§ 14.10.040. Street names.

A.

Official street names shall be established in accordance with the following:

1.

A new street name shall comply with National Emergency Number Association ("NENA") standards and borough standards, or, if different, whichever standard is stricter.

2.

A new or changed street name shall not be a duplicate of any existing name located within the same or any adjacent emergency service zone. A different suffix (street, avenue, etc.) does not constitute a different name.

3.

A new right-of-way created by the subdivision process, which is a direct extension or has the same alignment as an existing named right-of-way, shall bear the existing name.

4.

No street shall be designated by a letter or number unless such designation is part of a localized development plan.

5.

No street shall have a name sounding similar to or identical with any other named street within the same or adjacent emergency service zone.

6.

Street names containing a directional connotation such as Northwoods Avenue or Eastwind Street are to be avoided.

7.

A directional prefix, i.e. East Fox Avenue, West Fox Avenue, shall only be used as necessary, which determination shall be based upon findings of fact showing the necessity, or caused by the grid addressing system contained in Chapter 14.20.

8.

A street name shall be no longer than 17 characters, including the abbreviated suffix.

B.

The planning commission, after consideration of all factors and public testimony, may allow exceptions to the foregoing upon a finding that the public interest is not harmed and provided that the exception complies with NENA standards.

(Ord. No. 2006-05, § 2, 3-14-06; Ord. No. 92-09, § 1(part), 1992)