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 Prince George County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 63. ADDRESSING
 Article III. NAMING OF STREETS

  § 63-72. Approval of proposed names; general naming.  

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  • (a)

    All proposed street names shall be reviewed by the E911 coordinator for conformance with applicable sections of this chapter and these codified ordinances. If proposed street names are found to be in accordance with this chapter and these codified ordinances, the office shall approve them.

    (b)

    No duplication of an existing or proposed street name in the county or cities, towns or counties adjoining the county shall be approved. Streets with the same name, but different street-type designation, shall be considered duplicates. The following are examples of duplicate names:

    EXAMPLE #1: Willow Drive Willow Court
    EXAMPLE #2: Green Haven Road Greenhaven Terrace

     

    (c)

    Street names shall not:

    (1)

    Exceed 20 characters in length, excluding street-type designation;

    (2)

    Contain hyphens, apostrophes or other non-letter characters;

    (3)

    Exceed two words in length, excluding street-type designation;

    (4)

    Contain directional prefixes or suffixes, except when it is desirable for the road providing the main entrance to a planned development to receive the name of the development, which name includes a directional prefix or suffix;

    (5)

    Duplicate more that one word in an existing street name, excluding street-type designation; or

    (6)

    Duplicate individual words within the same street name. The following are examples of the provisions of this subsection:

    EXAMPLE #1: Grey Dove Lane NOT DUPLICATES
    Grey Goose Lane
    EXAMPLE #2: Brick House Court NOT DUPLICATES
    Farm House Court
    EXAMPLE #3: Green Acres Lane ARE DUPLICATES
    Green Acres Drive
    EXAMPLE #4: Fox Fox Way NOT ACCEPTABLE

     

    (d)

    Near duplications in spelling, confusing spelling or pronunciation (such as alliteration) or names that are phonetically similar shall not be approved. The following are examples of the provisions of this subsection:

    EXAMPLE #1: Katherine Court ARE DUPLICATES
    Catherine Court
    Ashburn Parkway ARE DUPLICATES
    Ashburn Way
    EXAMPLE #2: Reworked Railway Road NOT ACCEPTABLE
    EXAMPLE #3: Great Court SOUND-ALIKE
    Grade Court NOT ACCEPTABLE
    Grate Court
    Parakeet Court SOUND-ALIKE
    Park Heat Court NOT ACCEPTABLE

     

    (e)

    Except for cul-de-sacs or dead-end roads, circles or terraces and squares, streets continuing directly through an intersection shall retain the same name if the offset distance between centerlines is 50 feet or less. However, where divided rights-of-way are crossed, the office shall make determinations on a case-by-case basis.

    (f)

    Proposed street names for major arterial roads accessing multiple developments shall not duplicate the project name of any singular development.

    (g)

    Compass points, such as north and south, shall not be used in street names, except when the street is to be named for the project in which it is located, provided that all other provisions of this chapter are complied with.

    (h)

    Only public and private rights-of-way accessing five or more properties or addressable structures shall be named. Addressable structures served by rights-of-way serving less than three properties or addressable structures, or such single-owner private access easements that are not named, shall be addressed using the name of the travelway from which the right-of-way or single-owner private access easement originates.

    Any single-owner private access easement previously named may have such name removed upon the request of the owner. Requests for naming, or removing names from, single-owner private access easements shall be submitted in writing to the office. Addresses for addressable structures on single-owner private access easements for which the owner requests either a name or the removal of a name will be assigned or reassigned in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

    (i)

    Street-type designations (court, road, etc.) shall be assigned by the office and shall not be incorporated in street names. Street-type designations which appear on the plats or plans prior to assignment may be voided or changed. The following is an example of this provision:

    EXAMPLE #1 Wilson Court Road NOT ACCEPTABLE
    Applelane Drive NOT ACCEPTABLE

     

    (j)

    A service or frontage road shall carry a unique name separate from the street that it serves.

    (k)

    Articles (the, a, an) shall not be used in street names. The following is an example of this provision:

    EXAMPLE #1 The Wildlife Road NOT ACCEPTABLE

     

    (l)

    The words "old" and "new" shall not be used in street names when they precede a street name which exists in the county or cities or towns adjoining the county. The following is an example of this provision:

    EXAMPLE #1 Old Catoctin Lane NOT ACCEPTABLE

     

    (m)

    Street names duplicating facilities or geographic locations shall not be approved. The following is an example of this provision:

    EXAMPLE #1 Tennis Court NOT ACCEPTABLE
    Bowling Alley NOT ACCEPTABLE

     

    (n)

    Street names that are deemed offensive shall not be approved.

    (o)

    The use of commemorative names shall be reserved for the Commonwealth of Virginia in naming primary state highways. However, first or last names of individuals may be used as street names where all other street naming criteria are met and the name does not duplicate an existing or approved street name.

    (Ord. No. O-07-09, 11-7-2007; Ord. No. O-09-01, 1-13-2009)

(Ord. No. O-07-09, 11-7-2007; Ord. No. O-09-01, 1-13-2009)