Chapter 13
ADDRESSING SYSTEM

Sections:

   8-13.101   Purpose.

   8-13.102   System description and maps.

   8-13.103   Administration.

   8-13.104   Assignment of numbers.

   8-13.105   Display of numbers.

   8-13.106   Names of roads.

   8-13.107   Road naming requirements.

   8-13.108   Road signs.

   8-13.109   Penalties and appeals.

Sec. 8-13.101. Purpose.

   This article is adopted to provide a Countywide comprehensive address numbering system to enable emergency vehicles from fire, sheriff, and ambulance services to respond quickly to calls and to facilitate postal and other delivery service. A positive identification system that eliminates error and confusion and aids prompt response is deemed to be in the public interest and necessary to protect the public health, general welfare, and safety of the citizens of the County.

(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)

Sec. 8-13.102. System description and maps.

   (a)   The Yolo County Master Address Numbering System shall consist of index lines corresponding to the Township Section Line System within the County. The northwest corner of Section 4, T12N, R5W shall be designated as the point of origin of the Yolo County Master Address Numbering System and is hereby assigned the North-South grid reference number 1000 and the East-West grid reference number 4000. One thousand numbers shall be allocated sequentially for each Sectional increment to the east and south from the point of origin.

   (b)   The Yolo County Master Address Numbering System shall be delineated on a series of maps at a scale of one (1) inch equals sixteen hundred (1,600) feet. The maps shall show the grid index system and the address numbers assigned. Maps at a scale other than one (1) inch equals sixteen hundred (1,600) feet may be substituted in areas requiring greater precision or graphic clarity. Copies of said maps shall be kept at the offices of the Planning, Public Works and Environmental Services Department.

(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)

Sec. 8-13.103. Administration.

   The system shall be implemented within the unincorporated areas of the County by the Planning Director and supersedes any system used prior to its implementation. Private road sign installation and fee reception shall be accomplished by the Director of Planning, Public Works and Environmental Services pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Technical assistance and information shall be mutually exchanged among all County departments as may be required in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Funds, if any, collected from fees pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained by the Planning, Public Works and Environmental Services Department.

(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)