A. 
The purpose of the private road procedure is to provide a mechanism by which those roads that are not public may be recognized within the city for street addressing purposes.
B. 
Street names shall neither duplicate nor be subject to confusion with the spelling or the pronunciation of any existing street name in the city. For the purpose of this chapter, a different tag name (Avenue, Court, etc.) or directional (North, East, etc.) shall not be sufficient to avoid a duplicate name.
(Ord. 92-02 § 2 (part), 1992)
A. 
Preapplication. An informal preapplication conference with planning department staff prior to the submittal of the application is encouraged.
B. 
Applicant. The application can be submitted by any property owner on the road to be named.
C. 
Application. The application shall be submitted to the planning department on a form provided for that purpose by the city and shall be accompanied by the following:
1. 
A petition meeting the following criteria:
a. 
Signed by at least fifty-one percent of the adjoining property owners,
b. 
Listing the favored street name and two alternate names (no street name presently used within the city will be considered);
2. 
A map depicting the location of the road;
3. 
The appropriate fee.
(Ord. 92-02 § 2 (part), 1992)
A. 
Upon the submittal of an application for naming a private road, the planning department shall review the application and supporting materials for compliance with this title.
B. 
Within three working days after submittal of the application for preliminary approval, the planning department shall do one of the following:
1. 
Accept the application for review and action;
2. 
If the application is incomplete, return it to the applicant with a written list of deficiencies to be satisfied for acceptance.
C. 
After acceptance of the application, the planning department shall have ten working days to process the application.
D. 
The decision to accept the private road name shall be made by the planning director.
E. 
Following the decision to accept the private road name, written notification will be given to those property owners adjoining the road, informing them of the planning director's decision.
F. 
Any affected property owner who objects to a decision regarding a private road name may appeal the decision by submitting written notice to the planning department within two weeks of the notification of the planning director's decision.
G. 
An appeal of a private road name shall be heard and decided by the planning commission. The planning commission may approve or deny the appeal. In the event of approval of the appeal, the commission shall choose a name of its choice at that time without delay.
H. 
No application for a private road name change may be submitted to the planning director or planning commission.
(Ord. 93-14 § 1, 1993; Ord. 92-02 § 2 (part), 1992)