(A) Authority.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to assign and change physical addresses as provided in S.C. Code §§ 23-47-60 et seq., as amended.
(2) The Planning Commission shall be authorized to approve the name of a new street or road within the jurisdiction of the town, as provided for in S.C. Code § 6-29-1200 and S.C. Code §§ 23-47-60 et seq., as amended. The Planning Commission may delegate this authority to the Zoning Administrator.
(B) Application filing. Applications for the following shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator on forms available in the Planning/Zoning Department:
(1) Requests for reservations of street names; and
(2) Requests for street name changes.
(C) Street names.
(1) Requests for reservations of street names. All street names shall comply with Chapter 4, Art. VII of the County Code of Ordinances, as amended, and S.C. Code §§ 23-47-60 et seq., as amended. Street names proposed by the applicant shall be approved by the Planning/Zoning Department. The Planning/Zoning Department shall be given at least five working days to approve requests for reservations of street names.
(2) Requests for street name changes. The Planning Commission shall be authorized to approve requests for street name changes within the jurisdiction of the county, including but not limited to the naming of existing unnamed easements, rights-of-way, and other access types where there is no street name or the current street name poses a threat to the efficient provision of emergency services. Requests for street name changes shall be in accordance with S.C. Code § 6-29-1200 and S.C. Code §§ 23-47-60 et seq., as amended, and Chapter 4, Art. VII of the County Code of Ordinances, as amended.
(Ord. 2012-06, § 3.15, passed 10-18-2012; Ord. 2012-21, passed 12-20-2012)