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TITLE: Revised Council Policy No. 20
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Revised Council Policy 20, Street Names and Addresses.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Policy 20 was last revised in 1976, and since then several procedural
changes have been required to ensure implementation of a uniform
system for naming and addressing, or changing existing street names
for public and private streets.
Required changes are:
1. Approved street names will contain no more than sixteen (16)
letters and spaces.
2. Short streets, cul-de-sacs, and winding streets shall have short
names to facilitate placing the names on maps and plans.
3. The main name of a street shall only be used once to accomodate
Carlsbad's Post Office computer processing system.
U. Previously, proponents of tentative maps were required to choose
street names from a street name list on file in the Planning
Department. To expedite development processing and minimize
arbitrary non-functional control, this procedure has been deleted.
The developers are now able to submit names of their choices that
meet requirements of the Geographical Area Classification Map
and the Authorized Street Designation List.
O The Fire and Planning Departments have reviewed and approved this
^ revision.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
EXHIBIT:
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Revised Council Policy No. 20
CITY OF CARLSBAD
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
General Subject: street Names and Addresses
•Specific Subject: Street Naming and Addressing
Policy
Policy No. 20
Date Issued 7-14-87
Effective Date = 7-14-87
Cancellation Date
Supersedes No. 3/2/76
Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and
Division Heads, Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File
BACK GROUND: Due to the number of streets existing and planned in the
City of Carlsbad, the City Council determined that it was in the public
interest to adopt a policy for naming and numbering new public and private
streets and changing the names of existing streets, according to authority
given in Section 34091.1 of the Government Code. The Community Development
Director has determined that it is in the public interest to revise the existing
policy for naming and numbering new public and private streets to conform
to the Carlsbad Post Office's future computer processing system.
PURPOSE:
1. To establish a policy ensuring a uniform system for naming and addressing
new public and private streets in subdivisions and developments in the
City of Carlsbad.
2. To establish a policy ensuring a uniform system for changing existing
street names in the City of Carlsbad.
POLICY:
1. All proposed new public and private street names shall conform to the
Geographical Area Classification Map (Exhibit A) of this Policy.
2. All proposed street names (public and private streets) shall conform to
the Authorized Street Designation List (Exhibit B) of this Policy.
3. The main name for a street shall be used only once.
4. All proposed building numbers shall conform to the general system for
numbering buildings provided in this policy.
PROCEDURES:
1. All tentative map developers shall submit street names for approval to
the Planning Department for all private and public streets proposed.
These names shall be shown on the first submittal of the Tentative
Subdivision Map.
2. In all cases, street names shall be consistent with this Council Policy.
No street names will be approved that use the main name more than once.
If there is a Toledo Street, there will never be a Toledo Way, Toledo
Court, etc.
3. Street names within the City of Carlsbad must be limited to a total of
sixteen (16) letters and spaces so that the names can be placed upon
the standard street name nks.
CITY OP CARLSBAD „ , .Policy No. 20
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT Date Issued 7-14-87
General Subject: Street Names and Addresses „_I Effective Date •• 7-14-87
•Specific Subject: Street Naming and Addressing
Policy Cancellation Date
Supersedes No. 3/2/76
Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and
Division Heads, Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File
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PROCEDURES (Continued):
4. Short streets, cul-de-sac streets, and winding streets should have short
names to facilitate placing their names on maps and plans.
5. In general, streets which change directions approximately 90 degrees
between intersecting streets should have a different street name.
6. Street name changes may be requested by any of the following:
a. A letter from a private individual or body to City Council or Planning
Commission
b. Resolution of Intention of the Planning Commission
c. Resolution of Intention of the City Council
In all cases, it shall be the duty of the Planning Department to prepare
a report discussing the justification for such a change, recommending
a replacement name and discussing any effects of the change on other
streets in the City.
7. A general system for numbering buildings in the City of Carlsbad is
hereby established as follows:
a. On all streets running in a generally east and west direction, numbers
shall start with 100 at the ocean and increase easterly.
b. On all streets running in a generally north and south direction,
numbers shall start with 2300 at the northern border and increase
in a southerly direction.
c. Even house numbers shall be located on the east and north side of
the street and odd numbers shall be located on the south and west
side.
8. All the addresses shall be assigned by the Development Processing
Services Division. Addresses must be assigned prior to the issuance of
a building permit.
9. Addresses shall be placed over or near the principal entrance and be
easily seen from the street. Commercial and industrial building numbers
shall be not less than six inches high; residential numbers shall not be
less than three inches high. Both shall be in a contrasting color. Suites
with an entrance on both sides of the building shall have the suite address
at both entrances.
0. . k| _ , CITY OF CARLSB/Street Name Classification Ma
Exhibit A
1. ANY NON-CONFLICTING NAME
2. TOPOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS
3. ANIMALS
4. FAMOUS NAMES
5. FLOWERS, TREES
6. BIRDS
7. SPANISH NAMES
AUTHORIZED STREET NAMING POLICY
Exhibit B
TYPE OF
STREET
Arterials (1261 R/W)
Streets that have 60 feet to
102 feet of right of way
Residential Cul-de-Sac Streets (56*)
O.K. for Industrial, too
Residential Loop Streets (60')
O.K. for Industrial, too
Hillside Streets (40' R/W or more)
AUTHORIZED
NAME(S)
SPANISH
EQUIVALENT
Boulevard or
Highway
N-S Direction:
N-S Direction:
E-W Direction:
E-W Direction:
N-S Direction:
E-W Direction:
Circle
Loop
Street (Calle)
Drive (Paseo)
Avenue (Avenida)
Road (Camino)
Place (Sitio)
Court (Corte)
(Circulo)
Lane
Way
Terrace
Grade
View
(Via)
(Terraza)
(Grado)
(Vista)
REMARKS
Through streets
of major importance,
126 or more feet in
width running in arr
direction, should be
limited to major
thoroughfares which
are to have tree-
planted parkways.
Generally straight
Generally curvy
Generally straight
Generally curvy
Similar to drives
but of lesser impor-
tance and /or shorter
in length
Short, narrow street:
route to or between
specific location (s)
Commonly follows
top of slope
Steep slope
View street