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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 660 - Supporting DocsMCCALL TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES MARCH 30, 1994 I. ATTENDING; Bill Kirk, Chairman Dan Krahn Dick Cowdery Tom Kerr Bud Schmidt 'J, -t. ": RE: E_®=TO=STREET=IdAM `G; ++++++++++ +e-=Comm% ee reVfewed"-the proposed ordinance. The proposed amendment to 8-6-040(C) proposed in the City Attorney's cover memo to the ordinance was disconcerting to the committee. They felt the updating of the street map annually was too frequent and should be done "as needed." The Committee determined, at its next meeting to invite the Fire Chief, Police Chief, EMT staff and the City Attorney to discuss the proposed section on designating every street by a NW,SW,SE,NE designator. After further discussion, Krahn moved to recommend to the City Council the adoption of Ordinance 660 as proposed, without the section 8-6-040(C) proposed by the City Attorney's memorandum dated January 31, 1994, and amending section 8-6-110 to require update of the city street map "as needed" and that the language be amended of 8-6-110 to provide that the approval of a final plat with Street names indicated shall constitute an amendment of the city street map. Kerr seconded and the motion carried unanimously. III. RECOMMENDATION OF MEMBER APPOINTMENT: +++++++++++++ The Committee reviewed the two names responding to the advertisement to fill the vacancy. The Committee then discussed Mr. Allen and Mrs. Barber's interest in the committee activities. Krahn moved to recommend to the City Council the appointment of JoDell Barber to appointment to the Transportation Committee to fill the vacancy left by Elaine Hitchcock. Kerr seconded and the motion carried unanimously. 8-6-080: VARIANCES AND APPEALS: A. The standards for a variance from the provisions of this Chapter ar ose set out in Title 3 with respect to a variance under the zoning ordinance. B. Appeals from decisions of the Commission shall follow the pro•edures of Title 3 for an appeal of a Commission action under Title 3. 8-6-090: FEES: The Council may set a fee for processing applications other than by the Chief or the Public Works Director, by resolution. 8-6-100: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: A. No person shall: 1. Erect or install a street name sign which does not comply with this Chapter; or 2. Remove, alter, change or otherwise deface a street name sign which exists in accord with the Official Street Map and/or the Official Street Name List and this Chapter. B. Each violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor, and each day it continues shall be a separate violation. Each violation is punishable as provided in Idaho Code 18-113. 8-6-7110: OFFICIAL STREET MAP ADOPTED: A. That certain map of McCall, Idaho, dated May 1, 1978, and entitled "Official Street Map of the City of McCall, Valley County, Idaho", shall -be -and is hereby adopted as the Official Street Map of the City of McCall, Idaho. as of May 1 1978. under Idaho Code 40-1334 and Idaho Code 40-202. B. Amendments to the Official Street Ma shall be deemed made upon each occasion of the execution and recording of a final plat, to the extent of streets named thereon. Periodically the Clerk shall obtain an updated composite map showing all such platted streets and submit it - Transportation Committee for recommendations and then to the Commission for its recommendations for presentation to Council for_public hearing pursuant to Idaho Code 40-202 and re -adoption as updated. Other amendments to the map not specifically related.to,new approved plats may be accomplished by the same process. ,.. C.. . lf.one.or.more streets are id@ntified as dedicated right-of-wgy not yet opened as a ,.,c,�= �- ;+7;-1 1 street. they shall be depicted or labeled as dedicated right-of-way. but not • :opened: likewise. if one or more streets are identified as beina in use: but not I0maintained at public expense because substandard and a hazard to equipment, or because private. they shall be shown on the Map as existing. but not publicly maintained. Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved , 1994. ' Dean Martens Mayor A1-1'EST: ORDINANCE -NO. 660 printed April 13, 1994 page 5 of 5 Arthur J. Schmidt, City Clerk • fie 777.,,,--;...t.).!,.E;:ing in use. 1.-:;t:• ORDINANCE NO. 660 - page 6 of 5 printed April 13, 1994 ©TM 0g OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY Edward G. Burton, Esq. MEMORANDUM Date: January 24, 1994 To: Council File No: From: Ted Burton Re: Street Naming Ordinance Attached is a draft street -naming ordinance. The Valley County Ordinance was a starting place, changes were made necessary to reflect the prevailing pattern in McCall, and the existing City street names Chapter was revised to include this new material and to correct the material already there. The ordinance ideas were discussed with the Police and Fire Chiefs. One idea emerged that Fire Chief Points felt has considerable merit from the point of view of dispatching officers and equipment. That idea could be incorporated in the ordinance by adding the following language to Section 8-6-040: C. Streets located to the north of Deinhard Lane and to the east of Mission Street bear the designation "NE". Streets located north of Deinhard Lane and west