horizontal position with leveling and clamping to the mast arm pipe
accomplished by tightening mounting bolts, which are externally or internally accessible. Bolts shall be
minimum 5/8” x2” size and either stainless steel.
Luminaire circuitry shall include quick connect / disconnects to allow easy separation and removal of
driver and power door. Grounding requirements: ANSI/UL Standards and NFPA 70.
The luminaire power unit assembly shall consist of an integral driver, capacitor, 10K surge suppressor,
and heavy duty terminal block. The power unit assembly shall be mounted on a separate component of
the luminaire to facilitate replacement.
The luminaire optical chamber shall have a minimum rating of IP66 as specified in IEC 60529.
The luminaire housing cooling system shall consist of a passive heat sink with no fans, pumps, or liquids
and shall be designed and constructed to accept a standard plug type, locking, three-pole, three-wire,
streetlight photocontrol. The fixture and finish endurance tested to withstand 5,000 hours of elevated
ambient salt fog conditions as defined in ASTM Standard B 117.
All fasteners shall be stainless steel and all polycarbonate components shall be UV stabilized.
An easily-viewable nameplate shall be permanently affixed to the inside of each luminaire housing. The
nameplate shall contain the following information: manufacturer’s name, manufacturer’s catalog
number, date of manufacture (month and year), plant location, input power consumption, driver output
current, IEC IP Rating, correlated color temperature (CCT), IES light distribution type, IESNA TM-15 BUG
ratings, and serial number. Utility approved luminescent name plate with light source and wattage shall
be permanently affixed on the exterior of the Luminaire to be visible from the ground.
The driver assembly shall be enclosed in a separate compartment from the optical assembly. The entire
fixture shall be “wet listed” with the optical assembly compartment being rated at IP66. The LED
Luminaire shall be constructed to provide the required light distribution with the lower edge of the
Luminaire housing below the entire light source close contact refractors. The Luminaire must be Dark
Sky Compliant with U0 bug rating. The light distribution pattern shall be per the FIXTURE table shown
above.
DRIVERS:
Light Emitting Diode (LED) drivers shall be component-type consisting of precision wound coils and
welded magnetic steel laminations assembled together and impregnated with baked-on, insulating,
weatherproof varnish; and metal-cased, hermetically-sealed capacitor, suitable for use on multiple
distribution circuits with 60Hz, 120 or 240 Volt rating. The operating sound pressure noise level shall not
exceed the ambient noise level by more than five (5) decibels at a 30 feet when measured by a sound
level meter conforming to the American Standards for Sound Level Meters. Where the ambient noise
level is less, a minimum of 40 decibels shall be assumed.
Power supply / driver shall be field replaceable by means quick-disconnect connectors and easy access
mounting hardware. Power supply / driver shall be wet-listed in the US and Canada, UL, ROHS
compliant, meet Caltrans 611 vibration testing and GR-63-CORE section 4.4.1/5.4.2 earthquake zone 4.
DRIVER SPECIFICATIONS:
Electronic; voltage range = universal 120 – 277 v +/- 10%; frequency = 50/60 Hz; power factor > 90% @
full load; THD < 20% @ full load; output ripple < 10%; output shall be isolated; case temperature rated
for -40 to 60C; fully encased and potted; overheat protection, self-limited short circuit protection, and
overload protected – minimum integral 10k surge protection tested in accordance with IEEE C62.41 and
ANSI standard 62.41.2; Driver Life Rating not less than 100,000 hours.
The photoelectric unit shall consist of a photoelectric cell in a weatherproof housing which plugs into an
EEI-NEMA twist-lock receptacle integral with the luminaire and shall be installed with the clear UV-
stabilized photocell window facing north. The control unit shall contain a uniformly coated cadmium-
sulfide photoelectric cell suitable for operation with 120 or 240 volt line supply with surge protection to
prevent damage and made to fail in the “ON” position. The unit shall have a HID load rating of 1,800 VA
with a Tungsten load rating of 1,000 watts.
The response level of the unit to changing light levels shall remain stable throughout the life of the unit
(5,000 operations). The “turn-on” level shall be nominal 1 foot-candle and the “turn-on: turn-off” ratio
shall be 1.5.
