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ontario_kingston

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record

Settlement Name

Kingston

Province, Territory, or State

Ontario

Country

Canada

Has Policy?

Yes

Policy

Road Naming Bylaw: 2. Conventions For Assigning New Names Or Renaming A Road 1) All highways and private roads accessible to vehicles shall be named. 2) Names shall include a maximum of twenty-eight (28) characters (including spaces and a single suffix type). 3) Street names beginning with silent letters (e.g. knight or pneumonia) shall not be permitted. 4) The use of symbols (e.g.!, @, #, $, %, ^, & and *) shall not be permitted. 5) Names that duplicate existing road names, or are phonetically similar, or are easily confused with any road name used or reserved for use in the City or the area served by the Kingston Area Central Street Register shall not be permitted. 6) Duplication of road names within neighbouring municipalities and the entire 9-1-1 service area shall be avoided. 7) The use of apostrophes (‘) and hyphens (-, _) shall be avoided. 8) The use of alpha characters in front of names (e.g. N, S, E, or W) shall be avoided. 9) Names that attempt to differentiate by use of differing suffixes shall not be permitted (e.g. Gore Road and Gore Avenue). 10) Continuity in the naming of a single thoroughfare shall be exercised whenever possible. Ideally, a street running continually should have the same name throughout its entire length. If development is phased, and a highway will eventually connect, the thoroughfare continuity naming convention should apply. 11) Names incorporating both first and last names of individuals shall be avoided except in cases where an honour is being conferred, such as in the recognition of an exceptional individual or celebrity. 12) Roads named after living individuals shall not be permitted. 13) Roads bearing commercial names shall not be permitted. 14) The use of historical names shall be encouraged. 15) Any proposed road name that contains a geographical reference shall be appropriate to the location (e.g. Riverside Drive should be beside a river). Page 19 of 23 “Civic Addressing and Road Naming” By-Law 2005-98 16) Any proposed name shall be pleasant sounding, easily recognizable, and capable of clear pronunciation by the average individual. 17) Within a new subdivision or other development project, a selected “theme” to be followed in the naming of multiple streets shall be encouraged. 18) Names that lend themselves to inappropriate short forms or modification shall be avoided. 19) Names that are discriminatory, offensive, or derogatory shall not be permitted. 3. Assigning Road Names For Plans Of Subdivision Draft Plans of Subdivision shall be submitted to the City by the developer with the proposed new highways or private roads demarcated as “Street A”, “Street B”, etc. Following the approval of the Draft Plan of Subdivision by the City, the developer shall formally submit, in writing, the proposed names of the new highways or private roads to the City for review and approval. Once the City has formally approved the road names and provided written confirmation to the developer, the names shall be shown on the Final Plan of Subdivision to be submitted to the City for approval and registration. A sign indicating the approved road name should be erected before the issuance of a Building Permit(s). 4. Conventions For Assigning Civic Addresses In Plans Of Subdivision 1) Civic addresses will be assigned to the lots established by the approved Draft Plan of Subdivision prior to the final registration of the Plan. 2) The Owner shall be advised that the assigned civic addresses are tentative until the final registration of the Plan of Subdivision. 3) For a lot(s) with more than one frontage on a road, the lot(s) will be assigned a civic address on the road frontage where primary vehicular access is to be provided. 4) For a lot(s) with more than one frontage on a road and prior to applying for a building permit, the Owner shall confirm with the Director of Planning Services or his/her designate the road frontage where primary vehicular access is to be provided and shall confirm the assigned civic address.

Policy Score

44