§ 22-313. Building, property numbering and name designations established; incorporation of map.

A uniform system of numbering buildings, as shown on the maps identified by the title "Property Numbering Maps," and filed in the Brevard County Address Assignment, is hereby adopted for use in the unincorporated areas of the county.

(a)

Name designations. New streets which are extensions of existing streets shall bear the name of the existing street. The names shall be designated in the following manner:

Direction	More Than 1,000 Feet
East and west	Streets
North and south	Avenues
Diagonal	Road
Curving or circles	Drives

 

Direction	Less Than 1,000 Feet
East and west	Places
North and south	Courts
Diagonal	Ways
Curving or circles	Lanes or circles

 

Over 5,280 Feet in Length (A Continuing Main Thoroughfare)
East and west	Boulevard
North and south	Boulevard

 

A Four-Lane Divided Roadway (Used As A Continuing Main Thoroughfare)
East and west	Parkway
North and south	Parkway

 

In no case shall a proposed name duplicate an existing name of a street in the same geographic community area or create non-contiguous streets. The geographic community areas are established and determined by Brevard County Address Assignment. No street names will be approved that have any directional, numerical or alpha reference, or that sound the same or are difficult to spell or pronounce. The street name, including spaces between words, should be no more than 16 spaces in length, in order to fit upon a standard road name sign.

(b)

Subdivision streets. The subdivision developer shall submit one copy of an overall plan containing the proposed subdivision area, the proposed names, locations, and distances of said subdivision streets to Brevard County Address Assignment for review and comment. The developer shall submit one copy of the final subdivision plan that is in compliance with current subdivision/site plan regulations, for final approval prior to recording, and one copy of the recorded plat to Brevard County Address Assignment. If the county provides the street name signs and/or installation, the developer shall pay fees as established by resolution. The specified fees must be paid prior to fabrication of the necessary signs.

(c)

Private ways. The following regulations are established for the mandatory naming of private streets located in mobile home parks, apartment complexes, condominium complexes or commercial complexes and when it is determined naming will improve location identification for 9-1-1 purposes. These requests shall be in a form or forms required by the county and shall include, but not be limited to the following:

(1)

The petitioner must provide three names that do not duplicate an existing street name in the same geographic community area. For example, Sunset Drive cannot be used if Sunset Road exists in the same geographic community area.

(2)

If property owners fail to respond or participate in the road naming procedures, the county, after due notice and a minimum of 30 days, shall provide a name for subject road/easement, flag lot stem or other streets described in this section.

(3)

The petitioner shall pay the following fees upon submission of the petition to the county:

a.

A fee for recording the new street name in the public records of the county as required by F.S. § 28.24 and an administrative fee as established by the current fee resolution.

b.

The petitioner shall be responsible for purchase and placement of the necessary street name signs for private streets.

(4)

Failure to comply may result in a penalty pursuant to section 22-317.

(d)

Naming/renaming other streets. All requests for naming and renaming streets, as contained herein, shall be on the form or forms required by the county and shall include, but not be limited to the following:

(1)

Reason said street should be named or renamed.

(2)

For renaming, the number of lots abutting the street.

(3)

The present name of the street, if applicable.

(4)

The requested name for the street.

(5)

For renaming, the signatures and addresses of at least 51 percent of the property owners abutting the street, indicating their support of the proposed renaming.

(6)

The petitioner shall pay the following fees upon submission of the petition to the county:

a.

The petitioner shall be responsible for purchase and placement of the necessary street name signs.

b.

A fee for recording the new street name in the public records of the county in the amount provided for recording of instruments by F.S. § 28.24 and an administrative fee as established by the current fee resolution. No fee shall be required if a petition was brought to eliminate a duplicated street name or to name an unnamed county street that is being maintained by the county.

(e)

Mandatory renaming for emergency 9-1-1 purposes. Requests shall be in a form or forms required by the county and shall include, but not be limited to the following:

(1)

The reason said street should be renamed.

(2)

The present name of the street.

A survey of the property owners abutting said street requesting their input in the renaming will be conducted by address assignment.

If the property owners fail to respond or participate in the renaming process, Brevard County Address Assignment, after due notice and a minimum of 30 days, shall provide a name for the subject road. No fee for recording the new street name in the public records of the county shall be assessed when renaming streets for emergency purposes.

(Ord. No. 96-45, § 3, 10-22-96)