(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)