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AN ORDINANCE PLACING RESTRICTIONS ON THE NAMING AND NUMBERING OF STREETS
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that section 9.37 of the code of ordinances of the City of Jonesboro be amended as follows:
SECTION 1: 9.37.01 The restrictions contained in this ordinance shall apply to all applications for street names from the date of the adoption of this ordinance forward.
SECTION 2: 9.37.02 DUPLICATION OF NAMES. There shall be no duplications of street names. Some street names may not be allowed where confusion is evident or is likely to become an element of confusion.
SECTION 3: 9.37.03 NUMBERS AND CHARACTERS. Street names shall contain no more than a maximum of fifteen (15) characters. This does not include the Descriptor, such as street, lane, drive, Etc.
SECTION 4: 9.37.04 STREET DESCRIPTORS. The street descriptor shall contain no more than a maximum of four (4) characters.
(A) Street descriptors shall be one of the following: Avenue, Boulevard, Circle, Cove, Court, Drive, Expressway, Extended, Lane, Loop, Park, Place, Parkway, Road , Spur, Street, Square, Terrace, Trail.
SECTION 5: 9.37.05 CHARACTERS. All characters shall be alphabetic only. No special characters allowed. Examples of special characters are #, $, %, ‘, &, -, /.
SECTION 6: 9.37.06 OTHER RESTRICTIONS.
(A) Do not include North, South, East or West in street name. (Example, East College Circle and West College Circle).
(B) House numbers shall not exceed a maximum of five (5) digits.
(C) Apartment numbers shall not exceed a maximum of five (5) characters/digit
SECTION 7: 9.37.07 RESTRICTIONS WITHIN SUBDIVISION. In New sub-divisions, it shall be the responsibility of the developer to propose street names and alternates for review and approved by the planning and inspections department; subject to all requirements contained in chapter 15, “Subdivision Regulations” of the code of ordinances of the City of Jonesboro.
The City Council further finds and declares that an emergency exists and this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety and that this ordinances shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 1991.