HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0504Request for Approval of a Proposed Road Name Pursuant to Section 11-32, of the
Iredell County Code, by David Pressley (Pressley Development Corporation, Inc.):
Planning Supervisor Smith said Mr. Pressley desired to name a road, Fourth Creek Crescent
Drive. Smith said the planning board had denied the request since there was another road, in the
same vicinity (north side of the Statesville city limits and off the east side of Turersburg
Highway) called Fourth Creek Landing Drive. Mr. Smith said Pressley had appealed to the
planning board, because the staff members, including the Emergency Communications
Operations Director, were not in favor of the road name. Mr. Smith said the Iredell County Road
Naming Ordinance, Chapter 11, Section 31 (c) stated, "no person shall cause or permit a
duplication of road names among governmental jurisdictions in the county," and that (e) of the
ordinance read, "road names that are similar in sound shall be avoided."
David Pressley said the difference he had with the decision related to the definition of
duplication. He asked what it meant. Mr. Pressley said he had requested a copy of the road
naming ordinance and a proposed ordinance was sent. He said the proposed ordinance indicated
that when naming a road, local history should be promoted. Pressley said about ten years ago, he
named the first road in his development, Fourth Creek Landing Road due to close proximity to
the creek. He said now, he had presented Fourth Creek Crescent Road due to the crescent shape
of the road. Mr. Pressley said the county's ordinance specified that, "expressly prohibited road
names would be the ones where words sounded like others, or if they were deceptively similar."
Pressley said the ordinance did not address how many words constituted a duplication. Mr.
Pressley said he had requested a listing of all the road names in the county, and a 100 -page
listing with about 50 road names per page was given to him. He said that on the first page, there
were seven roads with Alexander in them and two roads that used Anderson. Pressley said a few
years ago he named a road Argyle Court. He mentioned there was also an Argyle Place. In
addition, Pressley said several years ago he named a road, Forest Park Terrace. He said this road
was right off Forest Park Drive.
Commissioner Ray asked if the area was a subdivision, and if Mr. Pressley desired to use
Fourth Creek again in the future.
Pressley said the road in question was simply a link for US 21, and the United Parcel
Service Park (UPS) -- a business area. He said he would not be trying to name any other roads
in the area.
Commissioner Williams asked ifthe road would be open to the public.
Pressley said yes. He said the purpose of the road was to give people multiple
opportunities to get in -and -out of Highway 21.
Smith reiterated that the staff was concerned about (1) creating confusion that might
delay emergency responses and (2) the precedent that would be set.
Commissioner Bowles said that when citizens called 911 and reported emergencies, it
was sometimes difficult to find out exactly where they lived. He said he recalled a past situation
involving Coddle Creek Drive and Coddle Creek Road. He said the caller just said, "I live on
Coddle Creek."
OTIO by Commissioner Bowles to postpone the decision on the road name until
further study could be accomplished and a possible compromise might be reached.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Request for Approval of a Resolution to Call for a Public Hearing on Tuesday,
August 21, 2001, at 7:00 p.m., Regarding the Third Creek Elementary School Financing
and other Public Facility Financings: Finance Director Susan Blumenstein stated the
resolution called for a public hearing concerning the financing of certain public facilities and the
refinancing of certain outstanding certificates of participation pursuant to an installment
financing agreement. She said the board of commissioners had been considering the financing of
the construction of a new elementary school, the construction of Phase I of the school
administrative complex, the construction of lined cell #3 for the county landfill, the purchase and
renovation of an existing building for use as a government services building (former Lowrance
Hospital Building) and the refunding of certain certificates of participation (term bond on the