Chapter 12.10
ROAD NAMING AND SITE ADDRESSING
Sections:
12.10.060 Road names and site address required.
12.10.070 Road name requirements.
12.10.080 Address number requirements.
12.10.110 Compliance with chapter.
12.10.130 Changes and amendments.
12.10.010 Title.
This chapter shall be known as the Columbia County road naming and site addressing ordinance. [Ord. 2018-03 § 1.]
12.10.020 Purpose.
A. This chapter is enacted for the purpose of establishing and maintaining road naming and site addressing standards intended to:
1. Provide property owners, the general public and Columbia County government with an accurate and systematic means of identifying and locating property.
2. Govern the display of property address numbers and provide for accurate road name signage, installation, and maintenance thereof.
3. Assist in the proper delivery of mail, packages, utilities, and other services.
4. Facilitate expedient emergency response by medical, law enforcement, fire, rescue, and any other emergency services.
5. Next Generation 911. [Ord. 2018-03 § 2.]
12.10.030 Applicability.
This chapter shall apply to the assignment of addresses to all new or existing buildings, lots or other tracts of land within unincorporated Columbia County, excluding all federal and state owned lands. [Ord. 2018-03 § 3.]
12.10.040 Definitions.
A. “Address” means the physical location of structures within the community addressing grid which includes number, road name, city, state, and zip code.
B. “Address Management System (AMS)” means the Address Management System (AMS) offices of the United States Postal Service (USPS), each serving several regional post offices. Their primary purpose is to maintain official records of valid mailing addresses for their region. In addition to maintaining current records of valid mailing addresses, AMS offices also review changes for adherence to USPS standards.
C. “Address number” means the numeric designation for an addressable structure or unit, e.g., if 101 N Main St is the site address, 101 is the address number.
D. “Addressable structures or units” means, generally, the habitable or legally occupied structure on a lot, parcel or tract, but may also include other structures as determined necessary by the Columbia County building official and/or Columbia County fire marshal to comply with applicable building and/or fire codes.
E. “Addressing scheme” is a generic term used to describe the address number system in any particular area such as a grid system, block system, or mile point system.
F. “Board” means the board of Columbia County commissioners (BOCC).
G. “Building permit” means a permit issued by the Columbia County building official before any building construction activity can commence.
H. “Cardinal direction” means the basic compass directions of north, south, east and west abbreviated as N, S, and E and W.
I. “Certificate of occupancy” means the document issued by the Columbia County building official in accordance with applicable building and other codes that allow a structure to be legally occupied for its intended use.
J. “Coordinator” means the person(s) designated by the director to administer the Columbia County road naming and site addressing system.
K. “Directional” means a one- or two-letter descriptor within a road name consisting of any combination of the cardinal directions of north, south, east, or west. Generally used in specific road naming schemes, i.e., N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW.
L. “Director” means the Columbia County public works director/county engineer.
M. “Driveway” means a means of vehicular access, beginning at the property line of a lot, tract or parcel of land abutting a public or private road, that provides access to an addressable structure or unit on that lot. A “driveway” does not serve any other lot, parcel or tract of land and shall not be identified by a separate road name.
N. “Duplicate” means a road name that is either identical to another road name or has a name which because of its pronunciation or spelling is deceptively similar to another road name.
O. “Engineer” means the Columbia County engineer or their designee.
P. “Homonym” means road names that are phonetically similar names.
Q. “Inconsistent site address or road name” means a site address or road name that causes confusion to, or hinders the efficient operation of, the post office or delivery service, fire response agency, emergency medical service or law enforcement agency serving Columbia County, e.g., duplicate road names, address numbers or ranges that are out of sequence.
R. “MUTCD” means the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and any changes made by the Washington State Department of Transportation in Chapter 468-95 WAC.
S. “Nonstandard road name sign” means any road name sign that is not a standard Columbia County road name sign.
T. “Operating procedures” means the Columbia County administrative rules and procedures, promulgated by the director, which govern the creation, assignment, and maintenance of the county site addressing system within unincorporated Columbia County.
U. “Private road” means any road, accessway or easement that provides access to three or more addressable structures or units that is not included in the county road network.
V. “Public road” means any road included in a right-of-way dedicated to the public and accepted into the county road network.
W. “Road approach” means the point of access of private property to a public road that has been approved and permitted by the county.
