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(a) The street names listed in the COAMSAL are kept on file with the public works department, are hereby declared the official names of streets in the city unless hereafter changed by action of the city council.
(b) The emergency address coordinator is hereby authorized to determine the need for street names and name changes and to recommend changes to the city council for both private and public streets within the city.
(c) There shall be no assignment of duplicate street names. Street names should not closely approximate phonetically the name of any street within the county, irrespective of the use of a designation suffix (street, avenue, boulevard, drive, place, court, etc.) or a direction prefix or suffix (north, south, east, west, etc.).
(d) Where proposed streets are extension of existing streets, the existing street names shall be used and addresses assigned accordingly.
(Ord. No. 2013, § 1(d), 2-2-93; Ord. No. 3299, 11-9-05)
The city council may change the name of an existing street by resolution subsequent to a public hearing, with ten days' notice prior to the public hearing. This notice shall be prominently posted in at least two places along the street and published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation. Costs of such notice shall be borne as follows:
(1) When a street name change is initiated by the city for the purposes hereinbefore enumerated, or when initiated by letter or petition by more than one-half of the owners of buildings or residents of said street, costs of such notice shall be borne by the city;
(2) When a street name change is initiated by one-half or fewer of the owners of buildings or residents of said street or any other person, costs of such notice shall be borne by those initiating the street name change.
(Ord. No. 2013, § 1(e), 2-2-93; Ord. No. 3299, 11-9-05)
(a) The emergency address coordinator is hereby authorized:
(1) To assign street addresses on streets which are not presently addressed; and
(2) To resolve conflicts in numbers, assign and reassign numbers, or undertake any changes which are deemed necessary to carry out the purposes set forth hereinbefore.
(b) Street addressing includes the assignment of street numbers to residences, businesses and other property within the city. It shall not include the assignment of numbers to interior offices and rooms in existing or future houses, buildings and other structures.
(c) Assigning addresses to buildings and property.
(1) Address numbers shall follow in numerical sequence from low to high beginning at the point of origin of the street.
(2) For all address assignments, beginning at the street's point of origin, even numbers shall be assigned on the left side of the street and odd numbers shall be assigned on the right side of the street as the street numbers progress higher.
(3) Allowances shall be made for vacant properties in order that numbers may be assigned to future structures on said properties. For all new streets and roads and all streets receiving new street addresses, two numbers shall be assigned, one on either side of the street, at 50-foot intervals.
(4) The emergency address coordinator will have the right to authorize and approve alternate methods of street address numbering which meet the intent of this section when strict adherence to these standards cannot reasonably be met.
(d) For all subdivisions where new streets are proposed, a street naming and numbering proposal shall be submitted to the emergency address coordinator along with the plat required in section 26-4 of the Code of Ordinances.
(1) The proposal shall include:
a. The name proposed for each street identified on the map,
b. The proposed address scheme for the subdivision identified on the map, and
c. An alphabetical list of the proposed street names, together with an alternative name for each name proposed.
(2) The emergency address coordinator will review the proposed street naming and numbering proposal for duplicate names, appropriateness of names, and for overall, compliance with the street naming and numbering policy.
(3) Approved street names and addresses shall be included in the final plat submitted for recordation.
(Ord. No. 2013, § 1(f), 2-2-93; Ord. No. 3299, 11-9-05)
The emergency address coordinator shall advise the Buncombe County Director of Planning (or his/her designee) of proposed street names, or street name changes in order to minimize or eliminate duplication of street names in the city and Buncombe County in furtherance of the objectives set forth hereinbefore.
(Ord. No. 2013, § 1(g), 2-2-93; Ord. No. 3299, 11-9-05)
ARTICLE VII. BARRICADES.
[For the purposes of this article, certain terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.]
Barricade means an obstruction or barrier placed across a public street, right-of-way or highway to prevent entry or passage.
Fire chief means the chief of the fire department for the City of Asheville or his/her designee.
Police chief means the chief of police for the City of Asheville or his/her designee.
Public emergency means a reasonable belief that an individual(s) is/are in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or that property is in imminent danger of substantial damage.
Public works director means the head of the public works department for the City of Asheville or his/her designee.
(Ord. No. 2246, 10-17-95)
It shall be unlawful for any person to cross or attempt to cross, tamper with or remove any barrier from any public street or highway which has been placed there by the police chief, fire chief or the public works director to prevent entry due to a public emergency. Provided, however, the barricaded street shall be clearly and visibly marked with a "no crossing" and/or "no removal" sign, containing the name of the City of Asheville and notice that violators will be arrested. This section shall not apply to city, county, state, or federal officials acting in the discharge of their official duties or enforcing the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 2246, 10-17-95)
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