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STREET NUMBERING SYSTEM
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish an organized street and numbering system to accommodate and facilitate the orderly growth of the Town of Chino Valley. Additionally, this system will promote public health, safety and welfare by providing an efficient method of identifying and locating various properties and structures within the town.
(2001 Code, § 7-9-1)
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADDRESS PREFIX. A word preceding the street name and indicating a direction.
ADDRESS SUFFIX. A word following a street name, which indicates and shall include the designated quadrant, i.e. N.W., N.E., S.W. or S.E.
BLOCK INTERVAL. The hundred number interval between grid lines, or the point when the next higher hundred number is used.
BOULEVARD or PARKWAY. A major thoroughfare running in a diagonal direction, rather than east-west or north-south, connecting at least 2 sections, and acting as a collector, a special scenic or park drive or unusually wide thoroughfares in residential sections with shade trees or shrubbery in a center median strip.
CIRCLE. A short street that returns to itself.
COURT. A permanently closed street such as a cul-de-sac.
DRIVE. A winding thoroughfare that is diagonal, curvilinear or otherwise not aligned parallel to the gridlines that continue through to other rights-of-way.
GRID LINES. Imaginary lines constructed approximately perpendicular and parallel to meridian lines as defined in § 150.024. These lines indicate the point where block numbers change from one hundred to the next higher hundred. Grid lines divide each section into ten equal block intervals on both a north-south and east-west basis. Grid lines are used only for the assignment of street numbers, not necessarily for street layout purposes.
GROUP HOUSING. Physically separate housing units under individual or common ownership, owner occupied or leased and served by a private drive or easement. The term GROUP HOUSING includes mobile home parks.
HIGHWAY. A designated state or federal highway.
LANE. A reduced right-of-way branching from a court, place or way or a curving street of less than 1,000 feet or an uninterrupted street ending in a cul-de-sac.
LOOP. A short drive that begins and ends in the same street.
PLACE or WAY. A cul-de-sac running in any direction less than 1,000 feet in length.
PRIVATE DRIVE OR EASEMENT. A vehicular pathway not designated for general public use and through traffic, in private ownership and serving a few structures.
QUADRANT.
(1) A portion of the town that is divided by the following division lines:
(a) North-south division line is Center Street.
(b) East-west division line is U.S. Highway 89.
(2) The respective quadrant designations N.W., N.E., S.W. and S.E. shall be included in every street address.
ROAD. A thoroughfare that is frequently used as a secondary facility connecting to a U.S. or state primary highway.
STREET and AVENUE. A thoroughfare that runs north-south or east-west.
TRAIL or PATH. A local street serving as a collector for 1 or more local streets.
(2001 Code, § 7-9-2)
(A) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building unless the building shall first have affixed thereto address numbers as assigned in the building permit issued by the town.
(B) In all newly annexed areas, street addressing numbers shall be affixed to existing buildings in accordance with § 150.024(F) within 60 days of the effective date of the ordinance effecting the annexation.
(C) All new subdivisions shall be addressed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. No new subdivision plat shall be approved until all proposed lots have been assigned addresses approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Address numbers on new buildings in such subdivision shall be affixed in accordance with § 150.024(F).
(D) Private easements with 3 or more parcels or units that qualify for an address number may be included on the street map and assigned a street name and address number according to the provisions of this subchapter. However, inclusion of easements or other access paths on the street map neither promises nor implies any maintenance services or other responsibilities by the town.
(2001 Code, § 7-9-3)
(A) A map containing the street and address numbering system for areas inside the corporate limits of the Town of Chino Valley, 3 copies of which are on file and available for inspection in the office of the Clerk, is hereby referred to, adopted and made a part of this subchapter as if fully set out in this subchapter. All streets and roads within the town shall be named pursuant to this subchapter in accordance with those names shown on the map described herein.
(B) As far as possible, all streets presently named prior to the adoption of this subchapter shall retain the same names. The names of future streets may be assigned by the Zoning Commission from a list of western and local historic names kept on file when desirable.
(C) The following rules shall be followed in assigning future street names:
(1) Duplication of names. There shall be no duplication of street names in the town limits. Similar sounding names are considered to be duplication regardless of spelling. Duplication of street names within the City of Prescott shall be avoided, if possible.
(2) Continuity of names. A continuous street, or one proposed to be continuous, should bear the same name throughout, with the exception of the suffix, even though it changes directions. If it is interrupted and eventual connection is not probable, the segments shall bear different names.
(3) Guidelines for acceptable names.
(a) Names should be pleasant sounding, appropriate, easy to read and should add to pride of home ownership.
(b) Large subdivisions should use a single, significant category of names. A small subdivision should use the same category as the surrounding or adjacent area to help establish locational identity.
(c) Prefixes are to be avoided, if possible.
(d) Suffix terms, including designated quadrant, that may be utilized for future streets are listed and defined in § 150.021.
(D) Street name change procedure. Citizens may request street name changes according to the following procedures:
(1) Present to the Zoning Commission a petition stating the desired change, containing the signatures of 51% by number of the property owners affected by the change.
(2) The Zoning Commission shall formulate an ordinance implementing the change, and a recommendation on the change, to the Council.
(3) The Council may enact the change by adopting the ordinance.
(4) The following guidelines shall be considered when renaming streets:
(a) Does a street have any historical reason for having the name it has?
(b) Which street has the least number of houses on it and thus would require the least number of address changes?
(c) Which street has had its name for the longest period of time?
(d) Is the name appropriate according to the other street names in the neighborhood?
(e) Which street name is used for the longest distance or the most traveled section?
(2001 Code, § 7-9-4)
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