HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 08-144 - Street Naming Policy 10042016 CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 08-144
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING
TO STREET NAMING
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Section 540:
Uniform Naming and Numbering System as it was adopted on the 15th Day of February of
2005 by officially repealing the Section in its entirety.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV:
Land Usage; Chapter153: Subdivision Regulations; Section 07: Preliminary Plat;
Subd. (E) (1) to read the following:
(1) Layout of proposed streets showing right-of-way widths, center line grade,
typical cross-sections, and proposed names of streets in conformance with all
applicable city ordinances and policies.; the Rame of aRy street used iR the
exceRSiGR of aR already narmi ed street,cT-m which eveRt the same name shalt ho
used—The names and number shall comply with the County Uniform Street
Naming and Property Numbering System, with the following exceptions:
a. Unless a newly proposed street directly extends from, or is planned to
extend from, an existing street, no street name that already exists in the
city or its environs shall be used, regardless if it is on the same Prid as
another street.
i. North-south avenues shall follow the grid system, increasing
alphabetically from east to west, but must use different names.
ii. East-west streets shall follow the grid numbering system as
appropriate, but a different suffix such as Lane, Place, Way, etc. or
a different prefix such as Upper or Lower shall be used.
b. The names of deflecting streets shall not vary; names of continual streets
shall not change, even if the street changes direction, unless an
intersection exists.
i. The names of deflecting streets shall be determined according to
their relation to an Arterial or Collector Street if appropriate,
otherwise such names shall be determined according to their main
point of entry in to a development or as deemed appropriate by
Council.
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c. If appropriate, names with the same theme (i.e. flowers, nature) are
permitted for naming streets in an entire subdivision.
d. All street names shall end with the directional suffix of North.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption
and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo.
SECTION 3. Adoption Date. This Ordinance 08-144 was adopted on this day of
2016, by a vote of _ Ayes and _ Nays.
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Julie Johnson, City Clerk
This Ordinance 08-144 was published on the day of , 2016.
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