For purposes of this chapter, the following words or phrases
and their derivations shall have the meanings given as follows:
"Private street"
means streets not administered by a governmental authority
which provide access to and are maintained by a limited number of
property owners.
"Public street"
means any street under the control of the governmental authority
dedicated to public use, which have been accepted into a public maintenance
system.
"Streets"
means all travelways, future and existing within the city.
(Ord. 442 § 1, 1989)
The purpose of this chapter and any rules, regulations and standards
adopted pursuant to this chapter is to provide standards for naming
streets. The intent of the standards is to cause legible identification
of interesting street names which reflect the characteristics, environment
and heritage of the city and desert. The standards should help avoid
duplication or confusion with similar names in the city and its environs,
provide continuity of aligned streets as they cross other streets,
provide relationship of the name with the street function, facilitate
easily understood addressing, increase traffic safety and decrease
emergency response time by avoidance of confusion caused by lack of
standards.
(Ord. 442 § 1, 1989)
All proposed streets, both public and private, shall be named,
except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 442 § 1, 1989)
Application for street names and/or changes of existing street
names shall be filed with the planning division of the community development
department.
(Ord. 442 § 1, 1989)
Street names associated with the development of private streets in new subdivisions shall be subject to the approval of the director. All newly created public streets and street name changes shall be subject to the review and approval of the planning commission pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter
17.58 of this code.
(Ord. 442 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1016 § 2, 2011)
Street names shall comply with Section
12.06.060 of this chapter and all other provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 442 § 1, 1989)