Paradise Municipal Code Ch. 12.08 Street Naming and Numbering—addresses

The town council finds that a definite system of road naming procedures is needed in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare of the town; and that such procedures are necessary to enable emergency vehicles to respond quickly to calls, to expedite postal and other delivery services, to eliminate confusion and error, and to locate business places and residences for customers and visitors without difficulty and loss of time. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987: Ord. 39, § 1, 1980)

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

"Principal access" means the access taken from public or private roads which access enters the property and is used as primary parking or access to the garage or carport.

"Road" means all ways designed for motor vehicular traffic which are not public streets.

"Street" means a street, highway, thoroughfare, avenue, boulevard, alley, court, circle or drive which has been accepted into a street system maintained by the town or state except those within any public park, public schools, or similar public grounds. (Ord. 162, §1 (part), 1987)

The town establishes a street and road naming system. All streets and roads shall be named consistent with this system. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987)

Street or road names shall be required of every principal access that serves three or more separate parcels each containing one or more habitable structure or business. Names may be permitted, but are not required on streets or roads that serve less than three parcels containing one or more habitable structure or business. Where access serves condominiums or apartment developments, street or road names are required when deemed necessary by the address coordinator. Street or road names shall be selected for such projects in accordance with this chapter. No shopping center shall have a separate street or road name(s). (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, §2, 1980)

All streets or roads shall have the same name for their entire length. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, § 3(A), 1980)

The town shall have the right to name or rename any and all streets, roads, accesses, or road easements within the town. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, § 3(B), 1980)

All streets, roads and addresses within the town shall be shown on the "street, road and addressing map" on file in the planning department of the town. The address coordinator shall place, or cause to be placed, all new street and road names and new addresses on this map within fifteen calendar days of the naming of the street or road, or of the assigning of the address. All new names or addresses shall be assigned in accordance with this chapter. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, § 3(C), 1980)

A. The street and road naming system shall be continued, enforced, operated and maintained within the town by the town manager, or his designee. The designee shall be known as the address coordinator.

B. The address coordinator shall notify all appropriate property owners of the street or road name and numbers assigned to their property; make certain address numbers are maintained, and determine whether these numbers are installed in such a manner as to be visible from the street or road in front of each location or from the roadway or driveway leading to buildings which are not visible from the street or road which the subject site accesses.

C. The address coordinator shall require all new street or road names to avoid duplication or confusion with any existing street or road name within the town's sphere of influence.

D. Upon request, the address coordinator shall issue to any building owner or occupant in the town an address(es) in accordance with this chapter. No fee shall be charged for this service.

E. The address coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining the addressing and street or road naming system and shall keep a record of all numbers and names assigned. The records shall be open for inspection by the public during business hours. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, § 3(D), 1980)

If the town desires to name or rename an existing street, road, access or road easement, then the address coordinator shall contact abutting property owners maintaining his or her main residence on the street, road, access or road easement and secure the circulation of a petition to select a name or new name. If the petition is not returned within thirty days to the address coordinator, then the town council or the address coordinator, as the case may be, shall select a name or new name for the street, road, access or road easement. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, § 3(E), 1980)

A. Any street or road name in the town may be changed by petition to the address coordinator stating the existing street or road name, five proposed names and including signatures of sixty percent of the property owners, whose property has principal access from the street or road. If one of these names does not conflict with any existing street or road names within the town's sphere of influence, then this name will be submitted to the town council for approval.

B. When a street or road name change has been initiated pursuant to subsection A of this section, a public hearing shall be scheduled before the town council. A resolution of intention to rename the street or road shall be required to set a public hearing to consider such action. The resolution of intention shall be posted at a minimum of three places along the subject street or road at least ten days before the day set for the hearing.

C. At the time of the scheduled hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the council shall hear and consider proposals to change the name of the subject street or road. Upon approval of the change thereof the council shall adopt a resolution designating the name for the street or road. Thereafter, the street or road shall be known by the name so designated. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, § 3(F), 1980)

A. No public street or private road shall be given a common first name of a person.

B. Any and all proposed names for new public streets or private roads shall avoid duplication of confusion with any existing street or road name within the town's sphere of influence.

C. For new private road names within approved land divisions or land developments requiring new road names, those names appearing on the recorded map or the approved plot plan shall be the names of the road(s) as approved by the address coordinator. If the address coordinator denies the name(s) proposed to be shown on the map or plot plan, then the applicant may appeal such action to the planning commission for final disposition.

D. For new town street names within approved land divisions or land developments requiring new street names, those names appearing on the recorded map or the approved plot plan shall be the names approved by the town council. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, § 4, 1980)

All designated fees shall be paid at the time the application for street or road name changes or new names is submitted. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987)

Any road name in the town may officially be changed upon petition to the address coordinator stating the existing road name, five proposed names and signatures of sixty percent of the property owners whose property is serviced by such road. These names will be studied to assure they do not duplicate or sound like any existing road names in the town and/or county. If one of these road names does not conflict with any existing road names, this will be submitted to the town council. The resolution of intention shall be set for public hearing and notice of such hearing shall be given by posting notice in at least three places along the road or roads proposed to be affected, such posting to be complete at least ten days before the day set for the hearing. At the time set for the hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the council shall hear and consider proposals to change the name of such road and upon adoption of the change thereof, shall make a resolution officially designating the name for the road; thereafter, such road shall be known by the name so designated. (Ord. 39, § 5, 1980)

A. Street name signs for existing town streets will be erected and maintained by the town department of public works.

B. Street name signs for new town roads or streets shall be established by subdivisions and site improvements. The person doing the subdivision or improvements will supply and erect all road signs to town standards. The department of public works will maintain the signs for town streets.

(Ord. 39, § 6, 1980; Ord. 381, § 1, 2002)

A. All addresses will be assigned or reassigned in accord with the appropriate area and in normal sequence to its respective block.

B. Prior to the issuance of any address number, the principal access to the property shall bear a name in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

C. Condominiums, excepting condominium subdivisions, shopping centers or apartment-type developments will be addressed as follows:

1. The main entrance will be numbered off the road it enters.

2. Street names will not be permitted.

3. Each space or apartment will be assigned a space number or apartment number by the address coordinator.

4. The owner or developer of this type of development will supply the address coordinator with a small map showing all the spaces or apartments and interior streets to allow numbers to be assigned (Recommended scale of this small map is one inch equals two hundred feet). A copy will then be sent to each emergency agency and post office for their use.

5. At all intersections in this type of development there shall be a sign showing the space or apartment number range ahead on the side roads. (Ord. 39, § 7, 1980)

The address coordinator shall give notice to the occupants or owners of buildings which are assigned or reassigned numbers under this system, which notice shall contain the new number or number reassigned to a particular building, and the date on which the new number shall be effective. Within sixty days of such effective date of notice of number assigned or reassigned, the occupant(s) or owner(s) of the buildings shall cause the number to be displayed upon the building or land in such a manner as to be visible from the street or road upon which the land or building fronts, and shall remove or obscure from public view any old or previous number not in accordance with the system. The minimum height of numbers to be used shall be three inches and of contrasting color from the basic background. (Ord. 39, § 8, 1980)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction with fines pursuant to Government Code Section 36900. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and is punishable as such. (Ord. 162, § 1(part), 1987; Ord. 39, § 9, 1980, Ord. 381, § 2, 2002)