Article 7 — STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

Sec. 9-7.701. - Statute of limitations.

(a)

Any court action seeking to set aside, annul, modify, or in any way challenge any County decision regarding a development agreement shall be commenced within ninety (90) days of the date the applicable ordinance is recorded pursuant to Section 9-7.401 of Article 4 of this chapter. Any action not so commenced shall be barred.

(b)

Any court action seeking to set aside, annul, modify, or in any way challenge a determination by the Planning Director that, pursuant to Section 9-7.503 of Article 5 of this chapter, the applicant is in good faith compliance or that no further discretionary action needs to be considered shall be commenced within ninety (90) days of the date of such determination. Any action not so commenced shall be barred.

(§ 2, Ord. 82-512, eff. August 12, 1982)

CHAPTER 8. - STREET ADDRESS SYSTEM Article 1. - PURPOSES AND APPLICATION

Sec. 9-8.101. - Purposes.

The provisions of this chapter are adopted to implement the General Plan by providing for the identification of all lots by an address and to thereby facilitate the provision of emergency services and utilities, and avoid delays in response, thus promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Sec. 9-8.102. - Application.

The application of the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be only the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Article 2. - DEFINITIONS

Sec. 9-8.201. - Scope.

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined in this article.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Sec. 9-8.202. - Dead-end road.

"Dead-end road" shall mean a road that has only one point of vehicular access to a State highway or major thoroughfare; and shall include looped roads and cul-de-sacs which have only one point of access, immediately or ultimately, to a State highway or major thoroughfare.

(§ 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Editor's note— Section 1(Exh. A) of Ord. 2018-114, adopted October 9, 2018, renumbered §§ 9-8.201.5 and 9-8.202 as 9.8-202 and 9.8-203, and §§ 9-8.202.5, 9-8.203, 9-8.204, and 9-8.205 as 9-8.205—98.208. The historical notation remains with the renumbered provisions.

Sec. 9-8.203. - Internal roadway.

"Internal roadway" shall mean a roadway within a property which is not a street and which provides access to functionally independent units of a residential, commercial, industrial or other complex.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Editor's note— See the note to § 9-8.202.

Sec. 9-8.204. - Roads, streets, private lanes.

"Roads, streets and private lanes" shall mean vehicular access to more than one parcel; access to any industrial or commercial occupancy; or vehicular access to a single parcel with more than two (2) buildings or more than four (4) or more dwelling units.

(§ 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Editor's note— See the note to § 9-8.202.

Sec. 9-8.205. - Roadway.

"Roadway" shall mean any surface designed, improved, or ordinarily used for vehicle travel including bridges, culverts, and other appurtenant structures which supplement the roadway bed or shoulders.

(§ 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. December 13, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Editor's note— See the note to § 9-8.202.

Sec. 9-8.206. - Street.

"Street" shall mean any legally established access easement which provides a primary means of access to property or a County road, a State highway or a Forest Service System road.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Editor's note— See the note to § 9-8.202.

Sec. 9-8.207. - Street address.

"Street address" shall mean a locational identification comprised of a systematically determined number, a road identification, and a locality identification.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Editor's note— See the note to § 9-8.202.

Sec. 9-8.208. - Street address system.

"Street address system" shall mean a method for the logical allocation of the numerical component of a street address and may include provisions for the determination of road identification or locality identification or both.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Editor's note— See the note to § 9-8.202.

Article 3. - STREET ADDRESS SYSTEM

Sec. 9-8.301. - Establishment.

The Planning Director shall establish a street address system for the County which may include independent street address systems for specific localities.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Sec. 9-8.302. - Establishment by ordinance.

The Board may establish by ordinance individual street address systems for specific localities.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Sec. 9-8.303. - Allocation of street addresses.

Within any street address system, the allocation of street addresses to properties, portions of properties, buildings, portions of buildings, or as otherwise may be determined necessary shall be made by the Planning and Development Agency.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Sec. 9-8.304. - Locality identification.

(a)

The Planning Director shall identify the locality for the street addresses within each street address system he establishes.

(b)

An ordinance establishing a street address system shall identify the locality for the street addresses within such system.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Article 4. - POSTING

Sec. 9-8.401. - Required.

