Street name signs shall be purchased by the subdivider/developer for all intersections within or abutting any subdivision.
(A) The signs shall be of flat .080 aluminum with engineering grade sheeting and measure six inches in height and no less than 24 inches in length.
(B) At a minimum, all street name signs shall be mounted on galvanized steel “U” channel posts 12 feet in length and weighing at least three pounds per foot; provided, however, that the city may allow other options upon written request from the subdivider/developer.
(C) Mounting brackets and bolts shall be made of aluminum, shall be designed so as to inhibit theft of the signs, and shall comply with the IDOT Standard Specifications.
(D) All street name signs within a subdivision shall be provided to the city for installation by the city no later than the date on which the first home within the subdivision is occupied.
(E) A street that is a continuation of an existing street, or obviously in alignment with an existing street, shall bear the same name as the existing street.
(F) The names of new streets shall be significantly different in sound and spelling from the names of existing streets in the city so as to avoid confusion, and shall be approved by the County 9-1-1 Coordinator prior to the ordering of the signs.
(G) Street signs shall be green with white letters using upper and lower case “B Series Font” and be according to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
(Ord. 2009-21, § 18.5-3-29, passed 10-5-2009; Am. Ord. 2016-29, passed 11-7-2016)