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9-9A-3-2: Naming Standards: A. Proposed roadway names shall not duplicate existing street or road names. Differentiation between existing and proposed street or road names shall not be accomplished by changes in spelling or by the addition of street designations. The county shall assemble, update and maintain an official list of all road names throughout the county for use by all jurisdictions. B. Extension Roadway: If a roadway is an extension of an existing roadway with the suffix road (example: Atlas Road), the extension shall carry the existing name and the existing suffix road. C. New Segments: Should a new segment of roadway align with two established roadways, each section of new roadway shall take the name of the roadway it aligns with. D. New Segment With Two Alignments: Should a new segment of roadway (curvilinear in design) align with two established roadways and alignment of one roadway is less than one hundred feet (100'), the new segment will carry the name of the aligned roadway which does extend more than one hundred feet (100'). E. New Segment With One Alignment: Should a new segment of roadway (curvilinear in design) align with only one established roadway, and that portion of alignment is within one hundred feet (100'), the new segment will carry the name of the established roadway. F. Platted Segments: Should a new segment of street be platted, in order for it to use an established street name, the proposed street must not be more than one hundred twenty-five feet (125') off of alignment from the existing street. If a street does not meet this criterion and is not an alignment with any other street, a new name must be submitted. G. Both portions of an shaped roadway shall carry the same name if any development can only be addressed of from one leg of the if it is possible to address any development off from either leg, then each leg shall be provided with separate and distinct names. H. Naming For Living Persons: Streets will not be named after living persons. I. A proposed street or road which aligns with an existing street or road shall carry the correct street designation even though the existing street designation be incorrect. J. Names of similar pronunciation and/or spelling shall be prohibited (example: White Road, Wight Lane). K. No road name shall consist of more than three words or contain more than thirteen (13) letters, excluding the road direction S, E, W) and extension (street, drive, court, etc. L. No road shall have more than one name. ---PAGE BREAK--- M. No road name shall contain the words north, south, east or west, or any combination thereof, within the road name. N. A meandering street shall be determined by the County Planning and Zoning Department and be assigned a designation of “drive” or “way”. O. Driveways shall be addressed from the point that they intersect the public roadway. Thereafter, if additional development occurs along the driveway, utilizing the driveway as an access road to the public road, then such driveway shall be named pursuant to standards under this chapter, and all address changes necessary to implement this change shall be required of those owning developments along that driveway.