NUMBERING OF STREETS AND STRUCTURES
Sections:
20.900.010 Purpose.
20.900.020 System.
20.900.030 Maps.
20.900.040 Enforcement.
20.900.050 Display.
20.900.010 Purpose.
The board, finding that the public interest, safety, welfare and convenience
requires the establishment of a uniform street and structure numbering system
for all or portions of Douglas County, establishes a system of street and road
addresses for the county. (Ord. 802, 1998; Ord. 641, 1994; Ord. 129, 1962)
20.900.020 System.
The number system consists of “base lines” from
which all individual property numbers will be established. The numbers increase
progressively from the base lines at a rate of approximately one number per
25 lineal feet of property street-frontage. Even numbers are (generally) assigned
to all properties on the north and west tending sides of all streets and odd
numbers are assigned to all properties along the south and east tending sides
of streets. In order to determine the proper number for a particular location,
a proportion of the distance between fixed adjacent numbers on either side or
to the noted one hundred series divisions must be made, with a basic relation
to the distance factor applied. (Ord. 802, 1998; Ord. 129, 1962)
20.900.030 Maps.
The street number system consists of a map or maps of Douglas County,
or portions of maps, upon which these “base lines” and a series of one hundred
divisions must be indicated clearly. Each property constituting a part of the
county, or portion of the county, is assigned a number in accordance to this
system. All maps must have a legend noting that the map is a part of this system
and the maps have the full force and effect as if they were made a part of this
chapter. (Ord. 802, 1998; Ord. 129, 1962)
20.900.040 Enforcement.
The director is designated the enforcing officer for this system, and
is responsible for the maintenance of maps, issuance of appropriate numbers
and enforcement of the numbers and other regulations. Every new building or
use of land must be issued a number at the time of issuance of original building
permit, which shall become part of the construction process and be in place
at the time of final inspection. (Ord. 802, 1998; Ord. 129, 1962)
20.900.050 Display.
Upon due notice by the enforcing officer, each owner or occupant
of land must, within a period of thirty days of the notice, display the number
assigned on the building or on the land so that it is readily visible from the
public right-of-way which the land or building fronts, and must remove any presently
existing conflicting number or designation not in accordance with this system.
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the display
of a properly assigned number on an entrance road or driveway leading to a building
removed from the fronting right-of-way. (Ord. 802, 1998; Ord. 129, 1962)
