New streets in subdivisions shall be named so as to provide continuity of name with existing streets so as to prevent conflict with identical or similar street names in other parts of Horizon City and the El Paso County area. Developers of subdivisions are responsible for the naming of street names in compliance with the following requirements of name components. Proposed street names must be submitted to the 911 District by the developer for approval. Extra Street names (a minimum of (5) five) shall be submitted to 911 at the same time for prior approval as the City retains the right to not use a name submitted, for any reason. An approved list of street names from 911 will be submitted to the City Engineer’s Office and the City’s Director of Public Works at least fifteen (15) days prior to requesting final plat approval.
6.1.1 
Street Name Components
A. 
Street names shall be composed of letters from the English alphabet and Arabic numerals. Special characters typically used to clarify pronunciation (e.g. accent, tilde or umlaut) other than apostrophe and hyphen, are prohibited.
B. 
Each street name shall consist of at least a Root Street name followed by a Suffix. The Director of Public Works may require the use of a directional prefixes. Priority shall be given to the use of a directional as the first element of a street name, pre-directional, over use as a post-directional, unless a post-directional is required to maintain consistency as provided in Ordinance 0107, Section 107.170 [Section 6.1.5 of this section].
C. 
Components of a Root Street name that can be defined as compass directions or road types shall not be abbreviated (e.g. Northwest Blvd.). Numeric root street names may be either alphabetic or numeric, but not both (e.g. 3rd Street or Third Street).
D. 
Street type suffixes shall reflect the character of the roadway. The following street type are limited to the following uses:
1) 
“BOULEVARD” shall be reserved for use only on arterial streets.
2) 
“AVENUE” or “PARKWAY” shall be limited to streets measuring a minimum of 1,500 feet in length.
3) 
“COVE” and “COURT” shall be used on cul-de-sacs only.
4) 
“CIRCLE” is prohibited from use on cul-de-sacs.
5) 
“CIRCLE, “BEND” and “LOOP” shall be reserved for use only on circular/loop streets.
E. 
A street name and Suffix shall be continued without variation across intersections, including those ending in a cul-de-sac, unless for public necessity the Director of Public Works determines that the street name should change at an intersection.
F. 
Street root names shall not exceed sixteen (16) letters and spaces with a maximum of two (2) words.
G. 
All street signs shall include block numbers on the lower right corner as approved by the Director of Public Works.
H. 
Root street names beginning with numeric words shall be spelled out (e.g. “Thousand Oaks” rather than “1,000 Oaks.”
I. 
No more than three (3) two (2) word street names will be allowed the same beginning word.
6.1.2 
Prohibited Street Names. The use of intentionally confusing street names such as the following is prohibited:
DEAD END ROAD
CALICHE ROAD
GRAVEL ROAD
FIRE HYDRANT ROAD
SCHOOL ROAD
NAMELESS ROAD
Root street names shall not contain any of the following:
A. 
References to road type or compass direction, or any derivative thereof (e.g. County Road Ave., Northern Hills Blvd. etc.)
B. 
Any word defined herein as a type suffix or directional (e.g. Cardinal Loop Blvd., West Gate Dr., North Loop Blvd., Trail of Lights Blvd.)
C. 
Any titular abbreviation such as:
Doctor
Dr.
Mister
Mr.
General
Gen.
Saint
St.
D. 
Street names consisting of compass directions (e.g. Northeast Drive, South Street, West Avenue, etc.)
6.1.3 
Duplicate Names Prohibited.
Each street within the City limits or its extraterritorial jurisdiction shall be unique and shall not duplicate another street within the City limits or its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
6.1.4 
Existing Street Names.
All existing street names shall be retained, unless determined to be a duplicate or ambiguous by the Director of Public Works, or his/her designee. The Director of Public Works, or his/her designee, shall make recommendations to the City Council for street name changes and the City Council is hereby authorized to make necessary orders to effect any such change.
6.1.5 
New Street Names.
