Pursuant to § 150.27, the Planning and Land Development Office is authorized to assign names to any private road or street in the county that provides access to 3 or more occupied or proposed structures or lots. In order to achieve the county’s goal of enhancing the Emergency 911 Telephone System, the Planning and Land Development Office through the county’s E-911 contractor (MSAG Data Consultants, Inc.) shall identify all unnamed private roads and request proposed road names from those residing on the private roads. The following shall apply as policy in achieving the goal of assigning road names to all private roads during the initial road-naming process.
(A) Private roads or streets may be owned in fee simple by 1 or more individuals; however, the county shall request a road name from each resident that has right-of-way or use across the private road or street.
(B) The county shall accept a proposed road name from concurrence of the majority of those returning the request for road name questionnaire.
(C) The county shall send final notice for a requested road name to those individuals who responded to the original questionnaire when a majority of respondents have failed to concur on a road name. The county shall have final approval of a road name where an agreement is not reached from respondents.
(D) The county shall accept a platted or recorded road name for a private road, if known by the county, unless there is unanimous concurrence from the individuals served by the private road to change the road name.
(E) The county shall provide public notice of proposed road names by advertising in a local newspaper 1 time a listing of proposed private road names in a specific area of the county and making maps and road name lists available at local post offices and/or volunteer fire companies. Maps and associated road names will also be available for review at the Planning and Land Development Office. The county shall hold a public information hearing on proposed private road names at least 15 days after the advertisement of public notice.