of Mission Street bear the designation "NW". Streets located south of Deinhard Lane and west of Mission Street bear the designation "SW". Streets located south of Deinhard Lane and east of Mission Street bear the designation "SE". As street signs are changed in ordinary course, or new ones installed, they shall be conformed to this Subsection C. The addition of such a suffix to each street name within the City of McCall is authorized by this Chapter without further action of Commission or Council. The use of Deinhard Lane and Mission Street in the above proposal reflects the fact that street numbers are presently assigned based on a beginning point which is the intersection of Deinhard and Mission. Thus no change of street numbers would be required. These designations as NE, NW, SW, and SE would replace North and South, West and East presently added to some street names, as North 3d, or West Lake. People are presently not well educated as to where East and West meet; for example, dispatch gets calls in which homeowners are uncertain whether they are on East or West Lake Street, and dispatch itself seems not well educated in this regard. Similarly, North and South Third are not well understood. If, in the fullness of time, every street sign had a NE or similar designation on it, possibly citizens would pick up on the idea that there is such a system and after a while learn where the lines are at which the designation changes. On the other hand, what the public would think of such a change is hard to predict. People do get fond of their street names, and are suspicious of change. If you decide to go with this idea, conforming changes to the rest of the ordinance would not be difficult. Post Office Box 1065, McCall, Idaho 83638-1065 Telephone: (208) 634-7142 Fax: (208) 634-3038 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE NAMING OF TRAVELED WAYS WITHIN THE CITY AND THE MODIFICATION OVER TIME OF STREET NAMES THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THAT POLICY; MAKING AN INCIDENTAL RECODIFICATION OF CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 8 OF THE McCALL CITY CODE RESPECTING STREET NAMES AND THE OFFICIAL STREET MAP; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This Ordinance may be known as the City of McCall Street Naming Ordinance. Section 2. McCall City Code Title 8, Chapter 6, entitled "Naming Streets", is amended to read as follows: 8-6-010: PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY: This Chapter is adopted for the purpose of providing a uniform street name system to aid local emergency vehicles being dispatched under the 9-1-1 Program or otherwise, to provide for the official , and to provide for the proper administration and enforcement of the system. 8-6-020: DEFINITIONS: (1) COUNCIL means the City Council of the City of McCall. (2) PLANNING COMMISSION means the City of McCall Planning and Zoning Commission established under Title 3 of this Code. (3) MANAGER means the City Manager of the City of McCall, or his designee assigned from time to time to administer this Chapter. (4) CHIEF means the Fire Chief of the City and the Police Chief of the City, either, or both. (5) TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE means the City of McCall Transportation Committee established under Title 1 of this Code. (6) STREET means any road, alley, or other platted and/or traveled way within the City Limits of the City of McCall: shown on a plat of a subdivision; or shown on the Official Street Map; or shown on the so-called "Marsden" series of maps kept at City Hall; or used by the public and worked and kept up at the expense of the public as provided in Idaho Code 40-109 (5); or shown on some combination of the foregoing; and also private roads as such term is understood in the subdivision context under Title 3 of this Code. STREET may also be used as a suffix for the name of a street within an urbanized area, as more specifically set out below. (7) CUL-DE-SAC means a dead-end street that provides a turnaround at its terminus. It may be named with the suffix Court or Place. (8) OFFICIAL STREET MAP means the "Official Street Map of the City of McCall, Valley County, Idaho" dated May 1, 1978, as the same may be amended in accord with this Chapter. OFFICIAL STREET NAME LIST means the Official Road Name List maintained by Valley County pursuant to its Ordinance 2-90, as it may be revised from time to time, together with the City Official Street Name List, a list containing the official street names of streets within the City of McCall to be maintained by or under the direction of the Manager, which shall consist of all names having been given official recognition by Council, whether by plat, ordinance, resolution, Official Street Map, or otherwise. (10) The use of the word SHALL means that the requirement stated is mandatory. (9) ORDINANCE NO. page 1 of 6 printed January 24, 1994 8-6-030: APPROVALS REQUIRED: Before any street is named, approval for the street name shall be obtained from the Manager. Official street names shall be maintained on the Official Street Map and on a City Official Street Name List filed in the office of the City Clerk. The initial City Official Street Name List shall be adopted by resolution by the Council; thereafter all new road names shall be established in accord with the following standards. Approval of street names for new subdivisions shall be accomplished as part of the platting process under Title 3. 