For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DIRECTIONAL. Any of the eight basic compass directions, abbreviated as follows: N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE or SW. If a predirectional is used, it is the first element of a road name. If a post directional is used, it is the last element of a road name. Compass directions that occur in any of the first or last positions in a road name are actually components of the root road name.
ETSB. The Emergency Telephone System Board of the county.
PRIMARY ADDRESS NUMBER. The number assigned to a particular structure or property.
ROAD NAME. The full name of a road, which includes the following elements: a root road name, a suffix and, in some cases, a directional.
ROOT ROAD NAME. All parts of a road name, except the suffix and, where applicable, the predirectional and/or post directional. Components of the ROOT ROAD NAME, including compass directions and road types that are part of the root, are never abbreviated. Numeric root names are an exception; they are always presented as numeric abbreviations, except when they must be spelled out to distinguish from nearby roads with duplicate names.
SECONDARY ADDRESS UNIT. A designation of a particular subunit with a structure identified by a primary address number and road name. The SECONDARY ADDRESS UNIT consists of a designator presented as a standard abbreviation followed by a secondary address range of alphanumeric characters.
SITE ADDRESS. All elements necessary to identify a location in the unincorporated county; a site address consists of a primary address number, a road name and, in some cases, a secondary address unit.
SUFFIX. A road type presented as a standard abbreviation following the root road name. If a post directional is used, the SUFFIX directly precedes the post directional; otherwise, the SUFFIX is the last element of the road name. Road types that occur in any other position are actually components of the root road name.
(Ord. 07-10, passed 4-19-2007)