All streets to be platted within the city of Charleston must be named in accordance with the following policies. These policies address four issues:

1.

Choosing a proper street name.

2.

Choosing a proper street suffix (boulevard, avenue, court, etc.).

3.

Properly applying street names to a proposed street layout.

4.

Changing an existing street name.

All preliminary plats must indicate proposed street names for all streets shown on the preliminary plat. The GIS Division shall have the final approval for all street names and suffixes.

1.

Choosing a proper street name.

Proposed street names will be checked with the most current list of existing street names in Charleston County and Berkeley County. Proposed street names which duplicate or might be confused with existing street names in either County will be rejected.

2.

Choosing a proper street suffix.

Street suffixes should be chosen based on the width and design of the proposed street. Within neighborhoods, street suffixes should be used to reinforce the neighborhood's street hierarchy. The GIS Division is responsible for approving proposed street suffixes.

The following is a list of acceptable street suffixes. Suffixes other than those listed may be used with the approval of the GIS Division .

3.

Properly applying street names to a proposed street layout.

Street names must be applied to a proposed street layout in accordance with the following procedures. The GIS Division is responsible for approving the application of proposed street names.

a.

Street names shall not change within a street. Extensions of existing streets should use the same name as the existing street. Streets should not change names except in the following circumstances: (offsets and 90 degree turns)

b.

Thumbnail cul-de-sacs with a depth of more than 50 feet and four or more lots fronting on the cul-de-sac may require a separate street name if the GIS Division determines that the configuration of the lots and street would prevent the thumbnail cul-de-sac lots from being visible from the through street.

c.

Existing patterns of applying street names within the area surrounding the proposed subdivision should be considered.

d.

The application of street names should be as simple and sensible as possible. Unnecessary changes in street names create more confusion.

4.

Changing an existing street name.

The changing of an existing street name requires approval by the Planning Commission.

Choosing a Proper Street Suffix

** Intended to be used only for dead-end or cul-de-sac streets.

3.

Properly applying street names to a proposed street layout.

Street names must be applied to a proposed street layout in accordance with the following procedures. The Planning Commission is responsible for approving the application of proposed street names.

a.

Street names shall not change within a street. Extensions of existing streets should use the same name as the existing street. Streets should not change names except in the following circumstances: (offsets and 90 degree turns)

Properly Applying Street Names

b.

Thumbnail culs-de-sac with a depth of more than 50 feet and four or more lots fronting on the cul-de-sac may require a separate street name if the Planning Commission determines that the configuration of the lots and street would prevent the thumbnail cul-de-sac lots from being visible from the through street.

c.

Existing patterns of applying street names within the area surrounding the proposed subdivision should be considered.

d.

The application of street names should be as simple and sensible as possible. Unnecessary changes in street names create more confusion.

(Ord. No. 2002-121, § 1, 10-22-02; Ord. No. 2015-105, § 2, 8-18-2015)