Chapter 12.04
STREET ADDRESSES
Sections:
12.04.030 Street number required.
12.04.040 Numbers—General requirements.
12.04.090 System of numbering.
12.04.120 Violation – Penalty.
Code reviser’s note: Some sections of this chapter have been renumbered with the amendments of Ord. 7-12-10. “Formerly” has been added to the history notes to reflect the renumbering.
12.04.010 Intent.
It is in the public interest, in order to assist ambulance, fire and law enforcement personnel in making emergency calls and to assist the public in finding their destinations, to require county street numbers for all residences, businesses and other buildings within the unincorporated areas of the county. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(1))
12.04.020 Definitions.
A. Community Addressing Grid. A grid system for addressing the individual communities within the county, as set forth under HCC 12.04.070.
B. County Addressing Grid. A grid system for addressing the county areas outside the designated community addressing grid areas. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1)
12.04.030 Street number required.
Every person, firm or corporation owning any building within the unincorporated areas of the county must, within ninety days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, or before commencing construction of a new building, place and maintain at an entrance to such building so as to be plainly legible and visible from the road, street, or alley, the appropriate number of such building as specified in this chapter. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(2). Formerly 12.04.020.)
12.04.040 Numbers—General requirements.
All entrances from streets, roads or alleys to buildings or to special apartments in buildings shall be numbered and it shall be unlawful for any person, whether owner or occupant of the building, to use any number other than the one required by this chapter. The number placed upon any entrance shall be prominent in appearance, and each figure of such number shall be at least four inches in height with one-half-inch stroke and contrast with their background. Structures more than fifty feet from the front property line shall have numbers six inches in height with one-inch stroke and contrast with their background. All numbers must be made of substantial and permanent material and must be so placed or fixed as not to be easily effaced or removed. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(3). Formerly 12.04.030.)
12.04.050 New construction.
At the time of obtaining a building permit, the building department shall issue a street number in accordance with this chapter. The owner of the property shall thereupon install a temporary street address sign in a prominent and conspicuous location, plainly legible and visible from the principal road upon which the property fronts. In the event there are no street name signs at the nearest street intersection, the temporary street address sign shall include the street name as well. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(4). Formerly 12.04.040.)
12.04.060 Permanent number.
In order to complete final inspection of a project for which a building permit has been obtained, a permanent street address sign shall be installed in a prominent and conspicuous location, plainly legible and visible from the principal road upon which the property fronts. In the event there are no street name signs at the nearest street intersection, the permanent street address sign shall include the street name as well. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(5). Formerly 12.04.050.)
12.04.070 Addressing grids.
A. There are created the following community addressing grids:
1. Winnemucca area;
2. Golconda area;
3. Paradise Valley area;
4. McDermitt area;
5. Denio area;
6. Orovada area;
7. Valmy area.
B. There are created the following county addressing grids:
1. All county areas outside the designated community addressing grids. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(6). Formerly 12.04.060.)
12.04.080 Baselines.
The following east-west and north-south baselines shall serve as the points from which numbers shall commence:
A. Community Addressing Grids.
1. Winnemucca area:
a. On the east side of the city of Winnemucca, Bridge Street, or the extension thereof including Winston Drive, shall serve as the north-south dividing line;
b. On the south side of the city of Winnemucca, Grass Valley Road shall serve as the east-west dividing line;
c. On the west side of Winnemucca the proposed realignment of Jungo Road shall serve as the north-south dividing line;
d. On the north side of the city of Winnemucca, U.S. 95 shall serve as the east-west dividing line.
e. T35N—36N, R36E—38E, M.D.M. shall serve as the dividing line between community addressing grid and county addressing grid.
2. Golconda area:
a. The Southern Pacific Railroad shall serve as the north-south dividing line for the town of Golconda;
b. Morrison Avenue shall serve as the east-west dividing line for the town of Golconda;
c. Sections 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, and portion of 32, T36N, R40E, M.D.M. shall serve as the diving line between community addressing grid and county addressing grid.
3. Paradise Valley area:
a. Bridge Street shall serve as the north-south dividing line for the town of Paradise Valley;
b. Main Street shall serve as the east-west dividing line for the town of Paradise Valley;
c. Section 25, T4N, R39E, M.D.M. shall serve as the dividing line between community addressing grid and county addressing grid.
4. McDermitt area:
a. Cordero Highway and Stateline Drive shall serve as the north-south dividing line for the town of McDermitt;
b. U.S. Highway 95 South shall serve as the east-west dividing line for the town of McDermitt;
c. Portion of Sections 32 and 33, and all of Sections 4 and 5, T47N, R38E, M.D.M. shall serve as the dividing line between community addressing grid and county addressing grid.
5. Denio area:
a. Pueblo Boulevard shall serve as east-west dividing line for the town of Denio;
b. Sections 4 and 5, T47N, R30E, M.D.M. shall serve as the dividing line between community addressing grid and county addressing grid.
6. Orovada area:
a. Highway 95 shall serve as east-west dividing line;
b. Kings River Highway shall serve as north-south dividing line;
c. Barber Road shall serve as the south dividing line between the community address grid and the county address grid;
d. Sections 1 through 6, T42N, R37E, M.D.M. shall serve as the north dividing line between the community addressing grid and the county addressing grid;
e. Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25 and 36, T41N, R37E, and Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25 and 36, T42N, R37E, M.D.M. shall serve as the east dividing line between community addressing grid and county addressing grid;
f. Skyhaven Drive shall serve as the west dividing line between community addressing grid and county addressing grid;
g. Highway 95 corridor will continue to be addressed with the county addressing grid system.
7. Valmy area:
a. I-80 will serve as the east-west dividing line;
b. Section 27, T34N, R43E, M.D.M. will serve as the dividing line between community addressing grid and county addressing grid.
B. County Addressing Grids.
1. County area:
a. Sixteen Mile Road will serve as the north-south dividing line.
b. Highway 95 will serve as the east-west dividing line. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(7). Formerly 12.04.070.)
12.04.090 System of numbering.
The numbers or residences and places of business, unless otherwise specified in this chapter, shall be as follows:
A. All numbers on the north and west sides of a road or street shall be even numbers;
B. All numbers on the south and east sides of the road or street shall be odd numbers;
C. There shall be one thousand numbers per mile, commencing with the number “3000” at the original two-miles-square city limits in the case of the Winnemucca area and with the number “1” in the case of all other numbering areas;
D. On streets or roads not running perpendicular to the baselines the numbers shall be in the same thousand series as are on roads running perpendicular to the baselines. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(8). Formerly 12.04.080.)
12.04.100 Alleys.
Residences or places of business fronting on alleys shall take the same numbers as set out above for all streets and roads except that they shall have a number ending with “1/2” rather than with whole numbers as would buildings fronting on a street. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(9). Formerly 12.04.090.)
12.04.110 Agency responsible.
The county building department is responsible for assigning numbers upon request by the property owner, resident or the planning department. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(10). Formerly 12.04.100.)
12.04.120 Violation – Penalty.
Violators shall be served with a notice of violation by mailing the same to either the address on the building permit or to the address on the county tax assessment roll. Failure to correct the violation within thirty days of the notice shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Ord. 7-12-10 § 1; Ord. 11-22-82 § 1(11). Formerly 12.04.110.)