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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 13, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. e -a <br />SUBJECT: Proposed Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance <br />DEPARTMENT: Information Technologies (IT) PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) 8/15/11 Draft Proposed Orange <br />County Addressing and Road Naming <br />Ordinance <br />2) Adopting Resolution <br />3) 11/30/11 Draft Proposed Orange <br />County Addressing and Road Naming <br />Ordinance for Adoption (Renumbered <br />and Reformatted for Municode) <br />4) Existing Building and Building <br />Regulations Provisions Proposed for <br />Amendment <br />5) Map titled "Addressing Grid Axis" <br />6) Presentation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Steve Averett, 245 -2501 <br />PURPOSE: To consider adopting a resolution amending Chapter 6, Article II, the current <br />Building and Building Regulations sections of the Code of Ordinances, with the proposed <br />Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance. <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 />