A. The Colleton County planning commission shall maintain a uniform system for naming developments and coordinate their efforts with the 9-1-1 department to maintain a current database to prevent duplication.

B. Development Names. No duplication of existing development names will be permitted--either exact spelling, phonetically, homonymic or names which duplicate existing road names.

1. New or planned developments will be named through the submission of a plan by the developer to the Colleton County planning commission. This plan shall show the proposed development name. Several alternate names should be submitted in the event a name is duplicated. In order to avoid duplication of names, all plans shall be submitted by the planning commission to the 9-1-1 department within forty-eight (48) working hours for review and cross checking against the current 9-1-1 database. The 9-1-1 department shall reply to the planning commission within forty-eight (48) working hours with the results of the review.

To prevent delays, developers are encouraged to contact the 9-1-1 department in reference to development names prior to submitting plans to the planning commission.

2. New development names will not be allowed if they duplicate existing county or municipal development names or existing road name located within Colleton County boundaries. This includes duplications of words, phonetics or homonyms.

C. Development names should be kept as simple and logical as possible to foster clarity and efficiency. Use of frivolous or complicated words or unconventional spellings should be avoided. In all cases, names which might be perceived to be offensive, will not be allowed.

D. The planning commission reserves the right to reject any and all names submitted and/or request an alternate name for new developments.

E. Collective Developments. Mobile home parks, office complexes and apartment complexes can be assigned addresses using one of the following two methods. The most appropriate method will be determined by the 9-1-1 department.

1. Preferred. Internal streets may be named and then buildings addressed in the same method as other roads.

2. Alternate. An overall address can be assigned for each point of ingress or egress to the development. Individual lots or units can then be differentiated by lot or unit numbers in addition to the overall complex address.

For example:

1001 Sniders Hwy. Apt B-7;

1250 Keegan Road Lot 10

The overall complex address must be posted so that is visible at both the point of ingress and egress. The lot or building number(s) must be posted so that it is visible at the front of each lot or unit. Both the complex address and the lot/unit address must be posted in accordance with all other applicable sections of this chapter.

The size of address numbers for apartment buildings shall follow the guidelines for businesses, while mobile homes shall follow the guidelines for residential structures. (See Article II, Section 2.3 of Ordinance 94-O-21.) (Ord. 99-O-30 §§ 8.0--8.4, 1999)