§ 46-6. Street naming; renaming certain streets.

(a)

All public streets renamed according to the provisions of this section shall be known only by the name as provided for in this section.

(b)

The city may disapprove newly proposed street names which fall under the following categories:

(1)

Street names which have numbers as part of the name.

(2)

Street names which are difficult to pronounce.

(3)

Street names which are over 15 characters in total length, including spaces, but not including suffixes.

(4)

Street names which are duplicated in neighborhoods across city limit lines which are in the same U.S. Postal District, fire district or telephone exchange.

(c)

Where city records are incomplete, the owners of existing manufactured/mobile home parks, condominiums, apartments, planned unit developments, public housing developments and travel trailer parks shall, upon request by the city, submit a legible map of their development, the location, name and width of each roadway. Each lot or building within the development must also be identified.

(d)

The city shall maintain a listing of all official names in the city as well as maintain an official city map exhibiting the approved names and location of all roads in the city, a copy of which shall be displayed in the city clerk's office.

(e)

Enforcement of this section shall be pursuant to section 1-6. Warning notices may be given by the police department, fire department, code enforcement officer or any person or agency designated by the city council.

(f)

The assignment of new numbers or the renumbering of existing properties shall be done by a person or agency designated by the city council. Any appeal of such numbering shall be taken before the city council, and such decision of the city council shall be final.

(Code 1971, § 28-6)