X. “Road name” means the word or words either existing, or, in the case of new or renamed public or private roads, approved by the coordinator, used in conjunction with a directional and/or a road name descriptor to identify a public or private road.
Y. “Road name descriptor” means an abbreviated word used in conjunction with a road name to describe the character of the road. The following road name descriptors shall be used:
1. Avenue (AVE): A road or thoroughfare often associated with urban areas. Also used as a descriptor for certain roads in specific road naming schemes. (Public roads only.)
2. Boulevard (BLVD): A broad, landscaped road generally containing a median. (Public roads only.)
3. Circle (CIR): A generally short road that begins and ends with the same intersecting road. (Public or private roads.)
4. Court (CT): A very short road, generally less than 500 feet, that ends in a cul-de-sac or dead end and is not an extension of an existing road, or continuation of a proposed road. (Public roads only.)
5. Drive (DR): A through road that generally is not straight but curvilinear in nature. (Public or private roads.)
6. Lane (LN): A short road, generally less than 1,000 feet, that ends in a cul-de-sac or dead end. (Private road only.)
7. Loop (LOOP): A road that intersects with itself subsequent to an intersection with another road. (Public or private roads.)
8. Place (PL): A short road, generally less than 1,000 feet, that ends in a cul-de-sac or dead end. (Public roads only.)
9. Road (RD): A generic road name descriptor that generally describes a rural road. (Public roads only.)
10. Street (ST): A road or thoroughfare often associated with urban areas. Also used as a descriptor for certain road naming schemes. (Public roads only.)
11. Way (WAY): A road that runs at an angle, or is not parallel to a grid. Also used as a generic road descriptor in urban areas. (Public or private roads.)
Z. “Site address” means the property identification comprised of an address number, a directional, a road name, a road name descriptor and a unit designator if applicable.
AA. “Subdivision” means all types of land divisions subject to the Columbia County land use code.
BB. “Unit designator” means secondary address numbers that are used to identify separate buildings or units on a single lot, parcel or tract of land. A unit designator shall consist of alphabetic abbreviation such as BLDG, UNIT, SPACE (SP), SUITE (STE), or APARTMENT (APT), etc., and a numeric identifier, i.e., 101 N Main ST BLDG 2. [Ord. 2018-03 § 4.]
12.10.050 Administration.
A. The Columbia County public works department, under the direction of the director, shall administer the provisions of this chapter unless otherwise provided herein. The director shall be responsible for establishing numeric addressing systems and promulgating operating procedures necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.
B. Current Columbia County road log and county map shall be the official index of county road names. The road log and map shall be used for road identification for addressing pertaining to the enhanced 911 system.
C. Pursuant to the Next Generation 911 Advancement Act of 2012 and in compliance with the Enhanced 911 Act of 2004 all road names and addresses assigned will meet state and federal requirements for supporting 911 call routing to the correct public safety answering point. All road names and addresses will be maintained in a geographical information system to inform state or regional emergency call routing systems as required to route 911 calls or text messages from wireline, wireless or voice over internet protocol communications to the correct public safety answering point. [Ord. 2018-03 § 5.]
12.10.060 Road names and site address required.
A. All new and existing addressable structures or units within unincorporated Columbia County shall have a site address in accordance with the applicable provisions of the currently adopted building and fire codes and this chapter.
B. All existing site addresses not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and/or contrary to the purpose of this chapter shall be subject to change to conform to the intent and provisions of this chapter.
C. All newly created public roads shall be designated with approved road names prior to approval of the final subdivision containing said roads.
D. All newly created private roads shall be designated with approved road names prior to approval of any final subdivision containing said roads and/or issuance of any building permit by Columbia County.
E. Existing private roads that provide legal access to three or more addressable structures or units shall be named in accordance with this chapter.
1. Any private road meeting the criteria of this subsection that is not named shall be named and all existing addressable structures or units shall be readdressed prior to the issuance of any building permit for construction of any new addressable structure or unit located along said road.
2. In the case of new construction in progress at the time of adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, road naming and readdressing shall occur prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for said new construction.
F. Existing roads or address numbers which are confusing or inconsistent and may adversely impact the efficient delivery of services by law enforcement, fire or emergency medical responders, the USPS or other private service providers may be renamed following the requirements of CCC 12.10.070(B). [Ord. 2018-03 § 6.]
