(a) "Town of Granville Road Name Index" is to be the official listing of names for streets and roads in The Town of Granville. This listing will be published once a year and made available on The Town of Granville web sites.
(b) No street within The Town of Granville may be assigned a name on a subdivision plat or otherwise until such name is registered with The Town of Granville Addressing Coordinator, approved, and added to The Town of Granville Road Name Index. The Town of Granville Address Coordinator is the duly authorized agent of The Granville Town Council and shall have the authority to refuse registration of any name already in use, confusingly similar to a name already registered, deemed confusing for purposes of emergency response, or deemed inappropriate by The Town of Granville Addressing Coordinator, or Town of Granville Police Department.
(c) No Street name currently shown on a subdivision plat flied with The Town of Granville Addressing Coordinator shall be implemented by a subdivision owner until such name has been registered, approved and added to The Town of Granville Road Name Index. The Town of Granville Addressing Coordinator shall have the authority to refuse registration of any name already in use, confusingly similar to a name already registered, deemed confusing for purposes of emergency response, or deemed inappropriate by the Town of Granville Address Coordinator.
Section 6.4: Road names may not duplicate road names already assigned, irrespective of road name prefixes or suffixes except for roads located within different corporations.
(d) A street name may not be differentiated using the same name by changing the street suffix such as a street or avenue.
(e) A Street may have only one name throughout its entire length unless approved as an exception by The Town of Granville Address Coordinator.
(f) Following the completion of the address conversion portion of the Statewide Addressing and Mapping Project within The Town of Granville, there shall be a moratorium on changes in road and street names in the unincorporated parts of The Town of Granville for a period of two (2) years.
(1) Thereafter, a petition requesting a change in name, signed by owners of eighty percent (80%) of the parcels on the street whose name is proposed to be changed, shall be flied with The Town of Granville Addressing and Mapping Board. Such petition should not be flied until the Town of Granville Addressing Coordinator, or duly authorized agent, confirms the availability of the proposed name, but, not later than ninety (90) days following such confirmation.
(2) Documentation such as a tax bill or deed, showing the ownership of each signatory to the petition must accompany the petition at the time of filing.
(3) A non-refundable deposit of $50.00 shall accompany the petition. Upon approval of the name change, the petitioner shall be obligated to pay to the Granville Town Council for the actual costs incurred by the name change for new street signage.
(4) Residents along the affected road or street shall be responsible for advising the United States Postal Service of such road or street name change. The Town of Granville Addressing Coordinator may also provide notice of such change to the United States Postal Service. (Passed 11-12-13.)