Chapter 12.52
STREET NAMES1
Sections:
12.52.010 Comprehensive system established.
12.52.020 Northwest quadrant south boundary – Southwest quadrant north boundary.
12.52.030 Northeast quadrant south boundary – Southeast quadrant north boundary.
12.52.040 Northeast quadrant west boundary – Northwest quadrant east boundary.
12.52.050 Southwest quadrant east boundary – Southeast quadrant west boundary.
12.52.060 Easterly and westerly numbered streets.
12.52.070 Northerly and southerly lettered streets.
12.52.075 Exceptions – Street naming and addressing standards.
12.52.080 Reserved.
12.52.090 Street extension plan.
12.52.100 Changing a street name – Procedures.
12.52.110 Private streets.
12.52.010 Comprehensive system established.
The building official is authorized to establish comprehensive and systematic street naming and addressing standards for the naming and designating of all streets heretofore annexed into, platted, dedicated, or established in the city, or to be hereafter annexed into, platted, dedicated, or established in the city, in such manner that the name of each street, as so designated, shall indicate the relative location thereof in the city. To that end the city is divided into four parts or quadrants. Said parts or quadrants shall be hereafter known and designated as “N.E.,” “N.W.,” “S.W.” and “S.E,” respectively. The common or initial point, from which all of said streets are to be named and designated, is fixed at the center of the intersection of Main Street with Division Street; provided, that streets located east of the Green River shall be named and addressed according to the King County system and hereafter all streets annexed into the city from unincorporated King County and all new streets platted or dedicated in these areas shall also be named and addressed according to the King County system. (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006; 1957 code § 8.06.010.)
12.52.020 Northwest quadrant south boundary – Southwest quadrant north boundary.
Except as provided in ACC 12.52.010, all those portions of those certain streets in the city extending westerly from the common point shall be known and designated as “West Main Street” and shall form the south boundary line of quadrant “N.W.” as designated in ACC 12.52.010 and the north boundary line of quadrant “S.W.” as designated in ACC 12.52.010. (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006; 1957 code § 8.06.010.)
12.52.030 Northeast quadrant south boundary – Southeast quadrant north boundary.
Except as provided in ACC 12.52.010, all those portions of those certain streets in the city extending easterly from the common point shall be known and designated as “East Main Street” and shall constitute the south boundary line of quadrant “N.E.” as designated in ACC 12.52.010 and the north boundary line of quadrant “S.E.” as designated in ACC 12.52.010. (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006; 1957 code § 8.06.010.)
12.52.040 Northeast quadrant west boundary – Northwest quadrant east boundary.
Except as provided in ACC 12.52.010, all that portion of that certain street in the city extending northerly from the common point and all future extensions thereof to the north (if any) shall be known and designated as “North Division Street” and, together with the centerline thereof extended northerly from the present north end thereof to the city limits, shall constitute the west boundary line of quadrant “N.E.” as designated in ACC 12.52.010 and the east boundary line of quadrant “N.W.” as designated in ACC 12.52.010.2 (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006; 1957 code § 8.06.010.)
12.52.050 Southwest quadrant east boundary – Southeast quadrant west boundary.
Except as provided in ACC 12.52.010, all that portion of that certain street in the city extending southerly from the common point shall be known and designated as “South Division Street” and, together with the centerline thereof extended southerly from the present south end thereof to the city limits, shall constitute the east boundary line of quadrant “S.W.” as designated in ACC 12.52.010 and the west boundary line of quadrant “S.E.” as designated in ACC 12.52.010.3 (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006; 1957 code § 8.06.010.)
12.52.060 Easterly and westerly numbered streets.
Except as provided in ACC 12.52.075, all streets extending in a generally easterly and westerly direction (except “West Main Street” and “East Main Street”) shall be hereafter designated by numbers, with the addition of the proper suffix, “N.E.,” “N.W.,” “S.W.” or “S.E,” as the case may require, to indicate the quadrant of the city in which such street may be situated, as “First Street N.E.,” “First Street N.W.,” “First Street S.W.,” “First Street S.E.,” etc., and, except as hereinafter specially provided, such designation by numbers shall be consecutively made from “West Main Street” and “East Main Street,” said two last-named streets being for that purpose to be considered in every instance as “zero (0).” (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006; 1957 code § 8.06.010.)
