Del Norte County Municipal Code § 12.07 Gated Street And Road Naming And Signing

This chapter is adopted to regulate the placement and design of street and road signs within the county and the naming of those same roads.

(Ord. 91-26 § 5 (part), 1991)

1. Street and road signs shall be visible and legible from both directions of vehicle travel for a distance of at least one hundred feet.

2. The size of letters, numbers and symbols for street and road signs shall be a minimum of four inches letter height, 1/2-inch stroke, reflectorized, white to contrast with the background green reflectorized color of the metal sign.

(Ord. 2016-003 § 3, 2016; Ord. 91-26 § 5 (part), 1991)

Signs required by this chapter which identify intersecting roads, streets and private lanes shall be placed at the intersection of those roads, streets and/or private lanes.

(Ord. 91-26 § 5 (part), 1991)

Road and street signs shall be required for the following actions involving both public and private roads and streets:

1. The extension of existing roads or streets to serve new development.

2. Subdivisions of property served by an existing unnamed or unsigned existing road or street, or the extension of an unnamed or unsigned road or street.

3. All newly constructed roads or streets as part of a development approved by the county.

4. The naming of a road or street.

This section does not require any entity to name, rename or renumber existing roads or streets when more than one (1) developed parcel is affected by the request to name, rename or renumber unless access is not directly from the road the address corresponds to. This section shall also not require the naming or numbering of a roadway providing access only to a single commercial or industrial occupancy.

(Ord. 2016-003 § 3, 2016; Ord. 91-26 § 5 (part), 1991)

1. All newly constructed extensions of existing roads, and existing roads and streets, both public and private, shall be identified by a name which is non-duplicating nor easily confused with an existing street or road.

2. All names proposed shall be submitted to the county for review and approval prior to the use of the name or the placement of any sign identifying the subject road or street. The name proposed shall not be effective nor listed with any public or private organization, utility, department, service or company until the identification signs as provided in this chapter are installed and verified by the county.

3. All signs shall be mounted and oriented in a uniform manner.

(Ord. 2016-003 § 3, 2016; Ord. 91-26 § 5 (part), 1991)

The county may charge a fee for the submission, review, listing, indexing and mapping of new roads and streets or the naming of new or existing roads and streets both public and private. This fee shall be as set by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 91-26 § 5 (part), 1991)