7-4-5: DESIGNATION OF STREET NAMES:

   A.   Official List: The Council shall establish an official street name list and thereafter all new streets shall be established in accordance with the same general standards hereinafter set forth.

   B.   Duplication: There shall be no duplication of street names by sound or spelling. Differentiation shall not be by the addition of suffixes, such as road, street or lane.

   C.   Future Street Dedications: Names for future street dedications may be suggested by the person or agency proposing the street dedication subject to provisions of this chapter. The Council, upon recommendation of the department and/or the committee, shall determine what constitutes a separate street.

   D.   Suffixes: The following suffixes shall be used in designating street names:

      1.   Street: An east-west street generally running in a straight line.

      2.   Avenue: A north-south street generally running in a straight line.

      3.   Drive: A street generally meandering in an east-west direction.

      4.   Way: A street generally meandering in a north-south direction.

      5.   Court: An east-west dead end cul-de-sac street intersecting a north-south street.

      6.   Place: A north-south dead end cul-de-sac street intersecting an east-west street.

      7.   Boulevard: An eighty foot (80') or greater width street providing vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties and is generally separated by a median strip, usually landscaped.

      8.   Road: A designated major street which extends through both urban and rural areas.

   E.   Private Roads: Private roads (street not dedicated to nor maintained by the district) shall have the suffix "Lane". Any private road which has two (2) or more addresses shall be officially named.

   F.   Use Of Road Or Boulevard: The use of "road" or "boulevard" shall be by designation of the committee upon recommendation of the district based upon the function and improvements of such streets.

   G.   Cul-De-Sacs: A cul-de-sac having a length of two hundred feet (200') or more (as measured from the centerline of the intersecting street to the point of radius or centroid of the cul-de-sac), shall be named unless the cul-de-sac is merely a change in direction of a named street.

   H.   Proposed Streets: A proposed street shall be considered in general alignment with an existing street if it is less than one hundred fifty feet (150') from centerline to centerline. Where the proposed street is on the same alignment and a continuation of an existing street, the name of the existing street shall be maintained with the appropriate designation. Where a street is on the same alignment but not linked to an existing street, the Council, upon recommendation of the department and the committee, shall designate a name giving preference to existing names.

   I.   Unification Of Two Differently Named Streets: Where a proposed street dedication unites two (2) differently named streets located on the same alignment, the Council, upon recommendation of the department and the committee, shall designate one of the existing names to be used, giving consideration to the length, collector status, period of usage and number of residents affected.

   J.   Directional Prefixes: Streets shall be given the prefix "North", "South", "East" or "West", based on their relationship to the grid system base lines.

   K.   Obvious Change In Direction: If a street makes a very obvious change in direction as determined by the department or its designee, a new street name shall be assigned, except as herein provided. Whenever this situation occurs, the change of street name may occur at an intersection rather than the point where the direction changes.

   L.   Officially Accepted Private Roads, Lanes: Officially accepted private roads (lanes) shall be listed on the official street name list with the accompanying designation "private". Applications for private road names shall be made to the department and referred to the committee for recommendation and approved by Council. Private road signs for interior private roads may be manufactured by a private company, provided the product is in conformance with district standards and this chapter. Interior private road signs shall not be maintained by the district.

      1.   The district shall approve the installation of private road signs within the public right-of-way.

      2.   Owners of properties on private roads shall be responsible for the cost of manufacture, installation and maintenance of street signs. All private roads shall have signs indicating its name and status as "private".

   M.   Proposed Subdivisions: Street names for proposed subdivisions shall be shown on preliminary and final plats in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and:

      1.   No final plat shall be certified by the City for processing to City Council until the street names proposed have been checked against the Official Street Name Map and list by the department and reviewed by the committee.

      2.   Subdividers shall be encouraged to use an overall theme when proposing street names.

      3.   No plat shall be approved by the City engineer until all provisions of this chapter have been complied with.

      4.   Subdividers shall erect street name signs at their own expense to district standards and at district designated locations.

   N.   Change Of Street Names: Street names may be changed as follows:

      1.   Written request by the applicant shall be made to the department to change a street name, or the department may recommend changes to the Council in street names for reasons of duplication, similar pronunciation or spelling, or for other reasons relating to public safety or convenience. Following such request or recommendation, the Council may hold a public hearing if deemed necessary. Applicants shall be required to pay for street signs as a condition of street name change.

      2.   If a street name change is deemed necessary, the Council, upon recommendation of the department and the committee, shall determine the street name. The following circumstances in addition to others, may be considered in changing street names: the number of existing addresses, the length of time the street name has been used, the date of the original dedication of the street, and the possible inconvenience to residents, property owners and the public.

      3.   No street names may be changed until the proposed name change has been checked with the Official Street Name Map and list, and has received recommendation of the department and the committee.

   O.   Location; Lettering: All street name signs shall be located to be clearly visible to persons operating vehicles. The lettering of the street name shall be a minimum of four inches (4") in height; however, all letters designating north, south, east or west shall be not less than two inches (2") in height. All lettering shall be of such color and width to contrast sharply with the board or plate upon which the lettering is placed and shall be in accordance with district standards. Said board or plate shall be a minimum of six inches (6") in width. All street name signs shall have the street names lettered on both sides of the board or plate.

   P.   Length: In general, street names shall not be over ten (10) letters in length, including spaces, unless otherwise approved by the district in writing. All street names shall conform to this limitation, except where existing names are to be continued due to alignments. (1952 Code § 9-06-05)