(A) In addition to complying with the requirements of § 154.03, all streets named or renamed will comply with the following criteria:
(1) Collector streets, local roads and highways (arterials) shall maintain a common name or number for the entire alignment inside the corporate limits of Banks.
(2) Whenever practicable, historical family names will be utilized or retained and be subject to the considerations as outlined in § 154.07 below.
(3) Hyphenated, multiple words, or other exceptionally long names will be avoided.
(4) No street will be given a name that is the same as, similar to, or pronounced the same as, any other street within the jurisdiction of the City of Banks unless that street is an extension of an already-named street (§ 154.06(A)(1) refers and prevails).
(5) Consideration will be given to the continuation of the name of a street in another jurisdiction when it is extended into the City of Banks.
(6) Names that are difficult to pronounce or spell will be avoided.
(7) Abbreviated street names will not be allowed.
(8) Priority shall be given to names listed in the street name pool as described in § 154.07 below.
(9) All proposed street names will be reviewed, prior to use, by the city staff to determine whether the proposed street names comply with the standards and classifications set forth in this chapter (§ 154.06 refers and prevails).
(B) The following classifications (suffixes) will be utilized in the assignment of new street names:
(1) Boulevard: major north/south street providing through traffic movement across the community;
(2) Road: major east/west street providing through traffic movement across the community;
(3) Avenue: continuous, north/south thoroughfare or extension thereof;
(4) Street: continuous east/west thoroughfare or extension thereof;
(5) Lane: short east/west street under 1,000 feet in length;
(6) Terrace: short north/south street under 1,000 feet in length;
(7) Drive: curvilinear thoroughfare (less than 180 degrees) at least 1,000 feet in length;
(8) Court: east/west cul-de-sac;
(9) Place: north/south cul-de-sac;
(10) Way: loop street (exceeding 180 degrees);
(11) Parkway: a broad landscaped thoroughfare.
(C) The City Council may grant an exception to the street name standards specified under divisions (A) and (B) above on a case-by-case basis and subject to the hearing provisions of § 154.05.
(Ord. 2012-05-01, passed 5-8-2012)