8-6-040: STANDARDS FOR STREET NAMES. A. The following standards shall be used in determining and approving street names. 1. There shall be no duplication of street names by sound or spelling within the City of McCall, nor shall a street name within the City of McCall so duplicate any road name on the Valley County Official Road Name List, unless such name is assigned to one continuous road of the same name both inside and outside the City. 2. Where a proposed street is in the same general alignment as an existing street and is a functional extension of that existing street, the proposed street shall be given the same name as the existing street. A proposed street shall be considered in general alignment with an existing street if their extended centerlines are no more than 150 feet apart. 3. Where a proposed street connects two existing streets with different names, all three being on the same general alignment, the Manager shall determine the name, giving consideration to the length of each street segment, the classification of each segment as an arterial, collector, or minor street; the length of time each has been known by its existing or common name; and the number of persons affected. 4. A cul-de-sac with an overall length of 100 feet or less shall be given the same name, but with the appropriate designation, as that of the street it intersects or extends. A cul-de-sac with an overall length of more than 100 feet shall be given its own name, with the appropriate designation. 5. A proposed street in the same alignment with an existing street shall be given the same name as the existing street, but with the appropriate designation. 6. Both segments of an L-shaped street shall be given the same name, if and only if both or the shorter leg is 100 feet long or less. All others shall have two names. 7 If the Manager determines that a street makes a very obvious change in direction, a new street name shall be assigned. The location of the name change should be at an intersection. 8. In general, road names should be not more than ten letters long, plus the designation. 9. The names of existing streets as of [the effective date of this ordinance, a date to be inserted by the City Attorney] shall not be considered changed by this Chapter until, if ever, thereafter expressly changed by action under this Chapter. B. The following designations shall be used in determining street names: 1. Avenue: A street generally running in a straight line, of collector status. 2. Boulevard: A street of arterial status, commonly with a center dividing landscaped strip. 3. Circle: A street which returns back to the same street from which it originated. 4. Court: A cul-de-sac running generally north and south. ORDINANCE NO. page 2 of 6 printed January 24,1994 5. Drive (also, Trail, and Way): A road generally meandering in one or more directions; and having collector or minor status. 6. Lane: A street which runs generally east and west. 7. Parkway: A street of arterial status, commonly with landscaping. 8. Place: A cul-de-sac running generally east and west. 9 Street: A street which runs generally north and south. 8-6-050: PRIVATE ROADS: A. Private roads shall be named in like fashion as public roads, both procedurally and substantively. Private roads shall have the record notation "P" placed beside their names on the City Official Street Name List. B. The City shall have maintenance and replacement responsibility for signs for private roads only at their intersections with public roads. Nevertheless, private road signs shall conform to section 8-6-070 E, except that such signs shall indicate private road status by adding "PVT." at the end of the street name and designation. 8-6-060: SUBDIVISIONS: A. Proposed street names shall be shown on preliminary plats and final plats when submitted to the City for review and approval. No such plat shall be approved until the Manager certifies that the names comply with this Chapter. B. All half -streets or partial streets shall be named in accordance with this Chapter as if the entire street were in place. C. Approval of a final plat by Council plus the affixing of all signatures required of City officials, when complete, shall constitute City acceptance of the street names. D. Original installation of street name signs conforming to City specifications shall be the responsibility of the applicant for approval of the plat and shall be deemed so addressed in the subdivision agreement, whether or not so expressly stated. 