Policies Naming Public Facilities and Streets, and Street Numbering Systems

Contents

• Naming of Public Facilities - General Policies
• Naming of Parks and Recreation Facilities
• Street Naming and Numbering Policies
• Other References
• MRSC Related Page
  • Policies on Corporate Sponsorship and Naming Rights

Naming of Public Facilities - General Policies

• Sumner Resolution No. 1035 - Naming parks and other facilities, 6-01
• Tacoma Resolution No. 30525 () - Adopts official city policy on place names and name changes, 7-89
• Yelm Ordinance No. 786 () - Implements a Community Memorial Recognition Program, 2003.

Naming of Parks and Recreation Facilities

• Bothell Resolution No. 1258 () - Naming of Public Parks and Parks and Recreation Facilities. Passed 7-10
• Edmonds
  • Edmonds Naming Policy (), adopted 3-09
  • Edmonds Park Naming Contest (), 11-09
• Lynnwood Park Naming Guidelines, 2002
• Mill Creek Resolution No. 92-144 () - Policies and Procedures for the Naming of Public Parks & Park and Recreation Related Facilities. Passed 3-92
• Olympia Municipal Code Ch. 12.62 - Naming Public Parks and Facilities
• Rainier Municipal Code Ch. 2.18 - Naming of Parks and Facilities
• Seattle Municipal Code Ch. 18.08 - Park Naming Procedures (parks and park related facilities)
  • Seattle Park Department Policy and Procedure No. 060-P 1.41 ()
• Snohomish County Ordinance No. 09-109 ()- Establishing Procedures for Naming County Parks and Recreation Facilities
• Snoqualmie Municipal Code Section 12.12.035 - Naming of parks, public open spaces, sensitive areas, and park facilities and features
• Sumner Resolution No. 1035 - Naming Parks and Other Facilities, 6-01
• Walla Walla Municipal Code Ch. 2.44 - Naming of Public Parks and Recreation Facilities
• West Linn, OR, City Parks, Areas, and Facilities Naming Policy.

Street Naming and Numbering Policies

International Fire Code, Section 505 - Premises Identification 505.1 Address numbers. New and existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters. Numbers shall be a minimum of 4 inches (102 mm) high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch (12.7 mm). 505.2 Street or road signs. Streets and roads shall be identified with approved signs. Temporary signs shall be installed at each street intersection when construction of new roadways allows passage by vehicles. Signs shall be of an approved size, weather resistant and be maintained until replaced by permanent signs.

• Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Ch. 12.16 - Street and House Numbering (Requires display of address)
• Bellingham Street Name Application ()
• Des Moines Municipal Code Ch. 14.48 - Street Names and Building Addresses ()
• Lacey Municipal Code Ch. 12.04 - Uniform Street Naming and House Numbering (Requires display of address)
• Lacey Municipal Code Ch. 12.05 - Street Name Adoption
• King County Department of Development and Environmental Services, Information Bulletin 11, Street Addresses and Road Names () (Requires display of address)
• Ocean Shores Municipal Code Ch. 12.16 - Street Names and House and Building Numbers (Requires display of address)
• Pasco Resolution No. 2545 - Establishes a policy on naming streets, passed 2000
• Richland Municipal Code Ch. 12.01 - Addressing and Street Naming (Requires display of address)
• SeaTac Municipal Code Ch. 11.40 - Designation of Street Names and Numbers
• Vancouver Municipal Code Ch. 11.08 - Street Numbering System
• Walla Walla Municipal Code Ch. 12.64.030 - Street Name Review
• Woodinville Municipal Code Ch. 12.15 - Procedure for Assigning Names and Numbers to City Streets
• Jefferson County - Instructions for Petitions to Change the Name of a Road in Jefferson County ()
• Spokane Municipal Code Ch.17D.050 - Roadway Naming (Requires notices for Change)
  • Planning Department Application Forms - Scroll to Street Name Change
• Whatcom County Code Ch. 12.60 - Road Naming System

Other References

• Nightmare on Nuthatch Lane, Governing, 09/1999 (Available through MRSC Library Loan)
• Street-Naming and Property-Numbering Systems, by Margaret A. Corwin, American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service Report 332, 1978. APA Publisher Blurb (Available through MRSC Library Loan)
• Uniform House Numbering, Basic Grid System, Street Names and Signs, BGRS Information Bulletin No. 250, 1963 - Dated, but parts still useful. (Available through MRSC Library Loan)
• What's in a Seal?, County News, 03/10/2008