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§ 152.02 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   ADDRESS PLANNING AUTHORITY. The County Area Plan Commission and the Planning Director 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 Sheriff; local postmasters; and large mailers in the county such as utilities, government and the like.
   BASE LINES. Existing recognizable lines which divide the county into quadrants or sectors. The second principal meridian and the range line are BASE LINES in the county.
   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 and 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 a designated parcel, tract, development or area of land which either is now being or will be used eventually for construction of a structure.
   PRIMARY ADDRESS NUMBER (CITY-TYPE ADDRESS). The numeric or alphanumeric component of a city-type address which proceeds the street name.
   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. 91-8-19, passed 8-19-1991)
§ 152.03 PROPERTY ADDRESS NUMBERING SYSTEM.
   (A)   Advantages of a property address numbering system. A street numbering system and corresponding property addresses provide individual structures with an exact geographic location in the county. City-type street/road addresses are necessary in order to provide a structure with a specific and more accurate identification for efficient mail delivery; to provide an easily identifiable geographic reference point for quick dispatch of police, fire and emergency rescue equipment; to provide utility companies with a permanent address record for billing and service calls tied to a specific structure; and to provide ease of location identification for friends, service vehicles or other individuals trying to locate a specific structure or a county road. A numbering system should make it easy for anyone to find the location of a county road or residential property in a short period of time and allow for a systematic expansion of address numbers as community growth occurs.
   (B)   The grid coordinate system.
      (1)   The county has structured the naming of its road system and the issuance of property addresses based on the Lyman/Purdue Street Numbering System. The system is better known as the grid coordinate system. The system utilizes two base lines which run at approximate right angles to each other to divide the county into quadrants. Most of the county roads are numbered based on their distance from the north-south and east-west base lines. In the county the north-south base line consists of the second principal meridian line.
      (2)   The east-west base line consists of the range line.
   (C)   County road numbers and names. Existing posted county street/road numbers or names will be used to delineate an assumed distance in feet from a base line or each other (grid lines) even though a true measurement to said road is not exactly the distance stated on the road sign. All address measurements will be taken from the middle of an intersection.
   (D)   Property numbering intervals. Street addresses are assigned in increasing order from each base and grid line. In the county, 1,000 potential property addresses exist for each 5,280 feet (one mile) of distance from the base lines. There are approximately 50 address numbers that will be available for each side of the street/road within each tenth of a mile. All of those available numbers will probably not be needed, depending on the density of development along the street/road. Therefore, addresses occur at each ten and fifty-six hundredths foot interval and block numbers change every 528 linear feet along a street/road. A specific street/road address is determined by measuring the number of ten and fifty-six hundredths foot intervals between the nearest grid line or county street/road signpost to the front entrance of a structure.
(Ord. 91-8-19, passed 8-19-1991)
§ 152.04 PROPERTY ADDRESSING.
   (A)   Assignment of official permanent property addresses.
      (1)   All residences; commercial; industrial; and public structures located in the county shall be assigned a permanent city-type street address. Structures located on the south side of an east-west street/road and those located on the west side of a north-south street/road shall have an even numbered property address. Structures located on the north side of an east-west street/road and those located on the east side of a north-south street/road shall have an odd number.
      (2)   Street addresses are to be assigned based on a measurement of the distance from the nearest grid line to the main accessway or drive to the structure. A structure shall always be addressed to the street/road where the main accessway intersects.
   (B)   Determining a property address. An official street address shall contain no more than five digits with the first digit, or the first two digits if the structure is located ten or more miles from the north-south baseline, indicating the milepost or distance from the base lines. The second or third digit shall indicate the block number which will change each 528 linear feet. The last two digits indicate the number of ten and fifty-six hundredths foot intervals from the structure to the nearest block or grid line.
   (C)   Placement and size of address numbers. Once a property address has been assigned to a specific structure, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner or resident to provide the address number on the structure or on the mailbox or mailbox post in rural areas, or on a sign facing the street/road. Numbers are to be placed on structures in a location which faces the street upon which it is addressed. The numbers and the complete address if desired should be placed on the structure near a main entry door or on a cornice, porch and the like located above the main entry door. The letters should be located at least five feet above the threshold on the right side of any entrance door. On rural mailboxes, the numbers and lettering shall be located on the mailbox or the mailbox post. Numbers and lettering shall be located on both sides of the mailbox or the mailbox post. In all situations property number lettering shall exceed one inch in vertical height and the color of the letters shall contract with the background of the mailbox or mailbox post in order to be readable. Street address numbers and lettering should be placed in a visible location on all residential, commercial, industrial and public structures on or before June 1, 1992.
(Ord. 91-8-19, passed 8-19-1991; Ord. passed 12-3-2001)
§ 152.05 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROPERTY ADDRESSING AND ROAD NUMBERING.
   (A)   Area Plan Commission responsibilities.
      (1)   In the unincorporated areas of the county, the responsibility for the issuance of street addresses shall be assigned to the staff of the County Area Plan Commission.
      (2)   I.C. 36-7-4-405 grants a Plan Commission the power to prescribe a numbering system, assign street numbers and approve the naming of all streets in platted subdivision. The Area Plan Commission shall issue and keep a permanent record of all issued property addresses within its jurisdiction and share said addresses with local postal authorities and E911 personnel.
   (B)   County road or highway names or changes in such names. Determination of county road or highway names or changes in such names shall be the sold responsibility of the County Commissioners and the County Highway Department.
   (C)   Final approval. The Area Plan Commission shall have final approval in the naming of streets in platted subdivision, mobile home parks, commercial or industrial business parks and the like under its jurisdiction. Local incorporated communities shall have final approval in the naming of roads and subdivision streets located within their corporate boundaries.
(Ord. 91-8-19, passed 8-19-1991)
§ 152.06 REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING STREET ADDRESSES.
   In no case shall an individual or business be permitted to assign an address to their property or a structure on that property. Addressing is the sole responsibility of the County Area Plan Commission and the local incorporated cities and towns in the county. The postal services shall only recognize addresses issued by these agencies. No public utility shall service a location until an address has been obtained.
(Ord. 91-8-19, passed 8-19-1991)
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