ITEM TITLE:
Approval of King Salmon Lane, as the Name for the Private Street Servicing the ACAH Planned Unit Development (Blueberry Terrace) on Lot 5 Evergreen Vista No. 1 Subdivision.
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nylund - Senior Planner/GIS Technician
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve King Salmon Lane, as the name for the private street servicing the ACAH Planned Unit Development on Lot 5 Evergreen Vista No 1 subdivision.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Alaska Corporation for Affordable Housing (ACAH) is currently constructing a housing development within the City of Valdez, on the property with the legal description of Lot 5 Evergreen Vista Add No 1. This development has completed the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process and is approved as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). This development will have 20 dwelling units and a private road which services these dwellings. ACAH will be naming this development Blueberry Terrace and they propose that the private street which will run through the development be named King Salmon Lane. Per Valdez Municipal code 12.06.130, the naming of this private street must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The proposed name. King Salmon Lane is consistent with VMC 12.06.110, and VMC 12.06.120 which relate to the selection of a street name and its designation.
VMC 12.06.110 Street designations.
Designation of streets within the city of Valdez shall be in accordance with the following NENA standards except in the case of existing and recorded street designations:
C. Private roads shall be designated “lane” or “trail.”
VMC 12.06.120 Street naming policy.
In selecting street names, consideration shall be given to the following:
A. There shall be no conflict of existing street names within the existing emergency 911 jurisdictional boundary.
B. Street names of similar pronunciation and/or spelling shall be prohibited; e.g., Briar Lane, Brier Lane. The community development department shall coordinate with the fire department and police department to ensure compliance with this requirement.
C. Variations of the same street name with different street designations shall be prohibited within the first word of the two-word title or in the street extension; e.g., Pine Road, Pine Drive, Pine Lane.
D. No street name may consist of more than two words or contain more than fourteen letters, excluding the extension; e.g., street, lane, court, etc. The city council may approve street names with more words or letters; e.g., Martin Luther King Ave., in special situations.
E. Names shall be chosen that reflect objects or historic personages that relate to Alaska in general and to the area specifically and be commensurate with scale and location of the street or the buildings accessed by the street.
As stated in the CUP and in the Supplemental Narrative and Revised Site Plan documents, King Salmon Lane is to be a private street. The City of Valdez will not be assuming responsibility for the street and all snow removal and ongoing maintenance is the responsibility of the development owner. ACAH must also coordinate with the Public Works Department to secure signage for King Salmon Lane that matches the style of City of Valdez street signs, with the addition of a small sign on top that specifies “Private”. The purchase and installation of the required signage will be the responsibility of the developer.