A. Addressing Procedure:
1. General: All address numbers shall conform to the addressing system outlined by this chapter. The general standards to be used in developing an address are as follows:
a. The address system shall be based on a mileage system by measuring to the 1,000th of a mile. The point of beginning for each road shall be at the point of take-off from another road (example: If the measurement from the beginning of the road [Sunnyside Rd] to a driveway is 1.568 miles, the address would be 1568 Sunnyside Rd).
b. Addressing for State highways shall be based on mile markers (example: If a driveway is on Highway 2 and it is between mile marker 18 and 19 and the measurement from mile marker 18 to the driveway is 0.425 miles, the address for this driveway is 18425 Highway 2).
c. A standard of one thousand (1,000) addressing units per mile is hereby established.
d. Even numbers shall be used on the left hand side of the road, and odd numbers should be used on the right hand side of the road.
2. Roads:
a. If a building has a number of entrances, each serving separate occupants, then the building shall be assigned an address and the individual units assigned unit numbers (example: 24 Birch Rd, Suite 3).
b. An addressing scheme for multi-family dwelling structures shall be approved by the Building Administrator and/or the GIS Specialist that is in accord with the standards and guidelines outlined in this section.
c. In general, a multi-family dwelling structure with one main entrance should be assigned one number with the owner of the structure responsible for providing designated individual numbering of each unit before an address will be issued to the structure (example: 15864 Maas Loop, Apt 101). In some cases where there are several multi-family dwelling structures sharing one main access, it may be necessary to name the streets within the complex and provide individual street numbers to the buildings. This determination will be made by the Building Administrator and/or the GIS Specialist on a case-by-case basis.
d. An addressing scheme for mobile home parks structures shall be approved by the Building Administrator and/or the GIS Specialist that is in accord with E-9-1-1 addressing standards. In general, mobile home parks should have names for the streets within the complex and individual street numbers should be assigned by the County for each mobile home space. Alphanumeric combinations shall not be used for numbering individual spaces.
e. If a road or driveway accesses three (3) or more properties, it shall be assigned a road name and the parcels shall be addressed in accordance with this chapter.
f. Parcels with structure(s), or bare land parcels, which are accessed by a driveway, shall be assigned an address at the point where the driveway intersects a named road.
g. The street name and address for any dwelling should be determined by the street on which the dwelling fronts. However, in those instances where access is from a different street and the dwelling is not visible from the fronting street, or if the dwelling is not readily accessible to emergency personnel from the fronting street, the street name and address will be assigned based on the access street.
h. For parcels that are accessed by multiple driveways, the owner shall designate a primary access point that will be used for address assignment. Such access points are subject to review and approval of the County to ensure that they are accessible to emergency service providers. If the property owner does not designate a primary access point, the County shall make the official determination to allow the proper addressing of the property.
i. Circular and loop roads should begin numbering at the low numbered intersection, with odd and even numbers following the set standard.
j. For circle roads, the numbering should begin at its origin and proceed in a counterclockwise direction around the circle using a consecutive numerical order and odd/even numbers consistent with the beginning of the road as if the road were straight.
k. Parcels served by a common driveway that access two (2) parcels should be assigned an address at the point where the access intersects a public or private road or named common driveway. Each property shall be assigned a different address. If the County issues multiple addresses to a parcel pursuant to this section, the County may also require that the common driveway be named in the same manner as private roads.
l. Fractional addresses (56981/2 Happy Trail Road) and hyphenated address numbers (632-58 Kennedy) shall not be used.
m. Parcels with multiple structures will be addressed on a case- by-case basis.
3. Waterfront:
a. A shoreline distance based system may be used by the emergency service agencies to assign numerical points to facilitate emergency responses. These waterfront response identification numbers shall not be used as addresses except for those parcels that do not have any access other than by water.
b. Waterfront response identification numbers should be based on a shoreline distance measurement. Starting points shall be established at a readily identified point on the waterbody and numbered consecutively. Odd and even numbers may occur along the same shore.
(1) Limitation except where existing names are to be continued due to alignments. (Ord. 2018-08, 12-3-2018)