§ 13-40. Names of roads.

(a)

All roads serving more than two (2) parcels shall be identified by a road name.

(b)

All public roads requiring a road name shall be approved by the board of supervisors pursuant to procedures established by resolution or ordinance of the board of supervisors. Any public road having a road name may be renamed using the procedures for naming a public road.

(c)

All private roads requiring a road name shall be named by the director of permit and resource management or Sonoma County Fire pursuant to procedures established by resolution or ordinance of the board of supervisors. Any private road having a road name may be renamed using the procedures for naming a private road.

(d)

When naming or renaming any road, the board of supervisors or the director of permit and resource management, as the case may be, shall use the following standards:

(1)

Road names shall not be greater than eighteen (18) characters in length, exclusive of road digits and suffixes.

(2)

Road names shall have simple spelling and easy pronunciation.

(3)

Road names shall be compatible with road and street names in cities and other counties where appropriate.

(4)

Road names shall not duplicate or cause confusion with existing road names. Road names shall be deemed to be duplicates if they have different suffixes, but are otherwise the same.

(5)

Road names that are numbers or letters shall be avoided.

(6)

Road names that are geographically misleading shall be avoided.

(7)

Road names that are inappropriate or offensive shall be prohibited.

(8)

A road having a continuous alignment shall bear the same name.

(9)

Road extensions shall bear the same name as the existing road.

(10)

Roads or portions of roads to be connected in the future into a continuous alignment shall bear the same name.

(11)

Roads intersecting one (1) another, or forming a deflection angle of greater than ninety (90) degrees shall generally have different names.

(12)

A cul-de-sac road may bear the same name as the road it intersects, provided that the suffix is court or place.

(13)

No road shall be named such that it will intersect itself or create an intersection with a road having a duplicate name.

(14)

Any other standards established by resolution or ordinance of the board of supervisors.

(15)

All road names shall be approved by the area 911 coordinator and local fire chief within ten (10) days of notification.

(Ord. No. 6184 , § I, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 6049, § I, 11-5-2013; Ord. No. 5905, § I, 11-2-2010; Ord. No. 5373, § 2, 2002; Ord. No. 5034 § 2, 1997: Ord. No. 4905, § 1, 1995.)