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STREET NUMBERING SYSTEM
§ 150.020 PURPOSE.
   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)
§ 150.021 DEFINITIONS.
   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)
§ 150.022 GENERALLY.
   (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)
§ 150.023 STREET NAMING.
   (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)
§ 150.024 ADDRESS NUMBERS.
   (A)   A “mile” shall be considered the distance between 2 consecutive section lines. There shall be available 1,000 address numbers per mile. Even digit numbers shall be used on the west and north sides of the streets, and odd digit numbers shall be used on the east and south sides of the streets.
   (B)   For the purpose of address numbering on east-west streets, address numbers shall increase linearly with distance from U.S. Highway 89, the division line to be the reference meridian with an address number of 0.
   (C)   For the purpose of address numbering on north-south streets, address numbers shall increase linearly with distance from Center Street, the division line to be designated the reference meridian with an address number of 0.
   (D)   Each structure of human occupancy or principal building on any building site to which all other uses on the site are subordinate shall have an assigned number. Other permanent structures with enclosed floor areas may have an assigned address number.
   (E)   The following rules shall be followed in assigning address numbers:
      (1)   The intersection of the grid lines should approximately and reasonably conform to the intersections of existing streets so that a traveler can observe a distinct change, for instance, from a 300 block to a 400 block. Where there is no intersection within a long block interval, said block interval shall be divided between 2 streets at a grid line. Numerical block interval changes at minor streets should be avoided where the grid does not indicate a new block.
      (2)   If a street changes direction drastically and for a substantial length, the numbering should be changed to reflect the orientation with a different meridian line.
      (3)   The address numbers on parallel streets shall be comparable except on loops and circles.
      (4)   The numbering shall allow for expansion to accommodate future growth in the area.
      (5)   Each location where business is conducted or mail is received shall have an address number.
      (6)   Address numbers shall be assigned to correspond with the predominant direction of the loop or circle. The address number assignment shall begin with the corner nearest the appropriate meridian line and continue around the loop in a regular manner with even numbers on the inside and odd numbers on the outside.
      (7)   The general principle to apply when numbering diagonal streets is to treat the street as either a north-south or an east-west street if it is not a perfect diagonal. If it is a perfect diagonal, an arbitrary decision is made to treat it as a north-south or an east-west street, maintaining consistency in neighboring areas.
      (8)    When assigning a number to a building on a corner lot, assign a number from the street upon which the front entrance faces. Dual addresses shall be avoided. If a corner building has two entrances which both look like front entrances, the decision is based on the general site layout. If the direction a corner structure is facing is indeterminate, consider the street from which the number should be most readily identified as the street upon which the structure faces.
      (9)   Apartments, rooms and offices contained within any structure or complex shall have an assigned address number based on an intersection point with a street. The owner of the structure or complex shall be responsible for assignment of appropriate numbers within the structure or complex.
      (10)   Separate numbers should be assigned to the entrances of a duplex house, for an upstairs apartment which has an outside entrance or for separate buildings in the rear of other buildings. If a commercial enterprise that is part of a residence has a separate entrance from the street, it may also be assigned a separate number. The owner of the duplex shall be responsible for the assignment of appropriate numbers to the buildings.
      (11)   Each mobile home park shall have an assigned address number based on an intersection point with a street which shall include appropriate space numbers for each space within the park. The mobile home park owner shall be responsible for the space numbering within the park.
      (12)   The same address number is assigned for all lots and units with primary access from a private drive or private easement based upon point of intersection with a public thoroughfare. All lots and units shall further be assigned a lot/space number as part of the address.
      (13)   Rear houses and buildings hidden but plainly subsidiary or auxiliary to a separate front unit and sharing the same vehicular entry shall be assigned the next number in sequence to the front or main structure.
   (F)   Posting of designated address numbers.
      (1)   The owner, occupant or person in charge of any house or building to which an address number and street name has been assigned will be notified in writing by the town of the number assigned to the same. Within 60 days after the receipt of such written notification from the Zoning Commission, the owner, occupant or person in charge of a house or building to which a number has been assigned shall affix the number in a conspicuous manner in a conspicuous place.
      (2)   It is the duty of the owner, occupant or person in charge thereof, upon affixing the new number, to remove any different number which might be mistaken for or confused with the number assigned to the structure by the Zoning Commission.
      (3)   Numerals indicating the official numbers for each principal building or each front entrance to the building shall be posted in a manner as to be legible and distinguishable from the street on which the property is located according to the following standards:
         (a)   House numbers shall be large enough to be seen easily from the street.
         (b)   House numbers shall be set on a background of a contrasting color.
         (c)   When a house is some distance from a road or when view of the house is blocked by trees or shrubs, house numbers shall be on a sign attached to a tree, fence, gate or lawn stake.
         (d)   On a corner lot, the house number shall face the street named in the address.
         (e)   House numbers shall be easily visible at night.
         (f)   House numbers shall be plain block numerals, not script or written numbers and a minimum 5 inches in height.
      (4)   Mobile home parks and other group housing served by private drives or easements are assigned an address number based on the intersection point on a street, and the point shall be posted with numerals giving that address number and the range of lot numbers served by the easement. Additionally, the structure on the easement having an address number shall post the designation “Lot_____” according hereto.
(2001 Code, § 7-9-5)
RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND GRADING PERMITS
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