12.10.070 Road name requirements.
A. All newly constructed or currently unnamed public or private roads shall be named in accordance with the following standards:
1. Road names shall use words with common spelling and pronunciation. Only letters of the alphabet and blank spaces may be used in road names. Road names shall not contain punctuation, accents, symbols, or special characters.
2. Duplication of existing road names within the boundaries of the county, including incorporated areas of the county, shall be limited only to contiguous extensions of existing roads that change from public to private ownership. In this event only the road suffix or type shall be changed to provide delineation between publicly owned or maintained streets and private ownership. Sequential address numbers will be assigned to the entire length of the road.
3. No roads shall have more than one name.
4. No road name shall consist of more than two words or contain more than 23 letters, excluding the extension (road, lane, court, etc.). Special situations may be established with commissioners’ approval which allow for more words or letters (i.e., Martin Luther King Ave.).
5. Road names shall not use commercial organizations, corporate trade names or the name of a living person, unless coincidental.
6. Public or private road names shall not include obscene, racial, and/or derogatory terms.
7. Numbers shall not be used in road names except for those used in the state or federal road systems.
8. Adjectives may be duplicated in a road name as long as they are not duplicated in the same subdivision, e.g., Red Stone Road and Red Fox Road.
9. Road names shall not begin with articles “The,” “A” or “An.”
10. Homonyms/phonetic duplications of road names are prohibited, e.g., Maple Trace Road and Maple Chase Lane.
11. Cardinal directions shall only be used in road names where consistent with existing naming grids or schemes; cardinal directions shall not be a part of the road name, i.e., Westpark Dr. or Southbank Rd.
12. Abbreviations used for road name prefixes and suffixes must be compliant with the MUTCD.
13. Continuous roads must retain the same road name and shall not change at any point unless the coordinator determines that it is in the public interest to do so.
14. A road which has less than a 125-foot centerline alignment offset from an existing road intersection shall continue the same road. A road which has more than a 125-foot centerline alignment offset from an existing road intersection shall adopt a new name.
15. Driveways shall not be assigned road names.
16. Roads adjacent to a highway shall be given different names on each side of such highway.
17. Historic names and/or names referring to applicable geographic features shall be used wherever practicable.
B. Renaming existing named public or private roads will require a petition to be submitted to the address coordinator by owners of the majority of the frontage of the public or private road in question; or a formal request by the county sheriff or affected fire chief; or by action of the board:
1. The renaming of existing named roads, both public and private, shall be done only by a resolution of the board and only after a public hearing on the matter is held by the board in the manner prescribed in RCW 36.32.120(7).
2. The board shall find in their decision to approve or deny the renaming of an existing named road that such approval or denial is consistent with the purpose of this chapter.
3. The notice of the public hearing on the renaming of an existing named road shall contain at least one, but no more than three, new road name(s) recommended to the board by the coordinator. The recommended name(s) may be compiled by the coordinator using the procedure in subsection (C) of this section.
4. The board may set a fee for renaming being requested by petition to cover the cost of examination, report, and proceedings pertaining to the petition. If a fee is charged, the amount will be specified in the approved Columbia County public works fee schedule.
5. When existing named roads are renamed to comply with this chapter, all of the standards of subsection (A) of this section shall apply. In addition, the following standards shall also apply:
a. Historically significant road names shall be retained where feasible. The desire to maintain these road names to commemorate local history shall be balanced with the stated purpose of this chapter.
b. Except for the continuation of existing roads, road names shall not be duplicated within any of the following boundaries: zip codes, municipal boundaries or regional population centers, fire, law and emergency medical services (EMS) response areas.
c. If two existing roads have duplicate names such that one road name must be changed, the first road to use the name shall retain that name. If it cannot be determined or verified which road used the name first, the road with the fewer addressable structures or units shall be renamed.
C. Selection of Public or Private Road Names for New or Existing Unnamed Roads.
1. The address coordinator shall select the name of any new public or private road.
2. The suffix road (Rd) shall be reserved for publicly owned or maintained roads within the unincorporated parts of the county. The suffixes street (St) and avenue (Ave) shall also be reserved for streets publicly owned or maintained within the incorporated cities or towns within the county.
3. The suffix lane (Ln) shall be reserved for private roads.
D. General Requirements for the Display of Road Name Signs.
1. Columbia County standard road name signs shall be required at all road intersections on public and private roads.
2. The composition, size and height of road name signs on public, county maintained roads must comply with Columbia County road standards and the MUTCD.