8-6-070: CHANGES IN STREET NAMES: A. The Chief and/or the Public Works Director are encouraged to apply, and any affected citizen may apply, to the Manager to change a street name where the name fails to conform to this Chapter, or it is otherwise deemed appropriate and in the public interest to make a change. If the applicant is not the Chief, the application must state the willingness of the applicant to pay for all new signage required to effect the change, if approved, and the approval shall not become final unless cash equaling the City -estimated cost of signage is deposited with the City. B. Where the application is by the Chief and for the stated purpose of eliminating duplication of street names, the Manager shall determine the street name(s) to be changed, and the name to which each is to be changed. The Manager shall consider the length of each street, the classification of each segment as an arterial, collector, or minor street; the length of time each has been known by its existing or common name; and the number of persons affected, and any other factor deemed relevant by her or him. (C) The Manager shall then present the matter to the Transportation Committee for comment at its next meeting; thereafter the matter shall be referred with such comments to the Commission and in turn to the Council under the procedures of Title 3 with respect to the approval of special or conditional uses, except that those entitled to notice shall be those owning improved residential or commercial property fronting on the street the name of which is proposed to be changed. A failure to give such notice to any one or more persons entitled to it shall not affect the validity of the change, provided such failure occurred in good faith. The ( applicant is responsible to furnish the list of persons to be notified. If the number ORDINANCE NO. page 3 of 6 printed January 24, 1994 of addressees to be notified exceeds 75, in lieu of mailed notice under Title 3, the matter may be noticed by public advertisement in the City's newspaper of record which clearly identifies the affected streets and their location in the community by an appropriate map, and advises of the proposed name change(s). (D) All changes shall be made in such a manner as to create the least possible inconvenience to residents and property owners in the area, considering the reasons for the change. A change proposed to eliminate a duplication of street names shall not be disapproved, although the Commission and the Council may consider alternative names which do not already appear on the Official Street Name List. No change shall become effective until 15 days after the final action by the Council, which action shall be by resolution. All persons owning improved property fronting on the street the name of which has been changed shall be given written notice of the change, after adoption of such resolution. A failure to give such notice to any one or more persons entitled to it shall not affect the validity of the change, provided such failure occurred in good faith. (E) All street name signs shall be located in such a manner as to be clearly visible to persons operating motor vehicles on the road. The minimum letter size shall be four inches in height and placed on a six-inch by variable length blank. All signs shall be reflectorized, in addition to having contrasting colors. All street name signs shall be green, except that private road signs shall be blue; all lettering shall be white. All street name signs shall have the names lettered on both sides and shall be so positioned that the name is visible from both directions of the intersecting street. 8-6-080: VARIANCES AND APPEALS: A. The standards for a variance from the provisions of this Chapter are those set out in Title 3 with respect to a hardship for a variance under the zoning ordinance. B. Appeals from decisions of the Commission shall follow the procedures of Title 3 for an appeal of a Commission decision under Title 3. 8-6-090: FEES: The Council may set a fee for processing applications other than by the Chief or the Public Works Director, by resolution. 8-6-100: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: A. No person shall: 1. Erect or install a street name sign which does not comply with this Chapter; or 2. Remove, alter, change or otherwise deface a street name sign which exists in accord with the Official Street Map and/or the Official Street Name List and this Chapter. B. Each violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor, and each day it continues shall be a separate violation. Each violation is punishable as provided in Idaho Code 18-113. 8-6-110: CERTAIN EXISTING STREET NAMES: 8-6-1—A. WEST LAKE STREET: That certain street eaeneetingte `"'cst-Lake which is that portion of Lake Street (State Highway 55) between its intersection with Mission Street. and its intersection with Warren Wagon Road is hereby name West Lake Street. 8-6-2--11. THIRD STREET: That certain street fr m L k r wi hin the Original Townsite of McCall. southerly , to the corporate limits of the City of McCall, known as ORDINANCE NO. page 4 of 6 printed January 24,1994 State Highway No.-1-5 5_5 as of January 27, 1994, is hereby named -and designated as Third Street. 8-6-3 —,D MISSION STREET: That certain street commencing at its intersection with West Lake Street at the west boundary of the Williams -Mayfield Addition to the City of McCall, and extending south_ generally along the east section lines of Sections 8. 17. and 29. Township 18 North. Range 3 East. B. M.. past the McCall Cemetery to the corporate limits of the City of McCall, woad, is hereby named mod -designated -as Mission Street. 8-6-4—D. MILL ROAD That certain alley between East Lake Street and Roosevelt Street commencing at Pine Street on the south and extending north to Hemlock Street is hereby named and -designated -as Mill Road. 8-6-5—E. DAVIS AVENUE: That certain tinnarned-north-south street connecting past the McCall golf course along the west one -sixteenth line Nort east G arter of Section 9, Township 1-9-1/North, Range 3 East, from Lick Creek Road to Samson Trail is hereby named -designated -as Davis Avenue. 