(A) Assignment of addresses for new development.
(1) Address ranges. All primary structures shall be assigned an address number that reflects the established addressing formula. No address range in Vance County shall conflict with another address range in a contiguous locality. For those rare duplicate street names in the county, the address range will be different for each street. The range will be assigned consecutively for all duplicate street names; however, the numbering of the second street will have a break of a minimum of 1,000 addresses.
(2) Addressing interval. Primary structure addresses shall be assigned consecutively so that a new address is created ideally every 5.28 linear feet. Addresses will be assigned at the point of access (driveway) or to a structure point along the front of the structure. If the driveway enters from the side or rear of the property, the structure shall be addressed on the roadway that the structure fronts/faces at the approximate middle of the structure.
(3) Even and odd numbering. Odd-numbered addresses shall be assigned to the left in the direction of increase and even numbered addresses shall be assigned to the right in the direction of the increase.
(4) Each unit within a multiple housing unit and mobile homes within mobile home parks shall be assigned a primary 911 address. Addresses shall be assigned from internal drives, using even and odd addressing. A mobile home park owner may assign lot numbers, but the lot number shall not be used in the address of the lot.
(5) Addresses in sequential order. All addresses need to be in sequential numeric order, always increasing from the point of origin, and should numerically balance on both sides of the roadway.
(6) Addresses will be established as whole numbers and will not have fractions or decimals of a number.
(7) Vacant properties shall, upon request, be assigned addresses during pre- development for location purposes only, but once zoning approval pursuant to the Vance County Zoning Ordinance occurs it may have to be readdressed based on the final layout or plan.
(B) Renumbering/readdressing a roadway:
(1) It shall be the duty of the Addressing Coordinator from time to time, and upon request, to review address numbers, identify conflicts in number assignment and make changes which, in their opinion, are necessary or as follows:
(a) Due to conflicts with other addresses;
(b) Change in character or density of occupancy of any block;
(c) Lack of availability of additional numbers when the need arises;
(d) Addresses are determined to be out of sequence creating a potential public safety concern; or
(e) In conjunction with the changing of a roadway name.
(2) Upon the request of the Planning Director the Addressing Coordinator shall review the section of roadway or roadways requested by the Planning Director.
(3) While undertaking any reviews, the Addressing Coordinator will take into consideration the public's health, safety and general welfare. In the event an existing address has jeopardized the public's health, safety, or general welfare by impeding timely emergency response, or in the event an existing roadway name reasonably could be perceived to jeopardize the public's health, safety, or general welfare by impeding timely emergency response, the Addressing Coordinator may make changes.
(4) When renumbering/reassigning addresses along a roadway it shall be done in accordance with § 158.41(A) of this chapter.
(5) The Addressing Coordinator shall provide notice to all affected property owners by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the current mailing address as listed with the Vance County Tax Office for the affected parcels of property. Each notice shall include:
(a) The prior and new address assigned to the property; and
(b) Notice of right to appeal and appeal process.
(Ord. 42, passed 5-6-2019)