12.52.070 Northerly and southerly lettered streets.
Except as provided in ACC 12.52.075, all streets extending in a generally northerly and southerly direction (except “North Division Street” and “South Division Street”) shall be hereafter designated by letters, with the addition of the proper suffix, “N.E.,” “N.W.,” “S.W” or “S.E.,” as the case may require, to indicate the quadrant of the city in which such street may be situated, as “A Street N.E.,” “A Street N.W.,” “A Street S.W.,” “A Street S.E.,” etc., and, except as hereinafter specially provided, such designation by letters shall be made consecutively from “North Division Street” and “South Division Street,” the streets running parallel with “North Division Street” and “South Division Street” and nearest thereto, on either side, to be designated by the letter “A” with the proper quadrant suffix. (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006; 1957 code § 8.06.010.)
12.52.075 Exceptions – Street naming and addressing standards.
A. All extensions of existing streets newly created, and annexed streets lying south of the Stuck River shall be named and addressed according to standards approved by the building official.
B. All streets lying east of the Green River shall be named in accordance with King County street names and addressed in accordance with the King County system.
C. All streets annexed into the city of Auburn from unincorporated King County shall be named and addressed in accordance with the King County system. Future streets created within these areas shall also be named and addressed according to the King County system.
D. All streets that do not extend in a generally east-west or north-south direction shall be named according to standards approved by the building official.
E. Existing streets that are not named in accordance with ACC 12.52.060 and 12.52.070 may retain those names. If extended, those names may be continued, as determined by the building official.
F. New streets being created within an area of the city where existing streets are not named in accordance with the standards contained herein may be named in a manner consistent with the area in which they are located, as determined by the building official.
G. The building official shall consult with other affected city departments in developing street naming and addressing standards. (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006.)
12.52.080 Reserved.
(Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006.)
12.52.090 Street extension plan.
In case any public street in the city, whether platted and dedicated as such or whether conveyed to and accepted by the city for public street purposes, has not been hereinbefore specifically named, then and in that case such omitted street is given such name as will be in accord with the street naming and addressing standards. (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006; 1957 code § 8.06.030.)
12.52.100 Changing a street name – Procedures.
A. An assigned street name may be changed by action of the city council upon petition for such change by no less than 60 percent of the property owners within the area proposed for a change, by petition by an outside service agency such as the U.S. Postal Service, or by petition of any city department.
B. Prior to acting on any proposal to change a street name, the city council shall conduct at least one public hearing.
C. Mailed notice of the public hearing shall be provided to all potentially affected property owners, utility providers, the U.S. Postal Service, and any other appropriate outside service agencies as determined by the building official, at least 10 calendar days prior to the public hearing. Legal notice shall also be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation at least 10 calendar days prior to the public hearing.
D. The building official is authorized to develop procedures for the filing and processing of such petitions. (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 1, 2006.)
12.52.110 Private streets.
All private streets shall be named and addressed in accordance with the standards established by the building official. (Ord. 6038 § 1, 2006.)
For statutory provisions authorizing cities to regulate the naming of streets, see RCW 58.17.280; for provisions granting a code city all powers of any city of any class, see RCW 35A.21.160.
Code reviser’s note: Ordinance No. 5998 amends ACC 12.52.070 to change the phrases “Division Street North” and “Division Street South” to “North Division Street” and “South Division Street.” ACC 12.52.040 has been editorially amended to reflect the new division names.
Code reviser’s note: Ordinance No. 5998 amends ACC 12.52.070 to change the phrases “Division Street North” and “Division Street South” to “North Division Street” and “South Division Street.” ACC 12.52.050 has been editorially amended to reflect the new street names.