Yuba County Municipal Code Ch. 9.70 Uniform System for the Naming of Streets and Numbering of Properties

To provide for orderly development and eliminate duplication and uncertainty, a definite system of finding dwellings and business locations rapidly and with certainty is needed in the interest of the public health, welfare and safety for the unincorporated areas of the County of Yuba. It is necessary to enable emergency vehicles to respond quickly to calls, expedite postal and other delivery services, eliminate confusion and error and locate business places and residences for customers and friends without difficulties and loss of time.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.010; Ord. No. 735)

The system shall be continued, enforced, operated and maintained within the unincorporated areas of the County of Yuba by the Community Development and Services Agency's Public Works Director or such Director's authorized designee, referred to in this Chapter as Address Coordinator, and street names, street numbers and property numbers assigned within such areas shall be in accordance with the system.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.020; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 995; Ord. No. 1095; Ord. No. 1405)

The Address Coordinator shall make sure that all new road names avoid duplication and do not sound like existing road names in Yuba County.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.040; Ord. No. 735)

The Address Coordinator shall assign address numbers to all parcels of land contained within all Subdivision Tract Maps and Parcel Maps in the unincorporated area of the County immediately following map recordation. The Community Development and Services Agency's Building Official or such Official's designee shall assign address numbers to all parcels of land in the unincorporated area of the County which have not received address numbers by the Address Coordinator prior to the issuance of building permits.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.050; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 1095; Ord. No. 1405)

The Address Coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining the numbering and road naming system and shall keep a record of all numbers and names assigned under this Chapter. Said records shall be open for inspection by the public during regular business hours.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.060; Ord. No. 735)

Street names shall be required of every access that serves at least three dwellings and/or business establishments or combination thereof, except in mobile home parks, condominiums, shopping centers and apartment-type developments. In these cases, street names will not be permitted.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.070; Ord. No. 735)

Mobile home parks, condominiums, shopping centers and apartment-type developments that have existing road or street names will within 60 days of the notice given by the Address Coordinator showing the address and space or apartment numbers take down existing road or street names signs and erect the signs in accordance, with the provisions of Section 9.70.210(5) of this Chapter.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.080; Ord. No. 735)

All streets or roads shall be known by the same name for the entire length except that the Address Coordinator may under unique circumstances change the name of a portion of a road.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.090; Ord. No. 735)

The County shall have the right to name or rename all private roads, access or easements and County roads in the unincorporated areas of Yuba County.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.100; Ord. No. 735)

In the interest of preservation of Yuba County's rich and colorful heritage, priority shall be given wherever practicable to road names of appropriate historical significance, in the final selection process.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.110; Ord. No. 735)

All road names will be reviewed and approved or rejected by the Address Coordinator.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.120; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 760)

When naming or renaming any road, access or easement, the Address Coordinator or the assistant will contact one person living on said road, access or easement to circulate a petition for selecting a name or new name. If within 30 days a new name has not been submitted to the Address Coordinator, the County of Yuba will have the right to select a name or new name for said road, access or easement.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.130; Ord. No. 735)

Any new County road may be officially named upon petition to the Address Coordinator in the form of a map showing location and alignment of the road to be named and five proposed names. These names will be studied to assure that they do not duplicate or sound like any existing road names in the County. If one of these road names does not conflict with any existing road names, this name may be approved by the Address Coordinator. Upon approval by the Address Coordinator, such road shall be officially known by the name so designated.

(Prior Code § 9.70.140; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 760)

(a) A private road may be officially named upon petition to the Address Coordinator in the form of a map showing location, alignment, five proposed road names, and the signatures of 60 percent of the property owners whose property is serviced by the private road proposed to be affected.

(b) These names will be studied to assure they do not duplicate or sound like any existing road names in the County. If one of these road names does not conflict with any existing road names, this name may be approved by the Address Coordinator. Upon approval by the Address Coordinator such road shall be officially known by the name so designated.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.150; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 760)

Any road name in the County may officially be changed upon petition to the Address Coordinator stating the Existing Road name, five proposed names and signatures of 60 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 County. If one of these road names does not conflict with any existing road names, this name may be approved by the Address Coordinator. Upon approval by the Address Coordinator, such roads shall be officially known by the name so designated.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.160; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 995)