All newly assigned root street names shall have spellings and pronunciations that are unique. Streets shall be named so that they bear the same root street names and suffixes throughout their entire lengths. Streets which bear directionals in neighboring jurisdictions shall be assigned directionals in a manner that provides for consistency along their entire lengths. The Director of Public Works, or his/her designee, shall consult with the addressing staffs of all neighboring local governments to coordinate the assignment of directionals to multi-jurisdictional streets.
Editor’s note–At the direction of the city, sections 107.150, 107.160 and 107.170 of Ordinance 0107, adopted 6/10/03, have been included in section 6.1. These provisions are included as subsections 6.1.3, 6.1.4 and 6.1.5.
(Ordinance 0035 adopted 1/11/94; Ordinance 0035-009 adopted 9/10/02; Ordinance 0035-015 adopted 3/8/05; Ordinance 0035-016 adopted 1/10/06; Ordinance 0035-017 adopted 9/25/12; Ordinance 0107, secs. 107.150, 107.160, 107.170, adopted 6/10/03)
The developer of a subdivision shall be required to install street name signs on new streets in accordance with Section 6, STREET NAMING AND SIGNS and Ordinance 0107, Section 107.200 STREET SIGNS [Section 3.06.091 of the Horizon City Municipal Code]. The proper installation of these signs is a part of the required construction standards of the Town of Horizon City, and will be inspected for approval prior to the release of the Construction Bond, other security or recording of plat with the County of El Paso.
(Ordinance 0035 adopted 1/11/94; Ordinance 0035-009 adopted 9/10/02; Ordinance 0035-015 adopted 3/8/05; Ordinance 0035-016 adopted 1/10/06)
The developer of a subdivision shall be required to install any traffic-control sign or device as approved in location by the Town of Horizon City Public Works Department prior to final acceptance of subdivision improvements. Regulatory signs for those on Arterial and Collector classified streets shall be a minimum of thirty (30") inches in height.
(Ordinance 0035 adopted 1/11/94; Ordinance 0035-009 adopted 9/10/02; Ordinance 0035-015 adopted 3/8/05; Ordinance 0035-016 adopted 1/10/06)
6.4.1 
Sign Assembly.
Street name sign assemblies shall be post-mounted with two assemblies at each intersection of streets or roadways.
6.4.2 
Sign Faces.
Sign Blanks shall be double-faced so as to indicate street names on both sides. Sign blanks for intersections with Arterial and Major Collector classified streets shall be a minimum of nine (9") inches in height and twenty-four (24") inches to thirty-six (36") inches in length. They shall be aluminum blanks with anodized finish and covered with green reflective sheeting with silver (white) copy and optional three-eighths inch (3/8") silver (white) borders. Designations such as Street (St), Road (Rd), etc., shall be standard abbreviations as indicated below:
6.4.3 
Street Names Suffixes.
Street names shall contain suffixes according to the standard list below.
General direction of street
Street length less than 1,000 feet
Street length greater than 1,000 feet
North & South
Place
Street
East & West
Court/or Cove
Avenue or Parkway
Diagonal
Way
Drive
Curving
Lane or Circle
Drive
Arterials of one hundred twenty feet (120') ROW or greater shall be suffixes with “Boulevard.”
Standard abbreviations shall be used as follows. Periods, hyphens, commas, and question marks are not to be used.
AVENUE
AVE
BOULEVARD
BLVD
CIRCLE
CIR
COURT
CT
DRIVE
DR
EAST
E
LANE
LN
NORTHEAST
NE
NORTHWEST
NW
PLACE
PL
ROAD
RD
SOUTH
S
SOUTHEAST
SE
SOUTHWEST
SW
STREET
ST
WAY
WAY
6.4.4 
Copy.
Copy, for standard six (6") inch signs, both letters and numbers shall be four (4') inch size series “C” reflective lettering. Block numbers shall be placed in the lower right-hand corner of the sign face. Nine (9") inch high signs shall have copy, both letters and numbers a minimum of six (6") inches with series “C” reflective lettering. Suffixes and block numbers for all signs shall be a minimum of two (2") inches with series “C” reflective lettering.
