HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0558-1980CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 558-80
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA
AMENDING TITLE 14, PLANNING AND ZONING, OF THE KENAI MUNICIPAL
CODE TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR NAMING STREETS.
WHEREAS, the Public 11orks Department has determined that
there are many inconsistencies in the street naming, and
WHEREAS, these inconsistencies lead to inconvenience for the
public and contribute to confusion for emergency services
such as Fire, Police and ambulance, and
WHEREAS, modification of this ordinance will eliminate many
of these inconsistencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA as follows:
Section 1: Section 14.15.050 is hereby repealed.
Section 2: Section 14.15.010 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
14.15.010 NUMBERING BUILDINGS; Uniform Numberinq
_8 �stem: There is hereby established a uniform system for
numbering buildings fronting on all streets, avenues and
public ways in the City of Kenai, and all houses, commerical
buildings and other buildings or structures shall be num-
bered in accordance with the provisions of this Code:
1. All streets and other public ways running in the
same direction and having a deviation of not more than 165
feet shall carry the same name unless special circumstances
make such a plan impracticable or not feasible.
2. All streets and other public ways shall be named
[IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPENDIX "A" OF THIS SECTION AND] as
follows: (a) All through east and west streets shall carry
the designation "avenue [STREET]," and all through or potentially
through north ana—s-35-EN streets shall carry the designation
"street [AVENUE[." (b) [ANY THRUWAY WHICH CURVES IN AN
IRREGULAR PATTERN TO AN EXTENT THAT ITS EAST -WEST OR NORTH -
SOUTH DIRECTION IS CHANGED SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS HIGHWAY OR
TuAD. (c) ANY STREET OR PUBLIC WAY LESS THAN 3,000 FEET IN
LF-HeC 'H IN CURVILINEAR SUBDIVISIONS WHICH DO NOT VXET THE
THRUWAY REQUIREMENTS NOR&VLPI,LY CONFERRED ON AVENUES, STREETS
OR HIGHWAYS SHALL BE NAMLD AS INDICATED IN DIAGRAM "APPENDIX ✓r�
All AS "COURT," "LANE," "CIRCLE," "PLACE," "DRIVE" AND "WAY."
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(d) A PUBLIC WAY OF LESS THAN 25 FEET WIDE MAY BE NAMED
"WALK." (e)J No street established or named after adoption
of this system shall bear a name in language in conflict
with suffixes required herein. (c) All subdivision plats
shall be submitted to the Public Works Director for revw
and approval prior to final approval by the Planning&
Zoning Commission. KC 14-601 Or s 200, 558
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA this 16th
day of April, 1980.
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VINCENT 0' REILLYCPIAYOR
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/rhet Whelan, City Clerk
First Reading: April 2, 1980
Second Reading: April 16, 1980
Effective Date: May 16, 1980