FUSES:
Fuses shall be slow blow 13/32” x 1 ½” in-line type in 10 amp size (unless specified otherwise by the
City). The fuse shall be installed in the hot leg of the lighting conductor. The circuit shall be fused in the
base of the pole – not in the pull box. 240-volt installations require each leg to be fused using a double
fuse holder and two fuses of appropriate size. Heat shrink both crimp ends.
FUSEHOLDERS:
Fuseholders shall be completely waterproof, shall grip the fuse in the load side section when opened,
and be able to take a 13/32” x 1 ½” fuse, with crimp-type tubular terminals of a proper size for the cable
in the particular light.
MAST ARMS:
Mast arms shall be two inch (2”) I.P.S. galvanized steel or aluminum and shall be self-supporting without
braces, scrolls or rods. Mounting shall be perpendicular to the street centerline unless otherwise
directed by the City Engineer. They shall have a minimum of six inches (6”) of horizontal straight section
at the end of the arm to mount a two inch (2”) I.P.S. slipfitter type luminaire mount.
Mast arms shall be eight feet (8’) long for all luminaires unless otherwise specified in the plans and shall
be capable of handling the EPA and weight of the luminaire. Steel arms shall conform to ASTM A 120.
Aluminum arms shall be corrosion resistant alloys such as Aluminum Association wrought alloys 6061 or
6062 or cast alloys 319 or 356.
All exposed hardware shall be stainless steel. All protected hardware not visible after installation shall
be cast aluminum and / or stainless steel, hot-dipped galvanized. Anti-seize shall be used.
FOUNDATIONS:
Per City of Menifee Std. Plan #1003.
CONCRETE POLES:
RESIDENTIAL STREETS: Ameron DWG. 1203-036 Rev. 4
COLLECTOR AND ARTERIAL STREETS: Ameron DWG 1203-037 Rev. 4
(Note: Use 8‟ arm poles located adjacent to the sidewalk on residential, collector and arterial streets)
Concrete poles shall be tapered, centrifugally cast and pre-stressed. Poles shall be round black and white
marble aggregate or natural exposed aggregate. Pole shape and color shall be uniform for any one
project. Replacement poles shall match existing.
Hand hole cover plates shall be aluminum and securing bolts shall be stainless steel tamper-proof bolts
of the type installed with a pent-head wrench. Anti-seize shall be used.
All concrete poles shall be provided with a clear, factory applied Amershield Anti-Graffiti coating.
PULL BOXES:
Pull boxes shall be #3 1/2 Pull Boxes or approved equal. Pull boxes shall be installed per CALTRANS
Standard Plan ES-8 as follows:
1. Located at the end of the conduit run and three feet (3’) from SCE service point. The pull box
that feeds into SCE service point shall be a #5 pull box.
2. Located within five feet (5’) of each street light.
3. Located at conduit interval runs of not more than 200 LF. Additional #3 1/2 pull boxes will be
required for conduit runs over 200 LF long.
Pull boxes shall be installed behind sidewalk or five feet (5’) behind the face of curb or dike and, where
practical, shall be installed with the short side parallel to the curb. They shall not be installed in any part
of a driveway or other traveled way, unless approved by the City Engineer and provided with a metal
traffic cover. Pull box covers shall be inscribed “STREET LIGHTING” and shall be secured with bolts, cap
screws or studs and nuts made of stainless steel. Pull boxes shall be tamper resistant and utilize a special
key tool for opening. Anti-seize shall be used.
For more information on City standard pull boxes, see Traffic Signal Specifications and Installation
Guidelines and City Standard Plan #1004.
Conduit shall be laid to a depth of not less than thirty inches (30”) unless placed under sidewalk in which
case only eighteen inches (18”) shall be required. Conduit laid in open trench shall not be covered nor
shall trench or inspection hole be backfilled until accepted by the City Engineer or his designated
representative.
SPLICING:
Splices shall be permitted in pull boxes and lighting standard bases ONLY. All splices shall be
waterproofed with penatrox with butt splice and heat shrink tubing.
