For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADDRESS PLANNING AUTHORITY. The County Commissioners shall serve as the coordinating body in the county with the responsibility for assigning street addresses within its jurisdiction. The agency shall coordinate its addressing efforts with the County Planning Commission, local postmasters and other government bodies.
BASE LINES. Recognizable lines which divide the county into quadrants or sectors.
BLOCK INTERVAL. The hundred number interval is the distance between grid lines, or the point where the next highest block number designation is used.
CUSTOMER (ADDRESSEE). A family, individual, residence, business or industry which receives mail at a delivery point.
FRONTAGE INTERVAL. The distance in foot frontage along a street, highway or county road which is used to assign consecutive property numbers, beginning from the nearest grid or base line. The address system used by the county assumes a frontage interval of 10.56 feet.
GRID LINES. Imaginary lines or actual county roads which are located a specific distance from the perpendicular or parallel to base lines. These lines indicate the point where block numbers change from 100 to the next higher hundred. GRID LINES are used to standardize the numbering of parallel blocks at the same distance from the base lines.
LOT. A lot is designated parcel, tract, development or area of land which is either now being or will be used eventually for construction of a structure.
OUT OF BOUNDS ADDRESS. An out of bounds address is a term used by the U.S. Postal Service to designate addresses that are out of sequence with other surrounding addresses. Often, this occurs when mailboxes are located on the back street of a property that faces another street or on corner lots.
PRIMARY ADDRESS NUMBER (CITY-TYPE ADDRESS). The numeric or alphanumeric component of a city-type address which precedes the street name (e.g., 5400 N. Blue Boff Road).
STRUCTURE. A residential home, apartment building, business or commercial building, industrial or manufacturing building, or publicly owned building which fronts onto a public street or road.
(Ord. 6-1995, passed 3-10-1995)