A. Address Grid: All addresses will be based upon the countywide quadrant definitions for compatibility. All addresses in the city are in the northwest quadrant of Kootenai County. The county is divided into four (4) quadrants with the division point beginning at the southwest corner of section 13, township 50 north, range 4 west B.M., being approximately the intersection of Northwest Boulevard and Government Way in the city of Coeur d'Alene. The northwest quadrant is further defined as to the north, from the point of beginning as defined above, to the county's north boundary and to the west, from the point of beginning as defined above down the center of the Spokane River to the county's west boundary.
B. Road Designations: Designation of roads within the city shall be in accordance with the following guidelines, except in the case of existing and recorded road designations:
1. All named roads that extend from incorporated areas into unincorporated areas shall retain the same name except in the case of duplication or noncompliance with this chapter.
2. Roads which have a definite north-south directional course shall be designated as a "street". Roads which have a definite east-west directional course shall be designated an "avenue".
3. Roads which do not have a definite directional course shall be designated as a "road", "drive", "trail", "way" or "lane".
4. A dead end road or cul-de-sac less than one thousand feet (1,000') in length, when not an extension of an existing road or a continuation of a proposed road, shall be called a "court".
5. A road that has its ingress and egress on the same road shall be designated a "loop".
6. A road that circles back upon itself shall be designated as a "circle".
7. Special scenic routes or park drives may be designated "parkway".
8. A newly established road, which has less than a one hundred twenty five foot (125') centerline alignment offset from an existing road, shall continue the same road name. A newly established road, which has more than a one hundred twenty five foot (125') centerline alignment offset from an existing road, shall adopt a new name.
9. Duplicate road names are prohibited. Existing duplicated names shall be corrected in accordance with these performance standards.
C. Addressing Along Roads: Addressing along city roads shall be based on the quadrant grid as defined in subsection A of this section.
1. Address numbers will run consecutively to the north, south, east and west from the point of beginning.
2. From the point of beginning, one thousand six hundred (1,600) address numbers will be added as each section line is crossed (approximately 1,600 per mile).
3. All addresses shall be defined with a direction letter (N, S, E, W) following the address number, pursuant to the grid defined in subsection A (example: 16400 N. Hauser Lake Road).
4. Even numbers shall appear on the south and east side of roads and waterways, and odd numbers on the north and west sides.
5. If a building or mobile home park has a number of entrances each serving a separate occupant(s), then each entrance shall be assigned an address. If whole numbers are exhausted, half numbers shall be utilized.
6. Mobile home parks and multi-family dwelling structures with one main entrance shall be assigned one number with the owner of the park or structure responsible for the individual numbering of each unit. Addressing of the individual apartments or mobile homes within the structure shall be based upon the postal addressing standards, publication 28, dated August 1995.
7. Circle and loop road direction designations shall be determined by the road's predominate direction. Numbering shall start either at its north intersection point with a north-south primary road, or at its west intersection point with an east-west primary road and shall continue, according to the grid, in a clockwise direction, as if the road were straight.
8. Properties with structure(s) which are accessed by a driveway shall be assigned an address at the point where the driveway intersects a road.
9. If a road accesses three (3) or more properties, it shall be assigned a road name and the structures shall be addressed in accordance with these standards.
10. Properties accessed by a common right of way or easement with two (2) or fewer living units or business structures shall be assigned an address at the point where the right of way or easement intersects a public or private road.
D. Road Naming Policy: "Roads" are defined as all vehicle paths of travel serving three (3) or more properties, residences or businesses. Driveways or other vehicle paths of travel serving less than three (3) properties, residences or businesses shall not be named, to reduce administrative costs and potential confusion for emergency service providers. In selecting road names, consideration shall be given to the following:
1. Centerline alignment road name standards of subsection B8 of this section shall be observed for noncontinuous roads, unless there is no possibility for extension of the road to make it a continuous through road.
2. There shall be no duplication of existing names. Kootenai County shall assemble, update and maintain an official list of all road names throughout the county for use by all jurisdictions.
3. Names of similar pronunciation and/or spelling shall be prohibited (example: Briar Lane, Brier Lane).
4. Variations of the same name with a different road designation shall be prohibited within the first word of the two (2) word title or in the road extension (example: Pine Road, Pine Drive, Pine Lane).
5. No road name shall consist of more than two (2) words or contain more than fourteen (14) letters, excluding the road direction (N, S, E, W) and extension (street, lane, court, etc.).
6. No road shall have more than one name.
7. No road name shall contain the words north, south, east or west, or any combination thereof, within the road name.
E. Naming Of New Roads Or Naming Of Existing Unnamed Roads: Any new road to be established within the city, public or private, or any existing unnamed road, public or private, shall require a road name approved by the mayor and city council.
1. In the case of plats, road names shall be specified on the final plat map.
2. In the case of other new roads or naming of unnamed roads, the mayor and city council will assign a road name in accordance with these standards. Recommendations made by residents of the road and community at large may be given considerable weight.
F. Renaming Of Existing Duplicated Road Names: Where duplicate names exist, roads shall be immediately renamed by the mayor and city council to eliminate the duplication. The mayor and city council will decide which roads shall be renamed with consideration to the following criteria:
1. When the road was originally named.
2. The number of improved properties served by the road.
3. Other factors as deemed appropriate by the city council. When a road name is duplicated by a road outside the city, the city shall work with the county to decide which road shall be renamed.
G. Renaming Of Roads: In cases where property owners request to change the name of a road which has an existing city approved name, the property owners may petition the city to change such road name.
A petition must be presented no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the regularly scheduled city council hearing, and contain the signatures of at least fifty one percent (51%) of the property owners abutting the road under consideration. Changing road names is deemed an administrative function, and therefore, does not require a public hearing. Road names shall not be changed more frequently than once every five (5) years. (Ord. 114, 4-14-1999)