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Council updates street‑naming rules to limit length, prevent duplicates and modernize naming standards
Summary
Council approved amendments to Chapter 33D to limit street names to 14 characters (excluding quadrant), ban abbreviations and special characters, avoid duplicate names across quadrants, and relax time requirement for naming streets after people (three years deceased or former city resident with notable contributions).
City traffic engineer Carrie Pauley presented the council with a long‑overdue modernization of the city’s street‑naming standards, which have not been updated since 1972.
Pauley told council the changes aim to improve readability, emergency response, and the accuracy of mapping and navigation systems. Key provisions include a 14‑character limit on street…
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