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Minutes 12-13-2011
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ORD-2011-042 Chapter 6 Building Regulations Article II, Numbering of Houses and Buildings and Road Naming
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RES-2011-114 Resolution Amending Chapter 6, Article II of the Code of Ordinances of Orange County – Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance
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Ait Qchmeri+ J- <br />AN ORDINANCE TO ASSIGN AND REGULATE <br />ROAD NAMES, HOUSE AND BUILDING NUMBERS IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL <br />A. Title. The name of this ordinance is "An Ordinance to Assign and Regulate Road <br />Names, House and Building Numbers in Orange County" and may be cited as the "Road <br />Naming and Addressing Ordinance" (hereinafter referred to as the "Ordinance "). <br />B. Authority. This Ordinance is hereby adopted under the authority and provisions of <br />General Statutes of North Carolina Chapter 153A -238. and 1.53A- 239.1(a) and 147 -54.7, <br />and the police powers of the county to protect the health, safety and welfare of its <br />citizens. <br />C. Jurisdictional Coverage. All public and private roads in the unincorporated portions of <br />the county are included within the jurisdiction of this ordinance, unless the. „municipalities <br />within the County elect to be covered by the Ordinance. Every addressable structure <br />within the County's planning jurisdiction shall be included within the jurisdiction of this <br />ordinance. The municipalities within the County may maintain any current or future road <br />names in unincorporated areas mcluded,;..within their extraterritorial jurisdiction as they <br />are approved and filed into public records:: <br />D. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this article is to hereby establish a uniform <br />system of addressing and numbering all: houses and buildings within the jurisdiction of <br />the county, and to establish a process f6f changing existing addresses, streets and road <br />names so that street, road, and highway names are not duplicated in the county. The <br />ordinance provides a method to correct uiaccurate addresses, ensure that road .name <br />identification signs are placed at all road intersections, establish a procedure for <br />reviewmg'road names and provide an enforcement mechanism to ensure compliance with <br />the: uniform system of addressing and numbering.. This ordinance is necessary to <br />facilitate the provision of adequate public safety and emergency services and to minimize <br />the difficulty in locating properties and buildings for postal delivery, public service <br />agencies, and the general public. <br />E. Delegatiorn of Authority. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners hereby <br />delegates the overall authority and responsibility for the addressing and naming of public <br />and private roads, as directed by the provisions of this Ordinance, to the County Manager <br />or his/her designee as the Address Administrator. This includes any authorized staff <br />representative acting on behalf of the County Manager or his/her designee. <br />F. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall <br />have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly <br />indicates a different meaning: <br />Draft Road Naming and Addressing Ordinance 1 <br />August 15, 2011 <br />4 <br />
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