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The engineer or his/her designee shall maintain and update the comprehensive road name plan for Snohomish County. The engineer or his/her designee shall develop policies and guidelines for road names and numbers in accordance with the following guidelines:

(1) Conformance with the numerical nomenclature (e.g., street, avenue, drive, place) and geographic designation rules set forth in chapter 13.120 SCC to facilitate location of properties by emergency service dispatchers and providers;

(2) Consistency and proximity in name segments, e.g., maintaining same name along distinct road segments and not using same name for discontinuous segments;

(3) Clarity, ease of use and avoidance of confusing, over-long or misleading names;

(4) Preference for descriptive names with logical relationship to locale or geographic area;

(5) Facilitation of map reading and indexing to assist in rapid location of roads and addresses;

(6) Use of privately proposed road names except where duplicative, confusing or otherwise in contravention of standards of good practice for road number and name designations;

(7) Avoidance of multiple and/or alternative names for single road sections and requirement of selection of a primary road designation to assist in the 911 program for emergency services dispatching;

(8) Any other appropriate and applicable standards concerning road and street designations as well as current department of public works policies, guidelines, or rules for naming public roads as determined by the county engineer.

The engineer shall make county road name plan maps available at the department of public works and shall annually submit a copy to the county council. (Added by Ord. 89-045 § 4, May 31, 1989; Amended by Ord. 96-028 § 97, June 12, 1996, Eff date June 29, 1996).