8 6 6: F. DEINHARD LANE: That certairxinnamed street 6etnty-Read- located generally along the east -west center line of Section 16, Township 18 North, Range 3 East, as well as the projected westerly extension of such street within Section 17 of such Township. Street; is hereby named -and -designated as Deinhard Lane. 8-6-7120: OFFICIAL STREET MAP ADOPTED: A. That certain map of McCall, Idaho, dated May 1, 1978, and entitled "Official Street Map of the City of McCall, Valley County, Idaho", shad -be -and -is fly adopted as the Official Street Map of the City of McCall, Idaho. as of May 1 1978. under Idaho Code 40-1334 and Idaho Code 40-202. . B. The Clerk shall submit such Map to the Transportation Committee for recommendations and then to the Commission for its recommenda i• s.for presentation to Council for public hearin_g pursuant to Idaho Code 4l-202 a re - adoption as updated. Such an updating process shall be undertak-` not le often than annually, to ensure that the Map reflecurrent planni • and development. C. If one or more streets are identified a dedica re- h- h.11 •- .-•in-• •r1.•-1-• •:• opened: likewise, if one or more streets are i• maintained at public expense beceuse subsi. or because private. they shall be shown on t! maintained. Section 3. This Ordinanceshall be in full force and of approval and publication as required( by law. Passed and approved , 1994. ORDINANCE NO. printed January 24, 1994 e right-of-way not . -'• ri•h •f-w -ntified as being i ndarg and a haze e Ma as existing, pet fr • and aft Dean Martens Mayor et opened as n• use, but no d to equi• but not- r. xts ent. blicly ssage, page 5 of 6 ATTEST: Arthur J. Schmidt, City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. page 6 of 6 printed January 24, 1994 I CUTV oft EttaLL OFFaCE OF THE CFI! ATTIFNE1Y Date: January 31, 1994 To: Council File No: From: Ted Burton Re: Street Naming Ordinance 660 Edward G. Burton, Esq. MEMORANDUM Attached is a draft street -naming ordinance, second edition. The Valley County Ordinance was a starting place, changes were made necessary to reflect the prevailing pattern in McCall, and the existing City street names Chapter was repealed as it duplicated the function of the map already there and the list to be created. The ordinance ideas were discussed with the Police and Fire Chiefs. One idea emerged that Fire Chief Points felt has considerable merit from the point of view of dispatching officers and equipment. That idea could be incorporated in the ordinance by adding the following language to Section 8-6-040: C. Streets located to the north of Deinhard Lane and to the east of Mission Street bear the designation "NE". Streets located north of Deinhard Lane and west of Mission Street bear the designation "NW". Streets located south of Deinhard Lane and west of Mission Street bear the designation "SW". Streets located south of Deinhard Lane and east of Mission Street bear the designation "SE". As street signs are changed in ordinary course, or new ones installed, they shall be conformed to this Subsection C. The addition of such a suffix to each street name within the City of McCall is authorized by this Chapter without further action of Commission or Council. The use of Deinhard Lane and Mission Street in the above proposal reflects the fact that street numbers are presently assigned based on a beginning point which is the intersection of Deinhard and Mission. Thus no change of street numbers would be required. These designations as NE, NW, SW, and SE would replace North and South, West and East presently added to some street names, as North 3d, or West Lake. People are presently not well educated as to where East and West meet; for example, dispatch gets calls in which homeowners are uncertain whether they are on East or West Lake Street, and dispatch itself seems not well educated in this regard. Similarly, North and South Third are not well understood. If, in the fullness of time, every street sign had a NE or similar designation on it, possibly citizens would pick up on the idea that there is such a system and after a while learn where the lines are at which the designation changes. On the other hand, what the public would think of such a change is hard to predict. People do get fond of their street names, and are suspicious of change. If you decide to go with this idea, conforming changes to the rest of the ordinance would not be difficult. N,4 3p0)et �S Post Office Box 1065, McCall, Idaho 83638-1065 Telephone: (208) 634-7142 Fax: (208) 634-3038 . 1 f ORDINANCE NO.660 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE NAMING OF TRAVELED WAYS WITHIN THE CITY AND THE MODIFICATION OVER TIME OF STREET NAMES THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THAT POLICY; REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 8 OF THE McCALL CITY CODE RESPECTING STREET NAMES AND THE OFFICIAL STREET MAP; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This Ordinance may be known as the City of McCall Street Naming Ordinance. Section 2. McCall City Code Title 8, Chapter 6, entitled "Naming Streets", is repealed and re-enacted to read as follows:- $_6_1 WI-SrL-A,.c-vmEE-T That certain st-ee+ nnnnertinn +n West I ke Street at the Strom he reby-narned-and-designated-as--Third-Street > > gain -unnamed -street -con nestingwi+h avis AV431:16143 and -des ig Lane:' 8-6-010: PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY: This Chapter is adopted for the purpose of providing a uniform street name system to aid local emergency vehicles being dispatched under the 9-1-1 Program or otherwise, to provide for the official street map and street name list, and to provide for the proper administration and enforcement of the system. 