Wire shall conform to the applicable portion of ASTM B3 and B8. Wire size shall be indicated on the “As-
Built” plans. Wire connectors shall be approved by the City Engineer or his designated representative
and shall bear the UL seal of approval. The installation procedure, connector size and crimping tools
shall conform to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
Wire from the base of the pole to the luminaire shall be #10. For the 120-volt installations, the wires
shall be black and white, with black being the hot wire and fused. For 240-volt installations, one hot wire
shall be black and the other shall be red. Both hot wires shall be fused. Any ground wires shall be green
and connected to a clamp attached to an anchor bolt.
Service runs parallel to the street shall be installed under the sidewalk where new sidewalk is being
constructed or directly behind the existing sidewalk. Voltage drop shall not exceed five percent (5%).
SERVICE CABINETS:
See Menifee Std. Plan #1001 for service cabinet information.
The service point shall be in the City’s right-of-way; otherwise, the City will require an easement to the
service point.
PRE-INSTALLATION:
1. Obtain a City R/W permit for any work performed within a City R/W or City easement. Attached
to the R/W permit are the construction requirements applicable to all work performed within
the City R/W.
3. Street Lights shall be located per City approved plan and shall not be relocated without prior
City approval.
5. Public Works inspection is required for final wiring and splicing prior to energizing. Contact the
Public Works Department for inspection 72 hours in advance at 951 672-6777 ext: 155.
6. Pedestrian and vehicle traffic control and access shall be maintained per the Plans,
Specifications, City Traffic Control Standards, CA MUTCD, and as otherwise required or directed
by the City.
2. After “As-Built” plans have been accepted by the City, the Contractor or Developer shall
anticipate a minimum of five (5) working days for the City to contact SCE for streetlight
energizing. Release of a Building Occupancy requires that streetlights be energized.
CONTRUCTION AS-BUILT DRAWING REQUIREMENTS (STREETLIGHT INSTALLATIONS):
Two sets of “As-Built” drawings must be given to the Public Works Inspector before SCE will energize a
light. Maximum size of As-Built drawings shall be 11” x 17”.
POLE:
1. Manufacturer’s name
2. Supplier’s name and contact information
3. Material
4. Height
5. Mast Arm Length
6. Footing Type (AB)
FIXTURE:
1. Manufacture’s name
2. Suppliers name and contact information
3. Wattage and Voltage
4. Fuse size and type
5. Photocell manufacturer
DISTRIBUTION:
1. Conduit type and size
2. Wire type and gauge
3. Pull box manufacturer
4. Service point I.D. number
STREET LIGHT DESIGN PLANS
(APPLIES TO CITY STANDARD STREET LIGHTS ONLY, NON-STANDARD STREET LIGHTS WILL BE REVIEWED
ON A PROJECT-BY-PROJECT BASIS):
1. Check plans and make sure reference is made to City of Menifee on cover sheet. On plan show:
1. Street light stationing.
2. Street light size (watts).
3. Street light installation detail (Refer to Menifee Standard Plan #1002 and #1003).
4. SCE service point and stationing. Indicate serving voltage (120v or 240v).
5. Street light service pull box and installation detail (Refer to Menifee Standard Plan
#1004).
6. Size of conduit (2” minimum) Schedule 80 PVC.
7. Indicate trench depth.
8. Size and numbers of wires.
9. When laying conduits across a street, they shall be at right angles to the curb line.
10. North arrow and scale.
11. Vicinity map.
2. Voltage Drop calculations for wire sizing are required for every circuit run which has more than
(2) street lights and whenever the service from the service point is more to the last (furthest)
street light exceeds 500’.
3. The Engineer of record shall be responsible for providing final “As-Built” drawings once the
lighting system is install and approved by the inspector. The construction “As-Built” drawings
will be the basis for providing the final drawings. The final drawings are to be CAD drafted and
shall be signed off by the engineer of record.
4. All non-standard City street lights shall be approved by Engineering Department. Non-standard
street lights will be required to provide photometric analysis along roadways.
5. Structural pole base calculations are required to be submitted as a supporting document when
nonstandard streetlights are approved for installation. Calculations shall be prepared by licensed
California registered engineer and shall be wet-stamped.
For City of Menifee Street Light General Notes, see Improvement General Notes section of the City
website.