3. Road name signs shall be placed in the right-of-way. The location of road name signs must not obscure any potential traffic hazard. At any location where the typical placement of a sign interferes with a safe sight distance, an alternate location must be selected and approved by the engineer.
4. Only those road name signs assigned or approved by the engineer are allowed at roadway intersections. The county will remove any road name signs displaying unapproved road names or road name signs that do not comply with the Columbia County road standards.
E. Road Name Signs for Public Roads.
1. No one shall willfully remove, alter, change, or deface a road name sign or address identification erected or installed on any public, county maintained road.
2. The cost, manufacture and installation of Columbia County standard road name signs on public, county maintained roads shall be the responsibility of Columbia County except as in subsection (E)(4) of this section.
3. The ongoing maintenance of Columbia County standard road name signs on public, county maintained roads shall be the responsibility of Columbia County.
4. Columbia County standard road name signs for new and existing public roads in all subdivisions approved by Columbia County shall be installed and paid for by the developer, including all road name signs that must be changed or added between the location of the subdivision and the county road or state or federal highway providing access to the subdivision.
F. Road Name Signs for Private Roads.
1. No one shall willfully remove, alter, change, or deface a street name sign or address identification erected or installed on any private road.
2. Columbia County standard road name signs are required on all private roads. Private road name signs shall have blue Type II or Type III sheeting with white lettering. These signs shall be displayed at all road intersections both public and private.
3. Nonstandard road name signs are not allowed.
4. The composition, size, color, height, and location of road name signs on private roads must comply with Columbia County road standards and the MUTCD.
5. Only those road names approved by the coordinator shall be displayed at private roadway intersections.
6. Columbia County may remove any road name signs that do not comply with this chapter.
7. In addition to the name of the road, the abbreviation “PVT” shall be added to the road name sign for private roads. [Ord. 2018-03 § 7.]
12.10.080 Address number requirements.
A. Addresses shall be assigned with fire, EMS and law enforcement response as the primary consideration. To reduce the frequency of errors, duplications, and renumbering, the following principles of house numbering procedures will be followed to the degree possible and shall apply to the assignment of all address numbers:
1. Each residence, dwelling unit, commercial or industrial operation, warehouse or business will be assigned a single address. In the event of separate living quarters within a single building, an address with an apartment or unit designator shall be assigned. Outbuildings that have phone services with different phone numbers than the residences shall each be required to have an address.
a. In addition to the address number, a unit designator may be assigned to identify multiple structures, commercial or industrial buildings or units in a single building or on a single lot, tract or parcel of land to comply with applicable building and/or fire codes.
b. The coordinator shall only assign unit designators when determined to be necessary by the coordinator. Unit designators assigned by the coordinator shall be restricted to building (BLDG) or unit (UNIT), along with a numeric identifier.
c. This section is not intended to preclude the assignment of unit designators such as apartment, suite, or room to separate units within a single addressable structure by the USPS.
2. Rural address numbers will be assigned based on the road access or driveway distance from the road or lane origin. For example, an address located five miles and 2,400 feet from the origin of the N Touchet Rd will be numbered 624 N Touchet Rd. If the house were located on the left side of the road, the number would be 625. In the event that it is necessary to deviate from this numbering system, the address coordinator will assign numbers in a sequence logical with the adopted standard herein.
3. When it is apparent that resubdividing may take place due to lot sizes on the same street side, a sufficient quantity of house numbers should be reserved for the vacant areas between structures to permit assignment of numbers for any future development or improvement thereon.
4. Structures facing each other on the opposite side of the same street should be assigned numbers in relation to each other. That is: 6 facing 5 or 7, 5 facing 4 or 6; and in the instance where a structure fronts off the inside curvature of a street and faces more than one structure fronting off the outside curvature of same street: 6 between 5 and 7, or 7 between 6 and 8. This will also apply when there are more structures on one side of the street than the opposite side due to variances of lot sizes.
5. Suffixes such as “A” or “B” to house number digits will not be permitted. However, when a single entrance structure has more than one floor comprising other offices or places of business, suite numbers may be added after the house number assigned to that structure. Example: 1111 Planner Drive, Suite 201. This will also apply to a basement used in the same manner. In the case of a single-entrance place of business with apartments overhead or alongside, numbers may be used after the house number assigned to the structure. Example: 2222 Planner Drive, Apartment 2.
