ORD-2011-042 Chapter 6 Building Regulations Article II, Numbering of Houses and Buildings and Road Naming

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(3) Numerals indicating the address number of asingle-family dwelling shall be at least three inches in height and shall be posted and maintained so as to be legible from the road from both directions of travel. (4) Numerals for buildings with multiple dwelling units and nonresidential buildings shall be at least six inches in height and shall be placed on the front of the building facing the road or on the end of the building nearest the road. (5) Mobile home lots shall have address numbers assigned to each lot throughout the park. The address number of each lot must be clearly displayed on the lot so as to be legible from the road rather than mounted on the mobile home unit. (6) All numerals must be made of durable, clearly visible material and must contrast with the color of the background. (7) The Address Administrator shall have the right to authorize and approve alternate methods of displaying house numbers, which meet the intent of this article when strict adherence of these standards cannot reasonably be met. (f) Address Corrections. The Address Administrator is authorized to correct any errors in a numeric address or street range. This includes: (1) Addresses that are out of sequence with other addresses on the same road; (2) Addresses that are not inside the range of values assigned to the street of origin; (3) Address ranges assigned to street segments that are not sequential or are out of sequence with preceding or succeeding segments of the same street. The Address Administrator shall provide written notice to the owner in accordance with Sec. 6-37of this ordinance which shall include the reason for the error, the new numeric address, and that the address change will be effective sixty (60) days from receipt of the notice. A resident who does not display the new address after the effective date shall be in violation of this Ordinance. Ord. of 4-21-1987, § 5, eff. 4-21-1987; Amend. of 12-13-2011, eff. 12-13-2011 Sec. 6-36 PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE REQUIRED (a) Naming_ or Renaming Public Roads. Prior to naming or renaming a road, the Address Administrator shall request a public hearing date be set by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners and provide notice in accordance with G.S. 153A-239.1(a), except an initial name for a new road that has been approved by the address administrator may be assigned without a public hearing if recorded in the Register of Deeds Office on an approved subdivision plat. 9