Chapter 12.24 — STREET NAMING AND NUMBERING

To provide for orderly development and eliminate duplication and uncertainty, a definite system of finding dwellings and business locations rapidly and with certainty is needed in the interest of public health, welfare and safety for the city. It is necessary to enable emergency vehicles to respond quickly to calls, expedite postal and other delivery services, eliminate confusion and error and locate business places and residences for customers and friends without difficulty and loss of time.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.010)

A.

The system shall be continued, operated and maintained within the city by the city engineer, or his designee, referred to in this chapter as the address coordinator, and address numbers assigned within the city shall be in accordance with this system. It shall be the duty of the address coordinator to notify all persons of the street name and number assigned to each location, the requirements of this chapter that the numbers be installed and maintained, and to determine whether the same are installed in such a manner as to be visible from the street in front of each location or from the roadway or driveway leading to buildings removed a substantial distance from the public street or road which the subject site abuts.

B.

The address coordinator shall make sure that all new street names avoid duplication and do not sound like existing street names in the city.

C.

The address coordinator shall issue to any building owner or occupant in the city upon request and without charge, a number or numbers in accordance with this chapter.

D.

The address coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining the numbering and street naming system and shall keep a record of all numbers and names assigned under this chapter. The records shall be open for inspection by the public during regular business hours.

E.

The address coordinator will coordinate all naming or renaming and addressing with the county.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.020)

Street names shall be required of every public street except in condominiums, shopping centers and apartment-type developments. In these cases, street names will not be permitted.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.030)

All buildings within the city shall be numbered according to the plan as developed by the address coordinator.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.040)

Condominiums, excepting condominium subdivisions, shopping centers and apartment-type developments that have existing street names will, within sixty days of the notice given by the address coordinator showing the address and space or apartment numbers, take down existing street name signs and erect the signs in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.24.020.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.050)

All streets shall be known by the same name for the entire length.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.060)

The city council shall have the right to name or rename all private streets, access or easements and city streets within the city.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.070)

Any new city street shown on a subdivision or parcel map shall be officially named at the time of approval of the map. These names will be studied to assure they do not duplicate or sound like any existing street names in the city and/or county by the address coordinator prior to approval of the map.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.080)

A.

A private road may be officially named by the city after a petition is submitted to the coordinator showing the location, proposed new street name and signatures of sixty percent of the property owners whose property is serviced by the private street proposed to be affected.

B.

The name will be studied to assure it does not duplicate or sound like any existing street name in the city and/or county. If the street name does not conflict with any existing street name, the name will be recommended to the city council. Upon approval by the city council, thereafter such street shall be officially known by the name so designated.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.090)

A.

Any street name in the city may officially be changed upon petition to the address coordinator stating the existing street name, proposed new name and signatures of sixty percent of the property owners who property is serviced by such street. The name will be studied to assure they do not duplicate or sound like any existing street names in the city and/or county.

B.

If the street name does not conflict with any existing street name, it will be submitted to the city council. The resolution of intention shall be set for public hearing and notice of such hearing shall be given by posting notice in at least three places along the street or streets proposed to be affected, such posting to be complete at least ten days before the day set for the hearing. At the time set for the hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the council shall hear and consider proposals to change the name of such street and upon adoption of the change thereof, shall make a resolution officially designating the name for the street; thereafter, such street shall be known by the name so designated.

C.

A fee as established by resolution of the city council of five hundred dollars plus the costs of any publication shall accompany any new change request.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.100)

A.

Street name signs for existing city streets will be erected and maintained by the public works department.

B.

Street name signs for new city streets shall be established by subdivisions and site improvements. The person doing the subdivision or improvements will supply and effect all street signs to city standards. The department of public works will maintain the signs.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.110)

A.

All addresses will be assigned or reassigned in accord with the appropriate area and in normal sequence to its respective block.

B.

Prior to the issuance of any address number, the principal access to the property shall bear a name in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

C.

Condominiums, excepting condominium subdivisions, shopping centers or apartment-type developments will be addressed as follows:

The main entrance will be numbered off the road it enters;

Street names will not be permitted;

Each space or apartment will be assigned a space number or apartment number by the address coordinator;

The owner or developer of this type of development will supply the address coordinator with a small map showing all the spaces or apartments and interior streets to allow numbers to be assigned (recommended scale of this small map is one inch equals two hundred feet). A copy will then be sent to each emergency agency and post office for their use.

At all intersections in this type of development there shall be a sign showing the space or apartment number range ahead on the side streets.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.120)

The address coordinator shall give notice to the occupants or owners of buildings which are assigned or reassigned numbers under this system, which notice shall contain the new number or number reassigned to a particular building, and the date on which the new number shall be effective. Within sixty days of such effective date of notice of number assigned or reassigned, the occupant(s) or owner(s) of the buildings shall cause the number to be displayed upon the building or land in such manner as to be visible from the street or road upon which the land or building fronts, and shall remove or obscure from public view any old or previous number not in accordance with the system. The minimum height of numbers to be used shall be three inches and of contrasting color from the basic background.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.130)

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction punishable under Chapter 1.12 of this Code. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation occurs or continues is a separate offense.

(Ord. 459 § 51 (part), 1991; prior code § 21A-1.140; Ord. No. 791, § 1, 9-26-2017)

A.

Road names should be no longer than fourteen letters (exclusive of street, avenue, road, etc.) and more than one word should be avoided.

B.

Road names shall have simple spelling and easy pronunciation.

C.

Numbers or letters used as road names are to be avoided.

D.

Inappropriate or offensive names will not be permitted.

E.

Road names identical, or sounding similar (like "Karry" and "Carrie"), to others within the county will not be permitted.

F.

Road names will be deemed duplicates even if they have a different suffix such as boulevard, lane, avenue, street, etc.

G.

Road names which would be geographically misleading in regards to physical location, place or landmark are to be avoided (i.e., Lakefront Drive should be located along a lakefront).

H.

A road having a continuous alignment shall bear the same name.

I.

Road extensions shall bear the same name as the existing road.

J.

Roads intersecting each other or forming an angle of less than one hundred ten degrees shall generally have different names.

K.

Dead end roads or cul-de-sacs that are less than eight hundred feet shall be known as "Courts" or "Places".

L.

All roads which come off a named road and reaccess onto that named road shall be known as "Loops" or "Circles".

M.

Prefixes such as north and south, east and west, upper and lower, etc., should be avoided.

(Ord. No. 709, § 1, 8-25-2009)