For the purpose of this article, the following terms are defined as follows:
(a) Address: A residence, business or location identification including the following elements: Street Name, Number, and Unit Number, if applicable. A directional prefix and suffix designation shall be included in the official address.
(b) Addressing Official: The Town Council or the Eleanor Street Commission or an authorized representative charged with the administration of these standards/guidelines.
(c) Dedicated Street: A named or unnamed roadway located on land that is publicly owned and reserved for public access.
(d) Driveway: A private use road, which serves as access to three or less dwellings or businesses which is not generally used for public travel. Driveways are not classified as streets and are not named.
(e) Frontage: The direction a building faces, or the point at which a private driveway meets the prominent roadway for the purpose of addressing only.
(f) Mailing Address: The P.O. Box or Rural Route and Box number assigned by the US Postal Service for the purposes of delivering mail. The addresses assigned by this ordinance are not to be considered mailing addresses until determined by the US Postal Service.
(g) Private Road: An unnamed roadway not located on publicly owned land, providing access to more than three dwellings or business.
(h) Street Name: The official name of a roadway including a prefix and/or suffix designation as approved by the Town Council and/or the Eleanor Street Commission.
(i) Street Naming and Addressing Standards/Guidelines: An established set of procedures and guidelines for the administration of this article. These standard/guidelines are adopted by reference, and may be amended, from time to time, by separate Resolution.
(j) Street Commission: An official advisory commission appointed by the Eleanor Town Council.
(k) Suffix Designation: An optional descriptive qualifier at the end of a street name (Avenue, Street, Road, Place, Circle, etc.).
(l) Town Council: The Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Eleanor, Putnam County, West Virginia.
(m) Unit Letter: A letter affixed to a building indicating a separate unit (apartment, suite, etc.) within a building or complex that is assigned a single address. The unit letter is part of the official address.
(Ord. 09-01. Passed 3-19-09.)