<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-26. - Requirements for naming an unnamed road.</div>
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               (a)
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               The following shall be requirements for naming an unnamed road within the county:
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               (1)
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               Avoid duplication. Choose a unique name. (Dogwood Lane and Dogwood Drive are considered
               to be duplicates.) In the event that two roads in the county have the same name, the
               road with the greater number of residences will be allowed to retain the name. Under
               no circumstances will duplicate road names be accepted when they are both in the same
               postal district and the same fire district.
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               (2)
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               Avoid confusion. Do not select names that sound similar to other road names or subdivision
               names.
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               (3)
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               Use short names. Short names are easier to understand when spoken and will be cost
               efficient when purchasing road signs. Choose names with less than 15 characters in
               total length including spaces, but not including suffixes.
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               (4)
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               Avoid special characters. Do not use hyphens, apostrophes, periods, decimals or numbers.
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               (5)
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               Do not use north, south, east, or west.
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               (6)
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               Do not use person or proper names. There are many people with the same first or last
               names which create confusion when trying to locate a particular road.
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               (7)
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               Do not use numbers as part of the name.
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               (8)
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               Do not select discriminatory names.
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               (b)
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               All existing road names which were in use before the effective date of the ordinance
               from which this article is derived will be "grandfathered" into use except in the
               case of a road name duplication. After new addresses are delivered in each respective
               postal district, residents will have 14 days to petition the 911 office for a new
               road name in the event they are unhappy with the name which was assigned to their
               road. After the 14 days are up no appeals to change the road name will be accepted
               for one year.
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               (Ord. of 8-15-1996, Â§ 80)
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