8-6-020: DEFINITIONS: (1) CHIEF means the Fire Chief of the City and the Police Chief of the City, either, or both. (2) COUNCIL means the City Council of the City of McCall. ORDINANCE NO. 660 page 1 of 5 printed January 31,1994 (3) CUL-DE-SAC means a dead-end street that provides a turnaround at its terminus. It may be named with the suffix Court or Place. (4) MANAGER means the City Manager of the City of McCall, or his designee assigned from time to time to administer this Chapter. (5) OFFICIAL STREET MAP means the "Official Street Map of the City of McCall, Valley County, Idaho" dated May 1, 1978, as the same may be amended in accord with this Chapter. (6) OFFICIAL STREET NAME LIST means the Official Road Name List maintained by Valley County pursuant to its Ordinance 2-90, as it may be revised from time to time, together with the City Official Street Name List, a list containing the official street names of streets within the City of McCall to be maintained by or under the direction of the Manager, which shall consist of all names having been given official recognition by Council, whether by plat, ordinance, resolution, Official Street Map, or otherwise. (7) PLANNING COMMISSION means the City of McCall Planning and Zoning Commission established under Title :3 of. this Code: (8) The use of the word SHALL means that the requirement stated is mandatory: - (9) STREET means any road, alley, or other platted and/or traveled way within the City Limits of the City of McCall: shown on a plat of a subdivision; or shown on the Official Street Map; or shown on the so-called "Marsden" series of maps kept at City Hall; or used by the public and worked and kept up at the expense of the' - public as provided in Idaho Code 40-109 (5); or shown on some combination of the foregoing; and also private roads as such term is understood in the subdivision context under Title 3 of this Code. STREET may also be used as a suffix for the name of a street within an urbanized area, as more specifically set out below. (10) TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE means the City of McCall Transportation Committee established under Title 1 of this Code. 8-6-030: APPROVALS REQUIRED: Before any street is named, approval for the street name shall be obtained from the Manager. Official street names shall be maintained on the Official Street Map and on a City Official Street Name List filed in the office of the City Clerk. The initial City Official Street Name List shall be adopted by resolution by the Council; thereafter all new road names shall be established in accord with the following standards. Approval of street names for new subdivisions shall be accomplished as part of the platting process under Title 3. 8-6-040: STANDARDS FOR STREET NAMES. A. The following standards shall be used in determining and approving street names. 1. There shall be no duplication of street names by sound or spelling within the City of McCall, nor shall a street name within the City of McCall so duplicate any road name on the Valley County Official Road Name List, unless such name is assigned to one continuous road of the same name both inside and outside the City. 2. Where a proposed street is in the same general alignment as an existing street and is a functional extension of that existing street, the proposed street shall be given the same name as the existing street. A proposed street shall be considered in general alignment with an existing street if their extended centerlines are no more than 150 feet apart. 3. Where a proposed street connects two existing streets with different names, all three being on the same general alignment, the Manager shall determine the name, giving consideration to the length of each street segment, the classification of each segment as an arterial, collector, or ORDINANCE NO.660 page 2 of 5 printed January 31, 1994 minor street; the length of time each has been known by its existing or common name; and the number of persons affected. 4. A cul-de-sac with an overall length of 100 feet or less shall be given the same name, but with the appropriate designation, as that of the street it intersects or extends. A cul-de-sac with an overall length of more than 100 feet shall be given its own name, with the appropriate designation. 5. A proposed street in the same alignment with an existing street shall be given the same name as the existing street, but with the appropriate designation. 6. Both segments of an L-shaped street shall be given the same name, if and only if both or the shorter leg is 100 feet long or less. All others shall have two names. 7 If the Manager determines that a street makes a very obvious change in direction, a new street name shall be assigned. The location of the name change should be at an intersection. 8. In general, road names should be not more than ten letters long, plus the - designation. 