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ARTICLE VI. Sec. 110-131. Purpose.
This article establishes a system for assigning street names and address numbers which will assist the public and private sector in locating individual streets, buildings and places in any easy and logical manner and for the protection of public health and safety of all persons living, working or visiting in the city.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
Sec. 110-132. Street address map, street name index.
(a) The official street address map is a part of this article and is incorporated herein by reference. The map shall identify all named streets, numbering centerlines and block numbering grids which specify address number ranges. A typical section of land shall be divided into 16 blocks, or grids, north/south and east/west. Each grid interval shall be 330 feet, except in nonstandard grids identified on the map. The map shall also have letters at the top and bottom and numbers on the side borders at half-mile intervals, for reference with the official street name index.
(b) The official street address map and street name index shall be automatically updated upon final plat approval of any plat or large scale development. Each document shall have a revision block which lists the date and ordinance number of the latest change.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
Sec. 110-133. Centerlines.
Emma Avenue and its extension to the city's east and west planning area boundaries shall be the centerline street for north and south address numbers. Mill Street and its extension shall be the east and west centerline for east and west numbering north of Emma Avenue to the city's planning area boundary. The centerline street immediately south of Emma Avenue shall be Holcomb Street to the intersection of Caudle Avenue, after which the centerline shall become Turner Street and its extension to the southern boundary of the city's planning area.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
Sec. 110-134. Street names.
(a) Street. For the purposes of this article, the word "street" shall mean all roadways, public and private, open for general public travel. Access drives to apartment and commercial complexes shall not be considered as streets and shall not be named as such.
(b) East/west, north/south, collector, arterial streets. Streets running east and west shall be identified with the suffix "avenue." Streets running north and south shall be identified with the suffix "street." Collector and arterial streets running north/south and west of 40th Street shall be given a numbered designation equal to their grid reference divided by 100.
(c) State, federal highways as streets. Streets which are also state or federal highways will be identified by their local street name followed by their state or federal designation in parentheses on the official street name and address reference map, for example, "S. Thompson St. (Ark. 71B)."
(d) Cul-de-sac. Cul-de-sac streets which have only one entrance/exit shall not be called "avenue" or "street," but shall have a suffix name such as "cove," "lane," "place" or "terrace" to indicate their dead-end nature.
(e) Loop streets. Loop streets are circular or rectangular streets which begin at one point and end at another point along a common street and do not connect to any other streets. The street name suffixes on these streets must not be "street" or "avenue," but shall be "loop," "circle," "court" or other name indicating a closed street layout.
(f) Street name index. An official street name index shall be maintained which shall list every named street on the map with an alphanumeric reference to assist users in locating streets on the map.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
Sec. 110-135. Methods for determining address numbers.
(a) Odd, even numbering. Address numbers shall be even on the north and west sides of the street and odd on the east and south sides of the street. One hundred numbers shall be assigned to each identified grid block with the lowest number beginning at a point nearest the grid centerline. Address numbers shall be determined by the number grid in which the property is located. Address numbers for property in central areas with no grid shall be assigned in relation to adjacent addressing.
(b) New residential subdivisions, unplatted residential and non-residential buildings. In new residential subdivisions each standard-sized lot shall be given a preassigned street number by the planning office upon final plat approval. Address numbers shall be assigned to large lots relative to their capacity to be divided into two or more minimum sized lots for the minimum width allowed by the zoning district. In commercial areas addresses will be assigned to lots of one acre, or more, as development plans for those lots are approved, prior to building permits being issued.
(c) Address numbers for all lots shall be determined by calculation. The distance from the center of the property to the last corner of grid shall be measured to get a location number. The location number is then added to the block number to get the address. If the block number is 1200 and the location number is 43, the address is 1243 or 1244 depending upon which side of the street the building is placed.
Location No. + (distance corner to property/total block length) 100. Address + block no. + location no.
In other words, the address is the percent of the total distance into the block plus the block number.
(d) Changes in number series. When street intersections are within 120 feet of a grid line, the number series change shall be made at the intersection to be more logical to the public. When a long block faces two blocks divided by a street, the number series on the long block shall change at the intersecting street so that houses facing each other will have compatible addresses.
(e) Diagonal and curving streets. Diagonal streets which run 45 degrees or less from a north/south line will be numbered by the north/south grid and those more than 45 degrees from the north/south line will be numbered by the east/west grid. Curving streets will be assigned numbers based upon the grid of their greatest length. For instance, if the beginning is more south than west of the end, then the north/south grid will be used.
(f) Loop streets and cul-de-sac. On loop streets and cul-de-sac streets, address numbering shall begin at the entrance nearest the grid centerline and increase to the opposite end as if the street were in a straight line. Block number changes will be made every 330 feet with odd and even numbers remaining on the same side of the street as they began.
(g) Apartments:
(1) Apartment buildings on public streets or private drives shall be assigned individual addresses. Apartments clustered about a central parking area immediately facing a public street shall also be assigned separate street addresses.
(2) When apartments are arranged along a private street, addresses can be assigned from this private street. A sign showing the apartment complex name, with the street address below it, must be posted at the entrance. In these instances a central postal facility for all apartments must be located so it is readily accessible to a mail carrier from the public street serving the complex.
(3) Each apartment must be identified on the exterior entrance by number or building letter and number for multiple buildings. The numbers shall be in sequence 1, 2, 3, etc. Apartments in lettered buildings shall have the building letter as part of each apartment number, such as B-210. When units are on multiple floors, ground floor numbers shall be in the 100 series (101, 102, 103), second floor in the 200 series 201, 202, 203), etc. If a common hallway is used for several apartments, the external hallway entrance to each apartment shall contain a list of the apartments served. When addressing townhouses and other buildings containing units separately owned, each address shall be placed on the principal external entryway to the unit.
