§ 16-12. Street naming standards.

For the purpose of consistency in street naming in the county, the following standards are adopted:

(a)

There shall be no duplication or near duplication of street names within the county and the jurisdictions comprising the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission and the Crater Regional Planning District Commission. Streets with the same name, but different street type designations, will be considered duplicate street names with the exception of cul-de-sac streets which intersect with a street of the same name. Streets with phonetically similar names shall be considered duplicate street names.

(b)

Street names with confusing, obscure or unconventional spellings will not be permitted. Street names shall not contain proper names of individuals or names of commercial establishments unless approved by the board of supervisors.

(c)

Street names will not contain more than 16 characters, not including the street type designation. Names shall not contain hyphens, apostrophes, or other nonletter characters. Street names will not contain more than two words, exclusive of the street type designation.

(d)

Streets continuing through an intersection will retain the same name. An exception to this standard may be granted by the director of environmental engineering if the street crosses a major arterial road. If the entrance to a commercial, multifamily or townhouse development extends from a publicly maintained cul-de-sac, the entrance must have a separate street name.

(e)

Cul-de-sacs which are directly opposite each other and which intersect with a common street shall have different names.

(f)

Street names shall not change due to a change in direction of the street nor shall a new prefix be permitted for those streets that meet the criteria for using compass points in the street name.

(g)

Compass points shall not be used as a part of a street name unless:

(1)

A street crosses the north/south zero baseline for address assignment; or

(2)

A street is constructed in stages from two ends and does not connect; however, compass point prefixes may only be used in this situation until the street is physically connected.

(Code 1978, § 17-16)

(Code 1978, § 17-16)