9. The names of existing streets as of [the effective date of this ordinance, a date to be inserted by the City Attorney] shall not be considered changed by this Chapter until, if ever, thereafter expressly changed by action under this Chapter. B. The following designations shall be used in determining street names: 1. Avenue: A street generally running in a straight line, of collector status. 2. Boulevard: A street of arterial status, commonly with a center dividing landscaped strip. 3. Circle: A street which returns back to the same street from which it originated. 4. Court: A cul-de-sac running generally north and south. 5. Drive (also, Trail, and Way): A road generally meandering in one or more directions; and having collector or minor status. 6. Lane: A street which runs generally east and west. 7. Parkway: A street of arterial status, commonly with landscaping. 8. Place: A cul-de-sac running generally east and west. 9 Street: A street which runs generally north and south. 8-6-050: PRIVATE ROADS: A. Private roads shall be named in like fashion as public roads, both procedurally and substantively. Private roads shall have the record notation "P" placed beside their names on the City Official Street Name List. B. The City shall have maintenance and replacement responsibility for signs for private roads only at their intersections with public roads. Nevertheless, private road signs shall conform to section 8-6-070 E, except that such signs shall indicate private road status by adding `PVT" at the end of the street name and designation. 8-6-060: SUBDIVISIONS: A. Proposed street names shall be shown on preliminary plats and final plats when submitted to the City for review and approval. No such plat shall be approved until the Manager certifies that the names comply with this Chapter. B. All half -streets or partial streets shall be named in accordance with this Chapter as if the entire street were in place. ORDINANCE NO.660 page 3 of 5 printed January 31, 1994 C. Approval of a final plat by Council plus the affixing of all signatures required of City officials, when complete, shall constitute City acceptance of the street names. D. Original installation of street name signs conforming to City specifications shall be the responsibility of the applicant for approval of the plat and shall be deemed so addressed in the subdivision agreement, whether or not so expressly stated. 8-6-070: CHANGES IN STREET NAMES: A. The Chief and/or the Public Works Director are encouraged to apply, and any affected citizen may apply, to the Manager to change a street name where the name fails to conform to this Chapter, or it is otherwise deemed appropriate and in the public interest to make a change. If the applicant is not the Chief or the Public Works Director, the application must state the willingness of the applicant to pay for all new signage required to effect the change, if approved, and the approval shall not become final unless cash equaling the City -estimated cost of signage is deposited with the City. B. Where the application is by the Chief ..and/or .the . Public Works Director and for. the - stated purpose of eliminating duplication of street names, the Manager shall - determine the street name(s) to be changed, and the name to which each is to be changed. The Manager shall consider the length of each street, the classification of each segment as an arterial; collector, or minor street; the length of time each has been known by its existing or commonname; and the number of persons:: affected, and any other factor deemed relevant by her or him. (C) The Manager shall then present the matter to the Transportation Committee for comment at its next meeting; thereafter the matter shall be referred with such comments to the Commission and in turn to the Council under the procedures of Title 3 with respect to the approval of special or conditional uses, except that those entitled to notice shall be those owning improved residential or commercial property fronting on the street the name of which is proposed to be changed. A failure to give such notice to any one or more persons entitled to it shall not affect the validity of the change, provided such failure occurred in good faith. The applicant is responsible to furnish the list of persons to be notified. If the number of addressees to be notified exceeds 75, in lieu of mailed notice under Title 3, the matter may be noticed by public advertisement in the City's newspaper of record which clearly identifies the affected streets and their location in the community by an appropriate map, and advises of the proposed name change(s). (D) All changes shall be made in such a manner as to create the least possible inconvenience to residents and property owners in the area, considering the reasons for the change. A change proposed to eliminate a duplication of street names shall not be disapproved, although the Commission and the Council may consider alternative names which do not already appear on the Official Street Name List. No change shall become effective until 15 days after the final action by the Council, which action shall be by resolution. All persons owning improved property fronting on the street the name of which has been changed shall be given written notice of the change, after adoption of such resolution. A failure to give such