Street Names
Any public street or private drive which is more than 200 feet and serves more than 4 dwellings will be required to have a street name.
The development has 1 private drive, Finch is an approved street name.
Approved street names must be properly labeled on all final construction plans and final plats submitted to the City. Failure to properly label the names may result in the re-submittal or re-recording of a construction plan or plat.
Street name signs for public and private streets must be erected before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued. Contact Traffic Engineering at 910.341.7888 for information about street signs for this project.
Street names may not duplicate, sound-alike, or be similar to any other street name or development name in New Hanover County (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.2.5).
Street names must be a minimum of three (3) characters and a maximum of twenty-four (24) characters in length (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.2.1 and 2.2.2).
Street names should avoid the use of special characters, such as hyphens, apostrophes, or periods (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.2.3).
Street names should avoid the use of words or syllables that may be confused with directional or street type designations (i.e. Northglen Dr or Circle Dr) (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.2.4).
Continuous streets passing from one existing subdivision to a new one should continue the same name (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.3.4).
The Addressing Standards and Procedures Manual for the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County can be found online by clicking here. Please reference this document for additional information about street suffix usage (Section 2.4.1) and other details or rules regarding street naming and addressing.
Final dwelling/unit addresses
Individual dwelling and/or unit addresses will be assigned upon final site plan approval and will be based on approved street names.
Building numbers should be labeled on site plan. Building numbers shown on site plan should not be used as unit/dwelling address.
Nothing further from Fire