HomeMy WebLinkAboutStreet Naming staff report feb 05 Lake Elmo City Council February 15, 2005
Agenda Section: Planning, Land Use & Zoning
No. 9C
Agenda Item: Street Naming Ordinance
Background Information for February 15, 2005: On February 8 the Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee considered the present City policy for the
naming/numbering of streets. The City Planner explained that the City continues to use the street/address
numbering system that was developed for Washington County in 1967, and adopted by the City in an Agreement with the County in 1971. He explained that the City canceled the street naming portion of the Agreement by Resolution #2000-071 in 2000 in response to the County’s refusal to record the Fields of St. Croix II plat because the street names did not correspond to the agreed-to system.
The Committee directed staff to draft City Council action that would reintroduce a uniform street naming system within the City that follows the general pattern (alphabetical west-to-east) of the 1971 Agreement, but which also allows some street naming latitude as long as the alphabetical range is adhered to. The City has never had an ordinance establishing street naming – only the 1971 Agreement. If street naming is to
have the force of law for future plats, it must be addressed by ordinance. Staff has prepared a draft ordinance that would, by reference, adopt the County-wide street naming/numbering system – but with a slight modification to provide the street naming latitude noted above. Action items:
Motion to adopt draft Ordinance #97 - , adopting a uniform street naming and numbering system.
Person responsible:
City Planner
Attachments: 1. Draft Ordinance #97 – 2. Copy of the County-wide system (portion)
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