notice to any one or more persons entitled to it shall not affect the validity of the change, provided such failure occurred in good faith. (E) All street name signs shall be located in such a manner as to be clearly visible to persons operating motor vehicles on the road. The minimum letter size shall be four inches in height and placed on a six-inch by variable length blank. All signs shall be reflectorized, in addition to having contrasting colors. All street name signs shall be green, except that private road signs shall be blue; all lettering shall be white. All street name signs shall have the names lettered on both sides and shall be so positioned that the name is visible from both directions of the intersecting street. ORDINANCE NO.660 page 4 of 5 printed January 31, 1994 8-6-080: VARIANCES AND APPEALS: A. The standards for a variance from the provisions of this Chapter are those set out in Title 3 with respect to a variance under the zoning ordinance. B. Appeals from decisions of the Commission shall follow the procedures of Title 3 for an appeal of a Commission action under Title 3. 8-6-090: FEES: The Council may set a fee for processing applications other than by the Chief or the Public Works Director, by resolution. 8-6-100: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: A. No person shall: 1. Erect or install a street name sign which does not comply with this Chapter; or 2. Remove, alter, change or otherwise deface a street name sign which exists in accord with the Official Street Map and/or the Official Street Name List and this Chapter. B. Each violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor, and each day it continues shall be a separate violation. Each violation is punishable as provided in Idaho Code 18-113. 8-6-7110: OFFICIAL STREET MAP ADOPTED: A. That certain map of McCall, Idaho, dated May 1, 1978, and entitled "Official: Street Map of the City of McCall, Valley County, Idaho", shall -bed is try adopted as the Official Street Map of the City of McCall, Ida M. 1 1978. under Idaho Code 40-1334 and Idaho Code 40-2 B The Clerk shall submit such Map to the Transportatiofi Committee f.r recommendations and then to the Commission tong re mmendatlons for presentation to Council for public hearing purl ant to Ida o Code 40-202 and re - adoption as updated. Such an updating processhall be dertakein not less often than annually, to ensure that the Map refl is curren planniand development. 1 C If one or more streets re id CfNI as dedicated right-of-w notllllyet opened as a street. they shall be de icte r Iabled as dedicated right- f-way. but not opened: likewise. if on or o e stre is are identi ied as being ir, use. but not maintained at public a pen a ecaus substandakd and a haz9`rd to equipment, or because private. th y sh II a sho n on the MGp as e� 'tiny. but not publicly maintain' Section 3. This Ordin ce shall b in ful orce : d effect fro,/er its passage, approval and pu lication a requir+ by 1. w. Passed and approved , 1994. Dean Martens Mayor ATTEST: Arthur J. Schmidt, City Clerk ORDINANCE NO.660 printed January 31, 1994 page 5 of 5 ©On 0V NitC�Q�� * FHOE ts; fF THE COVE ATTORNEY Date: December 28, 1993 To: Mayor and Council File No: From: Ted Burton Re: Street Names Edward G. Burton, Esq. MEMORANDUM �j Fire and other emergency services have complained justifiably that we seem to have a number of streets with similar names, which complicates both the reporting of incidents and problems, and response to them. The Idaho Code is silent on the naming of streets, as is the City's own code. I would suggest that we draft an ordinance establshing a procedure, such as initiation of name change by request of the Manager (in turn on request of Fire Chief, Police Chief), followed by public hearing (people care about their street's name), followed by resolution and amendment of a City Map. If you concur, I will try to present such an ordinance at your next meeting. Post Office Box 1065, McCall, Idaho 83638-1065 Telephone: (208) 634-7142 Fax: (208)•634-3038 - McCALL AMBULANCE SERVICE P . O . BOX 1227 McCALL, ID. 83638 City of McCall To whom it may concern, We the members of the McCall Ambulance Board, wish to express our concerns regarding some of the city streets and house numbers. Beginning with the streets in town with the same names,. i.e. Boydston Loop, st., rd. / Aspen Alley, Aspen st. . It is very difficult to keep these roads straight when on an emergency call, There have been a few times when we have ended up in two different places. This could increase the possible liability to the county or city and the angencies responding to the call. This also delays our response time, and therefore delays patient care. In cases this could be critical. We have had this same problem in finding the correct house numbers, either because the numbers jump so much or because numbers can't be seen well from the road, especially at night. Our suggestion would be to rename the streets, and possibly putting new house numbers on markers by the road so they can found easily at night or during the day. w • Correcting these problems would.benifit the people in need of help, as well as cut down on some of the stress already present during an emergency call. It would be a great help to all of us in emergency services. Thank you for your help. Sincerly, McCall Ambulance Board