CHAPTER 12.12
STREET NAMING AND ADDRESS ASSIGNING
Section
12.12.030 Street naming procedure
12.12.040 Petition to name private street or road
12.12.050 Petition to change street or road name
12.12.060 Erection and maintenance of street name signs
12.12.070 Addressing procedure
12.12.010 PURPOSE.
To provide for orderly development and eliminate duplication and uncertainty, a definite system of finding dwelling and business locations rapidly and with certainty is needed in the interest of the public health, welfare, and safety for the City. It is necessary to enable emergency vehicles to respond quickly to calls, expedite postal and other delivery services, eliminate confusion and error and locate business places and residences for customers and friends without difficulty and loss of time.
(Ord. 632, § 1, passed -- 1984)
12.12.020 ADDRESS COORDINATOR.
A. The system shall be continued, enforced, operated, and maintained within the City by the Community Development Director or his or her designee, referred to in this chapter as the address coordinator, and property numbers assigned within the City shall be in accordance with the system. It shall be the duty of the address coordinator to notify all persons of street or road name and number assigned to each location, the requirements of this chapter that the numbers be installed and maintained, and to determine whether the same are installed in such a manner as to be visible from the street in front of each location or from the roadway or driveway leading to buildings removed a substantial distance from the public street or road which the subject site abuts.
B. The address coordinator shall make sure that all new street or road names avoid duplication and do not sound like existing road names in the City and outlying areas.
C. The address coordinator shall issue to any building owner or occupant in the City upon request and without charge, a number or numbers in accordance with this chapter.
D. The address coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining the numbering and street or road naming system and shall keep a record of all names assigned under this chapter. The records shall be open for inspection by the public during regular business hours.
E. The address coordinator will coordinate all naming or renaming and addressing with the County of Mendocino.
(Ord. 632, § 2, passed -- 1984)
12.12.030 STREET NAMING PROCEDURE.
A. All streets or roads shall be known by the same name for the entire length, except for those existing prior to the enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter. Alley naming is confined to the alleys within the Central Business District, running from Oak Street to Pine Street.
B. The City shall have the right to name or rename all private roads, access, or easements and City streets within the City.
C. A subdivider may provide a proposed street name for a subdivision, which shall be approved by the Address Coordinator unless it conflicts with an existing street name. Should the subdivider request the Address Coordinator to provide a street name, the Address Coordinator will first utilize those names on the street name list adopted by the City Council. If no unused names remain on said list, the Address Coordinator will contact the subdivider to request a street name. If within thirty (30) days a new name has not been submitted to the Address Coordinator, the City will have the right to select a name or new name of such street or road, access or easement.
D. When naming any new City street or road, the address coordinator will first utilize those names on the street name list adopted by the City Council. If no unused names remain on the list, any new City street or road may be officially named upon petition to the address coordinator in the form of a map showing the location and alignment of the street or road to be named and five (5) proposed names. The names will be studied to assure they do not duplicate or sound like any existing street or road names in the City and/or county. If one (1) of these streets or road names does not conflict with any existing street or road names, this name will be recommended to the City Council. Upon approval by the City Council thereafter, the street or road shall be officially known by the name so designated.
(Ord. 632, § 3, passed -- 1984; Am. Ord. 743, § 1, passed -- 1992; Am. Ord. 875, § 68, passed 8-25-2008)
12.12.040 PETITION TO NAME PRIVATE STREET OR ROAD.
A. A private street or road may be officially named upon petition to the address coordinator in the form of a map showing the location, alignment, five (5) proposed street or road names and signatures of 60% of the property owners whose property is serviced by the private road proposed to be affected.
B. These names will be studied to assure they do not duplicate or sound like any existing street or road names in the City and/or county. If one (1) of these street or road names does not conflict with any existing street or road names, this name will be recommended to the City Council. Upon approval by the City Council thereafter, the street or road shall be officially known by the name so designated.
(Ord. 632, § 4, passed -- 1984)
12.12.050 PETITION TO CHANGE STREET OR ROAD NAME.
Any street or road name in the City may officially be changed upon petition to the address coordinator stating the existing street or road name, five (5) proposed names and signatures of 60% of the property owners whose property is serviced by the road. These names will be studied to assure they do not duplicate or sound like any existing street or road names in the City and/or county. If one (1) of these street or road names does not conflict with any existing street or road names, this will be submitted to the City Council. The resolution of intention shall be set for public hearing and notice of the hearing shall be given by posting notice in at least three (3) places along the street or road proposed to be affected, the posting to be complete at least ten (10) days before the day set for the hearing. At the time set for the hearing, or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the City Council shall hear and consider proposals to change the name of the street or road and upon adoption of the change thereof, shall make a resolution officially designating the name for the street or road; thereafter, the street or road shall be known by the name so designated.
(Ord. 632, § 5, passed -- 1984)
12.12.060 ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STREET NAME SIGNS.
A. Street name signs for existing City streets will be erected and maintained by the City Department of Public Works.
B. The person doing the subdivision or improvements will bear the expense of the Sign and installation.
(Ord. 632, § 6, passed -- 1984)
12.12.070 ADDRESSING PROCEDURE.
A. All addresses will be assigned or reassigned in accord with the appropriate area and in normal sequence to its respective block.
B. Prior to the issuance of any address number, the principal access to the property shall bear a name in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
C. Condominiums, excepting condominium subdivisions, shopping centers, or apartment type developments will be addressed as follows:
1. The main entrance will be numbered off the road it enters;
2. Street names will not be permitted;
3. Each space or apartment will be assigned a space number or apartment number by the address coordinator;
4. The owner or developer of this type of development will supply the address coordinator with a small map showing all the spaces or apartments and interior streets to allow numbers to be assigned (recommended scale of this small map is 1 inch = 200 feet). A copy will then be sent to each emergency agency and post office for their use; and
5. At all intersections in this type of development there shall be a sign showing the space or apartment number range on the side roads.
(Ord. 632, § 7, passed -- 1984)
12.12.080 DISPLAY OF NUMBERS.
The address coordinator shall give notice to the occupants or owners of buildings which are assigned or reassigned numbers under this system, which notice shall contain the new number or number reassigned to a particular building, and the date on which the new number shall be effective. Within sixty days of the effective date of notice of number assigned or reassigned, the occupant(s) or owner(s) of the building shall cause the number to be displayed upon the building or land in such a manner as to be visible from the street or road which the land or building fronts, and shall remove or obscure from public view any old or previous number not in accordance with the system. The minimum height of numbers to be used shall be three inches and contrasting color from basic background.
(Ord. 632, § 8, passed -- 1984)
12.12.090 VIOLATION - PENALTY.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12.
(Ord. 874, § 33, passed 8-25-2008)