6. Structures with multiple entrances shall be assigned a house number for each separate entrance. This will also apply to bays in a warehouse. When a large, single-entrance warehouse is erected, located, or situated on a parcel of land, a sufficient quantity of house numbers should be reserved between other structures on the same street for possible partitioning into additional bays for which house numbers may be required. Rear entrances of multiple-entrance structures, such as strip shopping centers, warehouse bays, and apartments, shall display the number assigned to the front or main entrance.
7. Each store in a shopping center will be assigned its own house number. However, a sufficient quantity of house numbers will be reserved for each store or office in excess of 20-foot widths to permit future assignment of house numbers if any of the stores or offices therein are partitioned to establish other places of business.
8. Structures on parcels of land fronting on more than one street will be assigned a number according to location of the front door in urban areas and the driveway in rural areas. However, a house number should be reserved along each street on which the parcel faces to provide for the assignment of changes or additions to the structure thereon.
9. Structures on parcels of land fronting on more than one street containing a circular driveway from street to the street will be assigned a number along the street in which the front door or main entrance faces. If the front entrance cannot be determined, an address will be assigned according to the main street.
10. If the property to be addressed contains a structure located within 50 feet of the road, and access is in good view, the address shall be assigned relative to the structure’s placement in the addressing scheme. If the structure is more than 50 feet from the road, or if terrain restricts visibility from the road, the structure shall be addressed relative to the location of the driveway in the addressing scheme.
11. Address numbers on the left side of roads shall be odd. Address numbers on the right side of roads shall be even.
12. When assigning address numbers, sufficient gaps should be allowed in addressing sequences to allow for infill due to future development in order to preserve a progressive address number sequence.
13. For parcels that are accessed by multiple driveways, the owner shall designate a primary access point that will be used for address assignment. Such access points are subject to review and approval of the county to ensure that they are accessible to emergency service providers. If this primary access point is not designated by the property owner, the coordinator shall make the official determination to allow the proper addressing of the property.
B. The following shall apply to the assignment of address numbers to new addressable structures or units on existing lots:
1. All new addressable structures or units on all existing lots, tracts or parcels of land shall be assigned an address number after the property owner or developer, with the approval of the county engineer, has made a final determination of the road approach and applied for a building permit.
2. An address number shall be assigned before a building permit is issued.
3. The address numbers shall be displayed visibly at the site prior to the commencement of construction and ultimately on new structures prior to the first use or occupancy.
4. Structures on parcels of land fronting on more than one street will be assigned a number according to location of driveway. However, a house number should be reserved along each street on which the parcel faces to provide for the assignment of changes or additions to the structure thereon.
C. The following shall apply to the assignment of address numbers to lots created by plat:
1. A long plat shall not be forwarded to the board for final plat approval until the coordinator has approved names for all proposed roads within said plat.
2. A short plat may receive final plat approval from Columbia County prior to having addresses assigned at the discretion of the coordinator, in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter and current operating procedures.
3. An address will be assigned by the coordinator following the completion of:
a. An approach permit;
b. A new address permit;
c. Construction of the approach or driveway;
d. Final inspection with review and approval of the engineer.
4. A rural address number will be determined by where the driveway or approach intersects the access road. Any change of the access location will require the submittal and approval of an approach and addressing permit. The new approach location may require a change of address, at the discretion of the coordinator, in order to avoid inconsistent site addresses and maintain sequential numbering along roads, streets or private lanes.
D. The following shall apply to the assignment of an address number to vacant land:
1. An address number may be assigned to a vacant lot, tract or parcel of land upon a showing by the property owner that assignment of an address number would not be contrary to the public interest or violate any other provision of this code and if the final determination of the driveway access point or right-of-way approach has been made.
2. If, in the sole determination of the director, the assignment of an address number to any vacant lot, tract or parcel of land would be contrary to the public interest or would violate any other provision of this code, an address number shall not be assigned.
E. Upon assignment of a new address the coordinator will provide notification to county, city and emergency management personnel of the assigned address and location.
F. Display of Address Numbers.
1. Approved numbers or addresses shall be posted for all new and existing buildings in such a position, facing the way of travel, as to be plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. If the numerical designation of the building is not clearly visible from a named way of travel, the numerical designation shall be posted at the access from the street or road to the premises.
