§ 17.64

The purpose on the chapter is to provide criteria for the official naming of new public and private streets and the renaming of existing streets.

(Ord. No. 2469, § 17, 11-2-2010)

17.64.020 - Street names—New streets.

A.

All proposed names for public and private streets shall be submitted to the development services director for approval. Street names may either accompany the tentative map application or be provided separately prior to, or with, a final map or parcel map check print. If the names are provided separately from the tentative map application, they shall be depicted on an exhibit not exceeding eleven inches by seventeen inches. At least two street-name options shall be submitted for each new street, listed in the order of preference.

B.

Street names shall conform to the following standards:

1.

Names for streets generally less than one thousand feet in length shall end with "Court," "Place," "Lane," or "Way," excluding continuations of existing streets.

2.

Names for streets generally longer than one thousand feet in length shall end in "Road," "Street," "Avenue," "Boulevard," "Parkway," "Drive," or "Highway."

3.

When justified by a defining circular alignment of a street, names ending in "Circle" or "Loop" may be considered.

Names of private streets shall end in "Trail," "Path," "Trace," or "Walk."

5.

One-word street names shall not exceed ten letters, and two-word street names shall not exceed a total of nine letters.

6.

Street names shall be easily pronounced and spelled as nearly as possible to the phonetic sound.

7.

If a street is named after a person, it shall be only a first or last name.

8.

A street which is a logical extension of an existing street shall have the same name as the existing street.

9.

Street names shall not duplicate the spelling or phonetic sound of any existing street name within the city's fire-response area.

10.

A street generally should not be named after a business.

11.

Alleys generally should not be named, except under special circumstances when they function in a subdivision's design in providing primary access to homes or businesses.

C.

Agency Review. All proposed street names shall be circulated to the police department, fire department, U.S. Postal Service, Shasta County Planning Division, and the Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency (SHASCOM) for comment in order to avoid name conflicts or duplications.

D.

Following agency review, the director shall either approve or reject the proposed street names based on the standards of this chapter. The decision of the director may be appealed in accordance with Section 17.04.110.

E.

Approved street names shall become final with construction of the street or recordation of the related final map, whichever comes first. In the case of an approved subdivision project that is abandoned, street-name

approvals shall expire along with expiration of the related tentative map.

(Ord. No. 2469, § 17, 11-2-2010)

A.

Requests to rename existing streets may be initiated by one of the following:

1.

A petition in support of the name change signed by sixty percent of the property owners along the street, submitted to the planning division together with the applicable application fee.

2.

By motion of the planning commission.

3.

By motion of the city council.

B.

A proposal to rename an existing street shall first be subject to agency review as specified in Section 17.64.020.C and then a public hearing with the planning commission. Written notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given at least ten days in advance to all property owners abutting the street proposed to be renamed as shown on the latest assessment roll of the county, along with any nonowner residents also living along the street. The notice shall include the existing and proposed street names. At the conclusion of the hearing, the planning commission shall forward its recommendation for the appropriate street name to the city council. The planning commission may also recommend names other than the ones requested.

C.

Upon receipt of the recommendation by the planning commission, the city council shall consider the recommendation within sixty days. If the council approves a name change, it shall do so by resolution, giving the effective date of the name change and providing notification to all reviewing agencies in Section 17.64.020.C, the county clerk, city and county surveyor, city engineer, and to any other affected public agencies.

D.

A request to change streets approved with a tentative map shall be processed as an administrative amendment of the tentative map, subject to the procedures and standards outlined in Section 17.64.020.

(Ord. No. 2469, § 17, 11-2-2010)

A.

Street-name signs in conformance with city standards shall be installed at the intersection of all streets and highways and at such other locations as may be determined necessary by the city engineer in support of the subdivision project. The subdivider shall be responsible for cost to fabricate and install the street signs.

B.

Signing of private streets shall conform to city standards for public streets and shall have the abbreviation of private (pvt.) in order to indicate that the street is not a public street.

(Ord. No. 2469, § 17, 11-2-2010)

The director shall keep a log of existing and approved street names.

(Ord. No. 2469, § 17, 11-2-2010)

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