HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE_Founders Square street namingFrom:Winston Dyer
To:Alan Parkinson; Sephlin Hepworth
Cc:Katie Saurey
Subject:Founders Square street naming
Date:Monday, December 4, 2023 7:30:49 AM
Dear Administrators – my apologies for an oversight in not precisely matching the street
name suffix in Founders Square Phase 3 with the approved planned unit development
master plan for the subdivision. If I may interject, and if you will bear with me, I might
suggest that we not overcomplicate this issue since I believe there is a simple, appropriate
solution as set forth in the following.
Having street names change at a T intersection or even straight intersections is not
unusual. Examples include older cities that have grown and different streets eventually
intersect, or where two cities join together – the streets line up but have different names in
each city. I believe we can accommodate the street name change at this location (and also
on the west side of the subdivision in the future where Hamilton Lane has the same
configuration) by employing appropriate and logical street signing.
Attached is a photo of such street signing at a T intersection. Imagine the same
configuration being posted above a stop sign to be installed on eastbound Jefferson
Avenue at the intersection:
Church Street would be signed as "Paul Revere Lane"
Fullerton Avenue would be signed as "Jefferson Avenue"
Power Court would be signed as "John Hancock Ave."
The street signs to be provided by the developer would follow the City standard with the
City logo as is required, the arrows would be added for clarity, and with signs being double-
sided, then all motorists using or traversing the intersection will easily be aware of the
change in street names.
Reasons for accepting this proposed solution include:
This would be a simple, common-sense solution to the concern that could be
easily understood and followed by motorists and homeowners alike, and
easily implemented.
The street name (with suffix corrected from "Drive" to "Lane") is consistent
with what was agreed upon when the master plan for the PUD was approved
– I now remember having to change suffixes of lanes, avenues, and drives at
that time to be consistent with what the City desired for nomenclature and all
was agreed to and approved, including the loop configuration.
The affected street serves only a few homes and is off in a closed corner of a
subdivision with no through traffic. Incoming trip generation is greatly limited
(extremely low traffic volume), so with the directional street name signs clearly
indicating the situation, the opportunity for confusion would be quite negligible.
The street name on the loop is already shown on several resources such as
the Madison County parcel viewer, Google and Apple maps, etc.
I respectfully request your consideration and approval of this concept. Then the quickest
and easiest way to handle it from a planning and administrative standpoint would be for us
to assemble a simple Affidavit of Correction, present it to you for review and approval, and
follow up by formal recording of the Affidavit with the County.
I would welcome the chance to discuss further as needed. Many thanks for your kind
consideration of this simple and practical solution. Sincerely…Dick
Winston R. Dyer, PE
The Dyer Group, LLC
208.390.9700 c
wdyer@thedyergroup.com