2. If a unit designator is used as part of an address, then each separate unit shall display its unit designator number or letter.
3. Address displays not visible from the street or road are required to have additional sets of address numbers to further indicate the location of the addressable structure. The numbers shall be reflective and placed upon a post or other structure which displays the numbers at least 36 inches above the ground so that the numbers are legible from the roadway, day or night.
4. On long driveways the address numbers shall be displayed at the intersection of the driveway and the connecting public road on a posted sign or mailbox so they are visible from the public road. When multiple residences use the same driveway the addresses will be posted at the intersection connecting to public road as well as individual driveways or on the structure if visible from the private road.
5. Address number signs posted along through roads shall be positioned so that the sign is roughly perpendicular to the centerline of the road with numbers posted on both sides of the sign in order to be readily viewed from a vehicle traveling in either direction along the road.
6. Where an address number is assigned to vacant land, the address number shall be displayed at the driveway entrance to the parcel.
G. The property owner will be responsible for installing an address number sign complying with the requirements of this section for each new address number assigned. Columbia County will provide sign and post specifications, but the posting and maintenance of said number sign shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
H. Any address number associated with an incorrect site address shall be removed and replaced with the correct number by the property owner within 45 days of the notification of the correct address by the coordinator. The property owner shall be responsible to purchase, install, and maintain the correct structure address numbers. [Ord. 2018-03 § 8.]
12.10.090 Appeals.
A. Any decision of the coordinator regarding the application of this chapter may be appealed to the director. Any such appeal shall be made in writing within 10 calendar days of the coordinator’s decision, and shall set forth the basis of the appeal and what relief is sought.
B. The director’s decision may be appealed to the board. Any such appeal shall be made in writing within 10 calendar days of the director’s decision, and shall set forth the basis of the appeal and what relief is sought.
C. Any appeal to the board under this section shall be heard at a public hearing on the matter. The date, time and place for hearing the appeal shall be established by a resolution of the board at a regular business meeting. Notice of the public hearing on the appeal shall be published in the official newspaper of the county at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.
A fee may be charged for an appeal to the board for costs associated with the public hearing. Such fee will be reimbursed if the appellant substantially prevails in their appeal. If a fee is charged, the amount will be specified in the approved Columbia County public works fee schedule.
D. It shall be the burden of the appellant to show, in any appeal of a decision made under this chapter, how or why the decision is clearly in error or is in conflict with the purpose and provisions of this chapter.
E. Decisions regarding the selection and assignment of address numbers shall be upheld unless it can be shown the selection or assignment of the address number was clearly in error. [Ord. 2018-03 § 9.]
12.10.100 Enforcement.
A. Existing addresses or road names that do not comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be brought into compliance when:
1. During the review of any building permit, subdivision or land use application by the Columbia County planning department where nonconforming site addresses, road names, or other inconsistencies are identified.
2. During any code enforcement action undertaken by Columbia County where a nonconforming site address or road name is identified.
3. An inconsistent site address or road name is brought to the attention of the Columbia County public works department, and in the sole determination of the director conformance is necessary to ensure public safety.
B. Violations of this chapter shall result in Columbia County denying and/or withholding all permits, certificates of occupancy or other forms of authorization to use or develop any land, structure or improvements thereon. [Ord. 2018-03 § 10.]
12.10.110 Compliance with chapter.
No owner of real property shall attempt to number or fail to number the property or the principal building thereon, if not in conformity with this chapter. The county shall send a written notice, by first-class mail, to any owner not in compliance with this chapter, to the owner’s address as stated in the records of the county, directing specific compliance with any provision of this chapter; and the failure or refusal of such owner, within 45 days of such notice, to comply with the directives stated therein shall constitute a violation of this chapter. [Ord. 2018-03 § 11.]
12.10.120 Penalties.
The violation of CCC 12.10.080(F), (G) or (H) shall be punished for a first offense by a fine of $250.00 and for each subsequent offense committed within a period of 12 months by a fine not to exceed $500.00. [Ord. 2018-03 § 12.]
12.10.130 Changes and amendments.
These regulations may from time to time be amended or repealed by the county commissioners. Any person or officer, department, board, commission, or bureau of the county may petition for such change or amendment; however, no such change or amendment shall become effective until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least 15 days’ notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. [Ord. 2018-03 § 13.]