§ 151.001 PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this chapter is to protect the safety and welfare of the general public through the orderly assignment of addresses to facilitate the location of individual dwellings and businesses by emergency response personnel.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 151.002 ENACTMENT AND AUTHORITY.

   There is hereby established and adopted a detailed, permanent, uniform, addressing system, pursuant to authority of G.S. Ch. 62A. In addition, pursuant to authority provided in G.S. Ch. 153A, Art. 12, empowers the county to name roads.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 151.003 SHORT TITLE.

   This chapter shall be known as the “Road Addressing Ordinance of Surry County, North Carolina”, and may be referred to as the “Addressing Ordinance” or “this chapter”, and the map referred to shall be identified by the title “Official Road Name and Structure Numbering Map, Surry County, North Carolina”, and may be known as the “Addressing Map”.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 151.004 TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

   The road addressing policies set forth in this chapter shall be applicable for all of the unincorporated areas of the county.

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§ 151.005 INCORPORATED AREAS.

   Any incorporated area within the county that is being provided radio/communications services by the county’s Communications/E-911 Center is requested to adhere to the road addressing policies set forth in this chapter, which may require the adoption of a compatible ordinance by its governing board.

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§ 151.006 ADDRESSING MAP.

   (A)   The address-numbering map shall be entitled “Official Road Name and Structure Numbering Map, Surry County, North Carolina”. The effective date of said map shall be entered here 6-21-2004 upon completion of all of the aforementioned mapping, addressing and data base development by ASI Landmark, Inc. Said map shall hereby be adopted as the Official Road Name and Structure Numbering Map of Surry County. All county addresses assigned shall be assigned in accordance with this map.

   (B)   The addressing map shall be kept on file in the Surry County Tax Department. This map may be maintained and updated in data processing storage systems.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)