At least ten days before approval of such names by the Address Coordinator as specified in Sections 9.70.120, 9.70.140, and 9.70.150, notice of such proposed name shall be posted in at least three public places on the road or roads proposed to be affected. However if the land on both sides of the road is wholly owned by the petitioner or petitioners or if such roads are not yet in existence, then such posting shall not be required.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.165; Ord. No. 735)

Within ten days after the approval of a road name by the Address Coordinator any person may appeal such approval to the Board of Supervisors. A hearing on such appeal shall be held in accordance with Section 9.70.170.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.167; Ord. No. 735)

Any appeal to the Board pursuant to Section 9.70.167 shall be set for public hearing and notice of such hearing shall be given by posting notice in at least three public places along the road or roads proposed to be affected; such posting shall be complete at least ten days before the day set for the hearing. At the time set for hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the Board shall hear and consider the proposals for the name of such road(s) and upon adoption of the name thereof, shall make a resolution officially designating the name for said road(s). Thereafter, such road(s) shall be known by the name so designated.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.170; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 760; Ord. No. 1095)

(a) Street name signs for existing County roads shall be erected and maintained by the Community Development and Services Agency's Department of Public Works.

(b) For street name signs for new County roads established by subdivisions and site improvements, the person doing the subdivision or improvements shall supply and erect all road signs in accordance with the standards contained in the State of California Traffic Manual and the Yuba County Department of Public Works Standard Plans. Upon acceptance of improvements, the Yuba County Community Development and Services Agency's Department of Public Works shall maintain the signs.

(c) Street name signs for non-County maintained roads at their intersection with County maintained roads shall be installed by the Community Development and Services Agency's Department of Public Works.

(d) Where roads exist in a County Service Area, the preparation, installation and maintenance of the street name sign with all its appurtenances shall be considered a road maintenance cost and paid by the County Service Area.

(e) Other non-County roads or driveways shall be signed by the residents thereof in accordance with the standards contained in the State of California Traffic Manual.

(f) All new street name signs shall be installed so that the street name is visible for at least 100 feet for both directions of travel. The minimum height of the letters and/or numbers to be used on all new street signs shall be three inches and the minimum letter stroke shall be three-eighths inch, reflectorized and of a color which contrasts from the background.

(g) All new cul-de-sacs or dead-end streets which exceed 1,320 feet in length shall be posted with a sign identifying that the street is a dead-end road. Said sign shall be erected in accordance with Yuba County standards.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.180; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 1095; Ord. No. 1122; Ord. No. 1405)

All addresses will be assigned or reassigned in accordance with this Chapter or any subsequent resolutions outlining specific procedures for implementing this Chapter.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.190; Ord. No. 735)

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.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.200; Ord. No. 735)

• Address number; mobile home parks, condominiums, shopping centers or apartments.

In mobile home parks, condominiums, shopping centers or apartment-type developments:

(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 spaces or apartments and interior streets to allow numbers to be assigned. (Recommend scale of this small map is 1 inch = 200 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.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.210; Ord. No. 735)

(a) The Address Coordinator shall give notice to the occupants or owners of buildings which are assigned or reassigned numbers under this Chapter, 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 60 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 visible from both directions of travel.

(b) On new structures, permanent address numbers shall be installed prior to the final inspection by the Community Development and Services Agency's Building Official. The address numbers shall be installed on a single post at each driveway entrance. The minimum height of the number and/or letters to be used on new structures shall be three inches and the minimum letter stroke shall be three-eighths inch, reflectorized and be of a color which contrasts from the background.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.220; Ord. No. 735; Ord. No. 1095; Ord. No. 1405)

A fee in the amount established in Section 13.20.600 shall be submitted with any petition for a road name change pursuant to Section 9.70.160.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.225; Ord. No. 995)

Any person who:

(1) Violates any provision of this Chapter; or

(2) Fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with any requirement of this Chapter;

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Prior Code, § 9.70.230; Ord. No. 735)

State Law reference— Penalties for ordinance violations, Government Code § 25132, Penal Code § 19.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, provision or portion of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or provisions of this Chapter, or their applicability to distinguishable situations or circumstances. In enacting this Chapter, it is the desire of the Board of Supervisors to validly regulate to the full measure of its legal authority in the public interest, and to that end, the Board of Supervisors declares that it would have adopted this Chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, provision, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions thereof might be declared invalid or unconstitutional in whole or in part, as applied to any particular situation or circumstances, and to this end the provisions of this Chapter are intended to be severable.

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Government Code § 23.