[Adopted 5-31-1989, effective 6-18-1989]
The purpose of this article is to provide for
the orderly growth of the street system in the Town of Haddam; to
prevent duplication of street names within the Town of Haddam; to
prevent confusion of street names in the Town of Haddam with the names
of other streets within the jurisdiction of the emergency services
which serve the Town of Haddam; and to establish a Street Name Approval
Committee.
Within this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
The Street Name Approval Committee established by this article.
Include roads, highways, and streets in the Town of Haddam,
whether state, Town or private, and shall include rights-of-way that
will or can serve more than one home.
Street names approved by the Committee shall
be required for all proposed streets.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Street
Name Approval Committee for an initial term beginning with the effective
date of this article and ending January 1, 1990, and for regular terms
of two years beginning on January 1 of each even-numbered year. The
Committee shall consist of one member from each of the Haddam Volunteer
Fire Company, Inc., the Haddam Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc. and
the Assistant Director of Public Works.
A.
Upon application for subdivision approval, or application
for approval of an interior lot or lots that will or can be reached
with a right-of-way that will or can serve more than one home, the
applicant shall submit to the Public Works Department a request for
approval of any street name(s).
B.
The Committee shall review the Town inventory of street
names to help assure that the proposed street will not duplicate or
become confused with another street name within either the Town of
Haddam or the jurisdiction of the emergency services serving the Town
of Haddam.
C.
The Committee shall pass upon the proposed street
name within 30 days from the date the applicant has submitted a request
for street name approval. At any meeting of the Committee, a majority
of its total membership can approve a proposed street name. Proposed
street names can also be approved without a meeting, provided that
every member of the Committee approves the proposed street name in
writing.
D.
The Assistant Director of Public Works shall promptly
notify the applicant of the Committee's decision. The Committee shall
act within 30 days from its receipt of any further street names from
the applicant.
E.
The Town of Haddam will not grant a building permit
for any home on or served by a street requiring street name approval
until the Committee has approved the street name.
F.
Once the Committee has approved the street name, the
Assistant Director of Public Works shall forward notice of the approval
to the Haddam Volunteer Fire Company; Haddam Ambulance Corps; Connecticut
State Police (Troop F or other troop serving the Town of Haddam);
Valley Shore Emergency Communications; Haddam Assessor; Haddam First
Selectman; Haddam Director of Emergency Management; Haddam, Higganum
and East Hampton Postmasters; the Haddam Town Clerk; and any other
emergency service that in the Committee's judgment should be informed.
The Town Clerk shall record the approved street name in a ledger and
acknowledge the recording to the Assistant Director of Public Works
and the Town Engineer.
G.
Street construction shall not begin until a street
sign with the approved street name has been erected at its entrance.
The Town Engineer shall maintain an inventory
of street names with the Town of Haddam, including street names approved
by the Committee and street names in use before the passage of this
article.
The Committee's approval of any proposed street
name shall not be construed as acceptance by the Town of such street
or any portion thereof.
