https://www.vox.com/2016/11/14/13275486/streets-roads-avenues-names-reasons<\/SPAN><\/A><\/P>Street Naming<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>These are meant to be minimum standards.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>The main objective is to provide clear street names for citizens and for emergency dispatch and to minimize the possibility of emergency personnel being unable to find a location.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Cardinal directions cannot be used in the name. Directions are used only to designate the portion of an existing road. (Not acceptable \u2013 North Road, East Fort Road, Northstar Drive.)<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Road names should be unique and not repeated in the County from this point forward, with the exception of continuation of existing streets.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Homonyms for road names are not acceptable.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Street names cannot contain any punctuation or special characters. Only alphabetical symbols A through Z, and numbers 0 through 9 and blank spaces may be used in street names.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>No more than 13 characters and spaces may be used including suffix.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Anytime that a street makes a directional change of approximately ninety degrees, the street name shall change. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Existing street names shall continue across intersections and roundabouts.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>All roads that serve two or more properties shall be named regardless of whether the ownership is public or private.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>No two roads shall be given the same name (e.g. Brookside Drive and Brookside Lane.)<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>No two roads should have similar sounding names (e.g. Beech Drive and Peach Drive.)<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>No street name shall be approved if it is similar to or pronounced the same as the name of any other street within the City County.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>A street name should be appropriate, easy to read (so that children can use the name in an emergency situation), and should add to community pride by promoting local heritage, history and traditions and reflect local geography and character.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Names with the same theme (i.e. flowers, states) are suggested for naming streets in an entire subdivision, as a means of general identification.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Names tending to be confused as homonyms, having the same or similar pronunciation but with different spellings, are discouraged within a municipality, zip code, or emergency service zone area (e.g. Smith, Smythe, or Smythe; Ellis or Allice; Allen or Alan).<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Names of which may be offensive (slang, double meanings, etc) shall be avoided.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Use of frivolous or complicated words, or unconventional spellings in road names is discouraged.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Avoid the use of standard suffixes of directional suffixes or prefixes as road/street names (e.g. North Blvd, Court St, Avenue of Pines).<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Avoid family names or individual names, especially living persons or politicians.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>When naming new streets, duplication of names must be avoided with a municipality, postal zip code and emergency service zone area.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Roads, which pass through, more than one municipality should bear the same name throughout the county wherever possible. Street and roadway name changes will only occur at street intersections.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>New streets will be named during the subdivision process.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Private lanes, which are not owned or maintained by a municipality, shall be named when there is more than one addressable building located on the road. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/UL>Street Suffixes<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>The following table of suffixes are the only ones that can be used to <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>new <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>street names: <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>Avenue<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Ave \u2013 A roadway or thoroughfare that is continuous and not limited to a single subdivision.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Boulevard<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Blvd \u2013 Street with a landscaped median dividing the roadway.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Circle <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Cir \u2013 Discouraged but allowed, at the discretion of the local jurisdiction.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Drive <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Dr \u2013 A curvilinear street that would be a main through street.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Lane <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Ln \u2013 Minor street within a subdivision.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Parkway <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Pkwy \u2013 A thoroughfare designated as a collector or arterial, with a median reflecting the parkway character implied in the name.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Place <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Pl \u2013 Permanently dead-end street, terminating in a cul-de-sac, or short through street, not longer than 660 feet in length.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Road <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Rd \u2013 A designated thoroughfare.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Street <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 St \u2013 The common or default suffix.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Way <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Way \u2013 A curvilinear street.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>The following suffixes are suggested for naming a type of roadway<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Alley <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Aly \u2013 A narrow lane between or behind a row of buildings.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Avenue <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Ave \u2013 A roadway or thoroughfare in a densely populated area<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Boulevard <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 Blvd \u2013 A street with a median reflecting the boulevard character<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>Circle \u2013 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Cir \u2013 A cul de sac or looped street that begins and circles back to terminate on the same road<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>