(A) Any public or private road within the unincorporated area of the county may be officially named, or existing names changed, by the Board of Commissioners upon petition of 60% of the property owners whose property is serviced by the public or private road proposed to be affected, upon recommendation by the Planning Commission, or upon a resolution by the Board of Commissioners.
(B) The petition shall be set for hearing, and notice of such hearing shall be given by sending notice by certified mail to the property owners affected by the change and by publishing notice of the hearing in the local newspapers. Such notices shall be given ten days prior to the hearing. The costs for such notification shall be borne by the petitioner. At the time set for the hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the Board shall hear and consider proposals to adopt a name for, or change the name of, such road, and upon adoption or change thereof shall adopt by resolution of the Board and order officially designating the name for said road. Thereafter, such road shall be known by the name so designated.
(C) The costs for the erection of the signage upon the roadways for the change of the road name or the official naming of a private roadway shall be borne by the petitioner. The cost for such signage shall be at the rate of $100 per sign and all fees collected in association with shall be deposited into the County Road Sign Fund #292. These costs shall be collected at the same time of filing of the petition. If the county executive deems that the road name shall not be changed, then the funds will be refunded to the petitioner. The signs shall be erected by the County Highway Department.
(D) The numbers in the names of public or private roads are measurements of distance from an axis, not an arbitrary identification, and not subject to change.
(E) All names or name changes shall be reported to the Assessor, and the Municipal Clerk if appropriate, for recording.
(BC Ord. 1-1990, passed 6-25-1990; BC Ord. 2009-014, passed 8- -2009)