§ 5.11.5. Standards for street and road naming.

A.

Purpose. Standards for naming roads and streets are intended to standardize terminology and avoid duplications to improve emergency service response to all parts of the county.

B.

Directions. Directions can not be part of any street or road name. (For example, Westover Road or Fossil Creek Drive North are not acceptable) North, South, East and West are intended to be directional features of the addressing system and lead to confusing addresses if included as part of the name. Directions must be placed ahead of the name. (For example, East Smith Street).

C.

Names that are numbers. Names that are numbers must be expressed numerically (for example, 2nd Street, not Second Street).

D.

General naming standards. Road names must be unique and not repeated in the county. Alternate spelling, homonyms (deer and dear) and corporate trade names are not acceptable. All road names must use common spelling as found in a standard dictionary. Road names must not contain any punctuation or symbols. Only letters of the alphabet, numbers from 0 to 9 and blank spaces may be included in road names. Any roads or streets making a directional change of about 90 degrees must have a unique name after each directional change. Any road that serves two or more parcels must be named.

E.

County roads are numbered. North-South county roads are odd numbers starting at the east county line. East-West county roads are even numbers starting with "2" at the south county line. County road numbers followed by a letter indicate a county road is not on a section line. For each tenth of a mile west or north of a section line the letter designation increases. (For example, County Road 38E indicates a county road that is five-tenths of a mile north of County Road 38). Numbered county roads outside designated growth management areas must not be named. Inside growth management areas county roads may be named using the applicable city's street names.

F.

State and federal highways numbered. State and federal highways are numbered. These highways are not named.

G.

Road name suffixes. The following road name suffixes must be used in the naming of new roads and streets in the county:

1.

Avenue (AVE). A roadway or thoroughfare that is continuous and not limited to a single subdivision.

2.

Boulevard (BLVD). A street with a landscaped median dividing the roadway.

3.

Court (CT). A permanently dead-end street or a street terminating in a cul-de-sac not longer than 660 feet in length.

4.

Drive (DR). A curvilinear street.

5.

Lane (LN). A minor street within a subdivision.

6.

Parkway (PKWY). A thoroughfare designated as a collector or arterial with a median reflecting the parkway character implied in the name.

7.

Place (PL). A permanently dead-end street terminating in a cul-de-sac, or a short through street, not longer than 660 feet in length.

8.

Road (RD). A designated thoroughfare.

9.

Street (ST). The common or default suffix.

10.

Way (WY). A curvilinear street.

H.

Abbreviations. Abbreviations of the main title of the street or road name can not be used. (For example, Mount Shasta Drive, not Mt. Shasta Drive) Street or road designations such as drive or lane may be abbreviated according to a list of standard abbreviations available from the county building department.

I.

Continuations of existing streets or roads names. Street and road names can not change at intersections. Continuations of existing streets or roads must use the existing name.

J.

Addresses. All addresses will be assigned by the county building department. Lots in new developments will be assigned addresses when the final plat is approved. Addresses for unplatted lots or parcels will be assigned when a building permit is issued on that lot or parcel.

(Res. No. 05032005R001, Exh. A, 5-3-2005)