§ 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.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 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.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 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)

§ 151.007 SCHEDULE OF FEES.

   Any fees shall be as set by the county.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)

§ 151.008 LEGAL STATUS PROVISIONS; VIOLATIONS.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to use or display a different address or portion thereof, except as provided by this chapter or the “Official Road Name and Structure Numbering Map, Surry County, North Carolina”.

   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to name or designate the name of any private road, street, drive, easement, right-of-way, access area or any other thoroughfare, except as provided by this chapter.

   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or erect any road sign that does not comply with the standards set forth in this chapter.

   (D)   It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally destroy, mar or deface any county road name sign.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004) Penalty, see § 151.999

§ 151.009 VARIANCE.

   The Tax Department Addressing Committee will have the right to authorize and approve alternative methods of displaying addressing numbers which meet the intent of this chapter when strict adherence to these standards cannot be reasonably met.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2004)