6.4.5 
Mounting Hardware.
The hardware shall consist of two (2) standard cast aluminum street name sign brackets, one post cap (lower) bracket for the more important roadway name and one crosspiece (upper) bracket for the less important roadway name. Bracket hardware shall lock securely to post and to sign blanks with Allen-type screws. Sign blanks shall be positioned when mounted so as to have their faces parallel to the roadway they name.
6.4.6 
Posts.
Posts shall be two (2) inch galvanized steel pipe of .065 minimum gauge. Streets classified as major collectors or above shall require breakaway posts. Streets classified below major collectors will use a two (2') foot sleeve with required wedge. Both base for breakaway posts and sleeves shall be set in concrete. Top of posts shall be nine (9') feet above the edge of curb or roadway surface if no curb is present.
6.4.7 
Placement.
The street name sign assembly should be placed on a post and located two (2) feet behind the curb on curbed roadways or six (6) feet to ten (10) feet beyond the edge of the pavement on non-curbed roadways. It should be placed as near as possible to the tangent point of the edge of the less important roadway with the radius of the curve at the intersection.
(Ordinance 0035 adopted 1/11/94; Ordinance 0035-009 adopted 9/10/02; Ordinance 0035-015 adopted 3/8/05; Ordinance 0035-016 adopted 1/10/06)
Installation of street name and regulatory signs shall be installed and inspected for placement prior to subdivision acceptance.
(Ordinance 0035 adopted 1/11/94; Ordinance 0035-009 adopted 9/10/02; Ordinance 0035-015 adopted 3/8/05; Ordinance 0035-016 adopted 1/10/06)
Every subdivision shall provide for postal delivery service. The subdivider shall coordinate with the United States Postal Service in determining the type of delivery service for the proposed subdivision. In all cases, the type and location of delivery service shall be subject to the approval of the United States Postal Service.
6.6.1 
General provisions:
Where postal service to lots within a subdivision is approved using neighborhood delivery and collection box units, the subdivider shall provide for unit locations within dedicated right-of-way or easements. Subdivisions submitted as a preliminary plat shall indicate the proposed neighborhood delivery and collection box unit locations. The subdivider shall place a note on the final and recording plat of the subdivision indicating that the lots will be served using neighborhood delivery and collection box unit locations shall be shown on the subdivision improvement plans.
6.6.1.1 
Where the sidewalk is installed adjacent to and parallel with the property line, the neighborhood delivery and collection box unit shall be located within the street right-of-way between the curb and sidewalk.
6.6.1.2 
Where the sidewalk is installed adjacent to and parallel with the curb line, the neighborhood delivery and collection box unit shall be located within a public easement on the property side of the sidewalk. The minimum area of the public easement shall provide access for the installation, use and maintenance of the neighborhood delivery and collection box units.
6.6.1.3 
The United States Postal Service shall furnish and install the neighborhood delivery and collection box units.
6.6.1.4 
Neighborhood delivery and collection box units shall be located by the United States Postal Service as necessary to accommodate street widening.
6.6.2 
Location:
Neighborhood delivery and collection box units shall be placed in a location that is convenient, accessible, safe and efficient to all lots in the subdivision. The following criteria shall be used to determine the location of neighborhood delivery and collection box units:
6.6.2.1 
They shall be located in an area with a slope of no more than one-quarter (1/4") inch per foot.
6.6.2.2 
They shall be located in an area that is illuminated by street lighting.
6.6.2.3 
They shall be located on an arterial street.
6.6.3 
Permitted uses:
Use of the area on or above the neighborhood delivery and collection box unit concrete base shall be restricted to only those allowed by the United States Postal Service.
(Ordinance 0035-009 adopted 9/10/02; Ordinance 0035-015 adopted 3/8/05; Ordinance 0035-016 adopted 1/10/06)