(4) The official address for each apartment shall be the building address followed by the apartment number, for example, "329 Fernway Street, Apt. 8". Addresses for units in apartment buildings not on a public street shall include the public street address and the building number with the apartment designation. The official address for each apartment will be the public street address followed by the building letter, a dash, and the apartment number, for example, "329 Fernway Street, Apt. C-104."
(h) Mobile home parks:
(1) When trailers are arranged along a private street within mobile home parks, each private street within the mobile home park shall be named and a sign, as required by this Code for other private streets, shall be erected on each private street within the mobile home park.
(2) Each mobile home on such private street shall then be identified in numerical sequence as determined by calculation within the grid box. The number shall be placed in a conspicuous place on that part of the trailer closest to the street and all mobile homes within the park shall be marked in the same location of the trailer. Address numbers shall be a minimum of three inches high with block letters and shall be visible from the street. Even numbers shall be assigned to the trailers on the north and west sides of the private street and odd numbers on the east and south sides of the street. All other provisions of section 110-136 on the installation of the numbers and the type of number to be placed upon the mobile home shall be as set out in section 110-136 of this Code.
(3) It shall be the requirement of the mobile home park owners, who are registered with the city, to make sure that each private street within the mobile home park is properly named and such name shall be approved in advance by the planning and community development director or his/her designated representative, and it is further the responsibility of the mobile home park operator to make sure that each mobile home is properly addressed and the number posted as set out herein and as set out in section 110-136 of this Code.
(i) Commercial/office buildings:
(1) Commercial/office buildings on public streets or private streets shall be assigned individual addresses. Commercial/office buildings clustered about a central parking area immediately facing a public street shall also be assigned separate street addresses.
(2) When a commercial/office building complex is arranged along a private driveway or around a private parking area the complex shall be addressed off the public or private street serving the complex. In these instances, a central postal facility for all commercial/office buildings and suites must be located so it is readily accessible to a mail carrier from the public street serving the complex.
(3) Each suite/unit in a commercial/office building must be identified on the exterior entrance by number or building letter and number for multiple buildings. The numbers shall be in sequence 1, 2, 3, etc. Suites/Units in lettered buildings shall have the building letter as part of each suite/unit number, such as B-210. When units are on multiple floors, ground floor numbers shall be in the 100 series (101, 102, 103), second floor in the 200 series 201, 202, 203), etc. If a common hallway is used for several suites/units, the external hallway entrance to each commercial/office building shall contain a list of the suites/units served.
(4) The official address for each commercial/office suite shall be the building address followed by the suite number, for example, "329 Fernway Street, Suite 1". Addresses for units in commercial/office buildings not on a public street shall include the public street address and the building number with the suite designation. The official address for each suite will be the public street address followed by the building letter, a dash, and the suite number, for example, "329 Fernway Street, Suite C-1."
(5) All commercial/office buildings in existence on the effective date of this section shall be brought into compliance with this section no later than January 1, 2008.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02; Ord. No. 4041, § 1, 3-27-07; Ord. No. 4046, § 1, 4-10-07)
Sec. 110-136. Signs, numbers and system maintenance.
(a) Installation, maintenance of street signs. Public and private street signs shall be installed at the expense of the original developer and thereafter maintained by the city street department.
(b) Private street signs required. Private street signs shall be required. They shall conform to the public street sign standards, except that they shall have a blue background with white letters.
(1) Installation; removal of nonconforming signs by street department. Only street name signs which are authorized by the street department shall be installed within the corporate limits of the city. All street name signs, public or private, found not the conform with this article shall be removed by the street department. Nonconforming, damaged or deteriorated public street signs shall be replaced as soon as practical by the street department.
(2) Requests for installation on existing streets. Requests for private street signs on existing streets shall be submitted to the city clerk. The city clerk shall forward authorization to the street department immediately upon completion, after which the street department shall have the sign prepared and installed as soon as possible.
(c) Address numbers assigned by city. Address numbers shall be assigned by the city and shall be installed by the builder before final inspection and shall be the owner's responsibility thereof.
(d) Replacing address numbers; notice. Replacement of address numbers is required within 15 days after written notice to the owner by the chief city inspector. New and replacement numbers must be placed so that they will be clearly visible from the street of primary access to the building.
(e) Size, color, location of address numbers. Address numbers shall be a minimum of three inches high with black block letters on a white background and shall be visible from the street. Other colors which have sufficient contrast to be read from the street under normal nighttime conditions may be approved by the chief city inspector. The numbers shall be placed as near as possible to the primary entrance of the building and preferably above the entrance doorway. The location, style, size and color of the required numbers shall be approved by the chief city inspector. Appeals concerning numbers shall be made to the city council.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
Sec. 110-137. Name and number assignment review, approval.
(a) Official records maintained. Official records of address numbers shall be maintained by the planning and community development division. The city council shall have the final authority to change any assignment upon an appeal by any affected party.
(b) Proposed names and changes. All proposed street names and name changes shall be reviewed for continuity with this article by the director of planning and community development who shall recommend alternative names when a proposed name duplicates or is so similar to an existing name that confusion could hamper prompt delivery of emergency services. Appeals of street name assignment can be made to the planning commission. The city council shall have the final authority to change any assignment upon an appeal by any affected party.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
Sec. 110-138. Proposed amendments; hearing, notice.
On any proposed amendments to the regulations in this article or to the street address map, the planning commission shall hold a public hearing, a notice of which shall be published in a local newspaper of general distribution at least 15 days prior to the date of the hearing. Following the public hearing, the city council may adopt the amendment or amendments as recommended by the planning commission or as determined by a majority vote of the city council.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
Sec. 110-139. Penalty.
Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties in section 1-9, plus prosecution costs for each offense.
(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
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