For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Any abbreviations not covered in this chapter will use standards put forth in Appendix C of Postal Addressing Standards Publication 28, November 1997, as revised.
AVENUE (AVE). A major road that runs generally in an east/west direction.
BOULEVARD (BLVD). An unusually wide street typically in residential areas; often with central, dividing median.
CIRCLE (CIR). A short road that returns to itself.
COMMUNITY BOAT SLIP. A boat slip that is conveyed to a property owner by deed, but does not necessarily adjoin the property owner’s waterfront or non-waterfront property. A COMMUNITY BOAT SLIP is typically located where a group of community boats are berthed or moored, or used for embarking or disembarking.
COURT (CT). A dead-end right-of-way often ending as a cul-de-sac.
DOCK. A structure extending along the shoreline or out from the shoreline into a body of water, to which boats may be berthed or moored.
DRIVE (DR). A curving secondary road.
HIGHWAY (HWY). A designated state or federal highway.
INTERSTATE (I#). A thoroughfare of the highest order and federally designated as an INTERSTATE.
LANE (LN). A short, private road that branches off another road and ends or connects to another secondary road.
LOOP (LOOP). A short road that starts and ends on the same street.
PARKWAY (PKWY). A special scenic route or park drive.
PIER. A platform supported on pillars or girders, leading out from the shore into a body of water, used as a landing stage for boats.
PLACE (PL). A cul-de-sac or permanent dead-end road.
PRIVATE ROAD. Any road (including an easement or right-of-way) which is not maintained by a governmental entity or agency through the use of public funds. Road name suffixes for PRIVATE ROADS include LANE and WAY.
PUBLIC ROAD. Any road which is maintained by a governmental entity or agency through the use of public funds.
ROAD (RD). A well-traveled secondary road often connecting with a U.S. or state primary highway. (Described in G.S. § 153A-238.)
STREET (ST). A major road that runs generally in a north/south direction.
STREET ADDRESS. A unique identifier for each addressable structure within the county. The minimum adequate street address shall be defined as the assigned structure number and the officially adopted road name. Where required by this chapter, the STREET ADDRESS shall also include the assigned unit designator.
STRUCTURE. Any building, whether residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional in nature and use.
STRUCTURE NUMBER. The numerical portion of the street address, as assigned by the Ordinance Administrator using the Official Street Name and Numbering Map of the county.
TRAIL (TRL). A local road that serves as a connector for larger roads.
UNIT DESIGNATOR. The portion of the street address used to distinguish individual units within the same structure.
WAY (WAY). A minor private road that begins and ends on the same road.
(Ord. passed 4-16-2001; Ord. 2010-18, passed 12-6-2010; Ord. passed 9-11-2022)