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This street name standards (SN) section applies to the following types of development:
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A. Proposed Street Name. The petitioner shall propose a unique name for each street within the development at the time of initial application.

B. Emergency 911 Review. The Zoning Administrator will conduct a review of the proposed street name in consideration of Emergency 911 standards. If the street name passes the review, it is approved administratively. If the street name fails the review, the petitioner shall propose a different name for that street and another Emergency 911 review will be conducted on that street name. The Plan Commission has final authority to name a street and will make that determination if an appropriate street name cannot be selected by the petitioner.

C. Approval Authority. While street names proposed by petitioners shall generally be considered favorably, the approval of street names is the authority of the Plan Commission. Existing street names and street names that have been approved by the Plan Commission shall not be changed without the approval of the Plan Commission.

D. Authority to Rename a Proposed Street. The Plan Commission shall have the authority to require a new name to be chosen for any proposed street name. If an acceptable name is not proposed by the petitioner, the Plan Commission shall rename the street prior to final approval.

E. Street Name Standards. Within the jurisdiction of the Plan Commission the following standards shall apply:

1. Street Extensions. Streets which are extensions or continuations of, or obviously in alignment with, any existing streets, either constructed or appearing on any validly recorded plat or survey, or valid plat previously approved by the Plan Commission, shall bear the names of such existing streets.

2. Root Name. The proposed root name shall not duplicate or closely approximate phonetically, the name of an existing street.

3. Suffix Name. Deviations in suffix names (e.g., Street, Court, Avenue, or Lane) shall not constitute a unique name and shall be prohibited except as described as follows (for example, if Elm Avenue exists as a street name, the name Elm Lane shall not be permitted).

4. Large Developments. Streets within a large development or separate developments within close geographic proximity shall be authorized to use the same root name if deemed not to be confusing or unsafe by the Plan Commission.

5. Address Numbers. Street address numbers for all lots shall be assigned by the Zoning Administrator. [Ord. 12-27-11 § 7.23.]