County of Stettler No. 6

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alberta_countyofstettlerno6

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Settlement Name

County of Stettler No. 6

Province, Territory, or State

Alberta

Country

Canada

Has Policy?

Yes

Policy

Community and Road Naming Guidelines:

Purpose To establish a coordinated and consistent methodology for the naming of communities and roads within the County of Stettler No. 6. General Guidelines Community Names 1. The name of a community shall not be duplicated, similar sounding or phonetically similar for any community within the County of Stettler No. 6 or an adjacent municipality. 2. Names of persons of honour, community importance, historical significance or landscape features in the County of Stettler No. 6 should be used where appropriate. Recognition of person names shall not be restricted to only County residents, but may be extended to include persons who have made a significant contribution at a provincial, national or international level. 3. Community names shall be determined and applied in accordance with the specific requirements set out in these guidelines and procedures. Final acceptance of community names shall be approved by County Council. Road Names 4. The name of a road shall not be duplicated, similar sounding or phonetically similar for any road within the County of Stettler No. 6 or an adjacent municipality. 5. Roads within the same subdivision may bear the same name with a different suffix, providing the roads intersect. However, similar sounding but different road names in the same subdivision shall be avoided. 6. In the event that a theme is assigned to a community or an approved Area Structure Plan area, the name of all roads within the community or plan area shall be consistent with the theme, unless otherwise approved by Council. 7. Names of persons of honour, community importance, historical significance or landscape features in the County of Stettler No. 6 should be used where appropriate. Recognition of person names shall not be restricted to only County residents, but may be extended to include persons who have made a significant contribution at a provincial, national or international level. 8. The name of a road shall begin with the first letter of the corresponding community name. 9. Named circular or semi-circular continuous roads may have the descriptive word “north”, “south”, “east”, or “west” appended for each respective directional portion thereof, in order to assist the delivery of public services and the general public. 10. Road names, exclusive of road type (Drive, Way, etc.) shall generally not exceed 14 characters in length. 11. Road names, exclusive of road type (Drive, Way, etc.) shall generally not exceed three words. 12. Road types will be applied to road names based on expected traffic volumes, the purpose of the road (i.e. site access, traffic collection or traffic distribution) and local landscape features. 13. Road names shall be determined and applied in accordance with the specific requirements set out in these guidelines and procedures. Final acceptance of road names shall be approved by County Council. 14. Township Roads and Range Roads within the County will continue to have assigned to them either a Township Road number or a Range Road number. Where applicable, a Township Road or Range Road that has received approval for a particular name will be signed with both the name and the respective Range Road or Township Road number. Community and Road Name Changes 15. A community name may be changed upon application and approval by County Council. 16. A Township Road or a Range Road, either whole or in part, may be named under the following circumstances: 17. Where directional variations of road alignments would create inherent confusion for the delivery of public services; municipal addressing; and the public at large; or 18. When civic departments request a change from a numbered road to a named road to minimize confusion for the delivery of a public service; or 19. To name a road in recognition of a person, place or landscape feature. 20. Community and road name changes shall be determined and applied in accordance with the specific requirements set out in these guidelines and procedures. Final acceptance of community or road name changes shall be approved by County Council.

Procedures Community Names 21. All requests to name a community shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Department for circulation, review and preparation of a report and recommendations to County Council for final approval. 22. Community naming requests corresponding with a proposed multi-lot subdivision should be submitted with the initial subdivision application. 23. In the absence of a proposed community name in a multi-lot subdivision application, the Planning and Development Department may select possible names and then prepare recommendations to be forwarded to Council for final approval. 24. Costs for supply and installation of the community name signage shall be borne by the applicant(s), unless otherwise directed by Council. Road Names 25. All requests to name roads shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Department for circulation, review and preparation of a report and recommendations to County Council for final approval. 26. A road naming request corresponding with a proposed multi-lot subdivision should be submitted with the initial subdivision application. 27. The applicant is to provide a road name and an appropriate road type in accordance with Section 12 of this policy. 28. In the absence of proposed road names in a multi-lot subdivision application, the Planning and Development Department may select possible names and then prepare recommendations to be forwarded to Council for final approval. 29. Upon Council’s decision, the proponent shall appropriately label the final subdivision plan with road names approved by Council. 30. Costs for supply and installation of the road name signage shall be borne by the applicant(s), unless otherwise directed by Council. Community and Road Name Changes 31. All requests to re-name a community or a road shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Department for circulation, review and preparation of a report and recommendations to County Council for final approval. 32. Applications to re-name a community or a road must include a statement of the reason, and identify if there is support from other affected parties. 33. The applicant is to provide a road name and an appropriate road type in accordance with Section 12 of this policy. 34. Costs for supply and installation of the community or road signage shall be borne by the applicant(s), unless otherwise directed by Council.

Policy Score

72