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O R A N G E COUNTY f - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1 ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date March 24, 1987 Action A e da SUBJECT: PROPOSED HOUSE NUMBERING ORDINANCE Item DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING X Yes —_ No ATTACHMENT( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Collins Proposed House Numbering Ordinance TELEPHONE NUMBERS : Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on and adopt a proposed ordinance to assign and regulate house and building numbers in Orange County . BACKGROUND: In 1981 , Orange County established a system for naming roads and streets in the County. However, identification of the location of homes and businesses continued to be according to the rural box numbers assigned by the postal service for purposes of mail delivery . This has been an inadequate method where growth is occurring rapidly since the numbers assigned must be changed frequently at great inconvenience to the public. Furthermore, it is inadequate to give emergency service agencies indication of precise location . Per an agreement reached in January 1987 between the County Manager and the Chapel Hill Postmaster, a joint project was undertaken between the County and Postal Service to begin the conversion of rural box numbers to a system of permanently assigned house numbers. Once the actual assignments are made no further changes in numbering should be necessary . The proposed ordinance identifies guidelines for the purpose of providing a consistent and coherent means for assigning house and building numbers as well as requirements for the display of numbers. Upon approval , the system will be used uniformly throughout Orange County . A Planning Board recommendation is not required on the proposed ordinance, and the Commissioners may adopt the ordinance following the conclusion of the hearing. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the proposed ordinance.