Sec. 745.106. - Registry of names for private streets and Unnamed Shared Accessways.

(a) The Public Works Department shall establish and maintain, in conjunction with the files of public street names, a registry of names of private streets and Unnamed Shared Accessways in the City. No person shall designate, by posted sign or otherwise, a name for an unnamed private street or change the designation of a named private street without first registering the name in the registry established by the Public Works Department. (b) No private street or Unnamed Shared Accessway shall be designated by a name which is the same as, or similar to the existing name of a public or private street or inconsistent with the Policy. The Public Works Department shall refuse to register a private street name which violates this subsection. In addition to other criteria in the Policy, a proposed street name is deemed to be the same or similar to an existing street name if the proposed street name has the same name as an existing street, even if their suffix designations are different, or if the proposed street name sounds similar to the name of an existing street, even if their spellings are different. (c) Existing private streets or Unnamed Shared Accessways may be named in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in the Addressing and Street Naming Policy for the naming of Unnamed Shared Accessways. These streets are named in order to ensure a timely and efficient provision of emergency response and governmental resources in locations where properties do not, directly, front on an existing named roadway. (d) Any decision by the City to name a private street or an Unnamed Shared Accessway as set forth in subsection (c) above shall include a requirement for the placement of a street name sign in order to identify the location of the unnamed accessway. The City's Traffic Engineering Division is responsible for placement and maintenance of the street signs when they are located in the public right-of-way adjacent to the private right-of-way. (e) It shall be a class D offense for a person to designate, by posted sign or otherwise, a name for a private street or Unnamed Shared Accessway which violates this Section. (Ord. 2002-992-E, § 2; Ord. 2003-620-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-309-E, § 2; Ord. 2009-202-E, § 1; Ord. 2023-270-E , § 3; Ord. 2025-30-E , § 23) Note— Former § 7-107. See editor's note, § 745.104 .