CCP417 Street namesCITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
COUNCIL POLICY
Subject: Effective Policy
Page Date Number
NAMING OF STREETS
1 of 1 2/16/82 417
It is a policy of the City Council that new streets in the City shall be named in
accordance with the following criteria:
1. All names shall be reasonably pronounceable by the average resident to
facilitate emergency and other identification.
2. New street names the same or almost the same as any existing in the City
shall be avoided. In addition, the use of new names the same or almost the
same as those in other communities served by the main Mission Viejo Post
Office shall be minimized.
3. Names should be reflective of the City's history, character, and physical
setting. Street names should be in Spanish whenever practicable, but English
names may be considered when they bear a direct relationship to the City's
history, character, or physical setting.
4. When Spanish street names are used, cul-de-sacs should be prefaced by
"Paseo", local streets by "Via", and arterials by "Avenida" or "Camino".
In cases where two or more of the above criteria are in conflict, the criteria shall take
priority in the order shown above. That is, criterion No. 1 shall take priority over criterion
No. 2, etc.
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