County Mulls Rules For Road Names

Item: In the name of safety: County commission may revise rules for titling streets, roads /George Kingson, Coeur d’Alene Press

More Info: Sometimes it appears that the naming of streets is an exercise in creativity. Right here in Kootenai County, for example, we have OK Corral Road, Hat Trick Lane, Cattle Drive, Kicking Horse Lane, Easy Street and Wisteria Lane. But wait. There are rules about such things - rules that are currently spelled out in County Ordinance 301. Wednesday morning, the Kootenai County Commission met to solicit input on revising some of these rules and ultimately folding them into the proposed Unified Land Use Code. Current rules prohibit such things as the duplication of existing street names and the use of similar-sounding names. Many street names that “violate” the ordinance were long ago grandfathered in.

Question: Do you live on a street/road/avenue with an interesting name or back story?