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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 5, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. "] ' Q <br />SUBJECT: Proposed Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance <br />DEPARTMENT: Information Technologies (IT) <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Steve Averett, 245-2501 <br />8/15/11 Draft Proposed Orange County <br />Addressing and Road Naming <br />Ordinance <br />11/30/11 Draft Proposed Orange County <br />Addressing and Road Naming <br />Ordinance (Renumbered and <br />Reformatted for Municode) <br />Press Release on November 15, 2011 <br />Public Hearing <br />Presentation <br />PURPOSE: To continue the public hearing from the Board's November 15, 2011 regular <br />meeting on the proposed Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance in <br />preparation for potential consideration/adoption at the Board's December 13, 2011 regular <br />meeting. <br />BACKGROUND: In November 2010, Orange County staff was directed by the BOCC to <br />continue development of an addressing ordinance. Information Technologies' Geographic <br />Information Systems (GIS) staff and County legal staff have since worked together to create a <br />draft ordinance that will allow Orange County to formalize its addressing rules and procedures to <br />ensure the most efficient delivery of emergency services. <br />Orange County staff from IT, Planning, Emergency Services, Tax, and the Attorney's office met <br />on May 2, 2011 to discuss the specifics of the proposed ordinance and begin the development <br />of an enforcement model. <br />On May 4, 2011, County staff met with the Orange County Council of Fire Chiefs to receive <br />input on the draft ordinance which had been previously provided to them. The Council provided <br />valuable feedback that has since been evaluated and partially included in the current draft. At <br />the meeting on May 4, all the attending fire chiefs were supportive of the need for an addressing <br />ordinance. <br />On June 16 and August 30, 2011, the draft ordinance was presented to the BOCC at two <br />separate work sessions. The BOCC provided feedback that was. incorporated into the proposed <br />ordinance. <br />