Where a street address system has been established, the placement of numbers shall be required as provided for by this article.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991)

Sec. 9-8.402. - Notices.

Upon the adoption of an ordinance establishing a street address system, the Planning Director shall notify by mail the owners of all properties within the street address system of a street address allocated to each property, of the possibility of the allocation of additional street addresses if needed, and of the requirements for the placement of numbers.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Sec. 9-8.403. - Placement of numbers.

(a)

The numbers of a street address shall be affixed to the building to which allocated. Accessory buildings will not be required to have a separate address, however each dwelling unit or business within a building shall be separately identified.

(b)

The numbers of an allocated street address which are affixed to a building shall be clearly visible and legible from the street which provides access to the property, except that, if the building is provided access by an internal roadway, the numbers shall be clearly visible and legible from the internal roadway.

(c)

The numbers of a street address which are affixed to a building shall be in Arabic numerals.

(d)

It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to affix the numbers of an allocated street address.

(e)

The numbers of a street address shall be affixed within ninety (90) days after the mailing of the notice provided for in Section 9-8.402 of this article.

(f)

The numbers of a street address need not be affixed for a property which is unimproved and for which no use has been established.

(g)

Street addresses shall be affixed to buildings before January 1, 1992.

(h)

Street addresses shall be affixed to buildings before final inspection.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

(a)

A street address sign is a display of the numbers of an allocated street address by means other than affixture to a building.

(b)

The numbers of a street address shall be affixed to street address sign.

(c)

It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to affix the numbers of an allocated street address.

(d)

Street address signs shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9-2.416 of this title.

(e)

Design.

(1)

The face area of a street address sign shall be that area within the boundary of a simple plane which encompasses all characters and intervening voids.

(2)

The face area of a street address sign shall not exceed six (6) square feet except when it is necessary to accommodate additional minimum signage.

(3)

Size of letters, numbers, and symbols for street address signs shall be a minimum four (4") inch letter height, one-half inch stroke, reflectorized, contrasting with the background color of the sign.

(4)

The numbers for street address signs shall be in Arabic numerals.

(5)

Where multiple addresses are required at a single driveway, they shall be mounted on a single post.

(f)

Location.

(1)

All buildings shall have a permanently posted address, which shall be placed at each driveway entrance and visible from both directions of travel along the road.

(2)

Addresses shall be visible and legible from the road on which the address is located.

(3)

Address signs along one-way roads shall be visible from both the intended direction of travel and the opposite direction.

(4)

Where a roadway provides access solely to a single commercial or industrial business, the address sign shall be placed at the nearest road intersection providing access to that site.

(g)

The street address sign shall be placed within fifteen (15) days after issuance of a building permit for a building.

(h)

Street address signs shall be placed for all improved properties before January 1, 1992.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Sec. 9-8.405. - Uniform Fire Code.

(a)

Where a street address system has not been established by ordinance, the placement of numbers may be required as provided for in Section 10.208 of the Uniform Fire Code as adopted by Section 8-11.01 of Chapter 11 of Title 8 of this Code.

(b)

When the placement of numbers is required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, such placement shall be as required by Sections 9-8.403 and 9-8.404 of this article.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Article 5. - ORDINANCES

Sec. 9-8.501. - Initiation.

The Planning Director may recommend to the Board the adoption of ordinances establishing street address systems.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Sec. 9-8.502. - Preparation.

The Planning Director shall prepare the ordinances for the establishment of street address systems.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Prior to action by the Board to adopt an ordinance establishing a street address system, the Planning Director shall refer the proposed ordinance to all entities which provide either emergency services or utilities within the subject area. Such entities shall be provided at least thirty (30) days in which to comment on the proposed street address system.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

Sec. 9-8.504. - Hearings: Notices.

(a)

The Board shall hold at least one public hearing before adopting an ordinance establishing a street address system.

(b)

Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the County at least ten (10) days before the hearing.

(c)

The notice shall include the date, time, and place of the hearing, shall identify the Board as the hearing body, and shall provide a general explanation of the matter to be considered and a general description of the area to be affected.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)