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:
COMMITTEE
The Street Name Approval Committee established by this article.
STREET
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.
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.