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a. The County shall be divided by two axes, the <br /> north-south axis shall be Highway 86 ( New <br /> Highway 86 from the Caswell County line to <br /> 1 -85, Old Highway 86 from 1-85 to <br /> Calvander) . The east-west axis shall be St. <br /> Mary ' s Road ( from the Durham County line to <br /> Highway 70) and a continuance of Highway 70 <br /> from that intersection westward to the <br /> Alamance County line. <br /> b. Numbers shall run in an ascending order from <br /> east to west on streets to the west of the <br /> north-south axis and shall run in an <br /> ascending order from west to east on streets <br /> to the east of the north-south base line. <br /> Numbers shall run in an ascending order from <br /> south to north on streets to the north of <br /> the east-west axis and shall run in an <br /> ascending order from north to south on <br /> streets to the south of the east west axis. <br /> c. All dead-end streets shall begin numbers at <br /> the open end, no matter which compass <br /> direction they follow . <br /> d. Streets with both ends opening from the same <br /> direction shall begin numbering on the end <br /> closest to the axis. <br /> e. Streets which do not run north-south or <br /> east-west shall begin numbering at the end <br /> closest to the axis. <br /> f . Streets which connect to both axes shall <br /> begin numbering on the end stemming from the <br /> north-south axis. <br /> g. Each block shall begin a new series, for <br /> example, 101 , 201 , 301 . <br /> h . Numbers shall remain unassigned in order to <br /> accommodate future development, and block <br /> numbers shall be assigned to undeveloped <br /> areas. <br /> Section 6. Violation of this ordinance shall constitute a <br /> misdemeanor punishable as provided in G.S. 14-4. <br /> Whenever the governing body of the County has <br /> reasonable cause to believe that any person is <br /> violating or threatening to violate this ordi- <br /> nance, it may, either before or after the insti- <br /> tution of any other action or proceeding autho- <br /> rized by this ordinance, institute a civil action <br /> PAGE 2 <br />