(A) Any person may submit a request in writing to the department of public safety communications for naming a new street or road or a previously unnamed street or road, listing in order the first, second and third choices for a street or road name for the street or road. Where possible, a map showing the location of the street or road shall be submitted with the request. Any person submitting a request shall be encouraged but not required to include with the request a petition signed by a majority of the property owners owning property fronting upon the street or road, endorsing and joining in the request.
(B) If the street or road names requested do not duplicate or phonetically resemble the names of existing streets or roads in the county, regardless of the use of a suffix such as street, avenue, boulevard, drive, lane, and the like, the department of public safety communications shall forward the request to the Planning Commission for approval or disapproval. At the same time, the department of public safety communications shall notify all property owners owning property along the road as determined by the maps or records in the office of the tax assessor of the fact that the Planning Commission will accept public comments on the request at its next regular meeting.
(C) The Planning Commission may take action on the request at its next public meeting, following public comments, or it may defer action to the ensuing meeting. If the request is approved, the planning department shall provide written notification to all parties of interest owning property fronting on the street or road. If the request is denied by the Planning Commission, the person making the request shall be notified in writing of the reasons for the denial. If the request is denied, the person may appeal the decision of the Planning Commission to a court of competent jurisdiction.
(‘77 Code, § 15-3) (Ord. 26, passed 7-17-78; Am. Ord. 3117, passed 6-19-17)
Statutory reference:
County roads, bridges and ferries generally, §§ 57-17-10 et seq.