HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10-056-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADDRESSING
AND GRID SYSTEM ORDINANCE AND
ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM RURAL U7��
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ADDRESSING SYSTEM WITHIN THE ORDINANCE NO.
UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF GRANT COUNTY
AND, OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY
RELATING THERETO
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted by and through Grant County
Resolution/Ordinance No. 85 -143 -CC, an addressing and grid system for the purpose of enhancing the
public health, safety, welfare and convenience, and for further providing uniformity in the designation of
ways -of -travel and in the designation of buildings and property; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Grant County Resolution/Ordinance
No. 85 -143 -CC for the purpose of enhancing the delivery of police, fire, ambulance and other emergency
services through establishment of an addressing and grid system within Grant County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Grant County Resolution/Ordinance
No. 85 -143 -CC, for the purpose of vesting officials responsible for the implementation and enforcement
of such addressing and grid system with the authority to deviate from strict compliance with Grant
County Resolution/Ordinance No. 85 -143 -CC, in those situations where physical, geographic,
demographic, or social conditions make deviation necessary to the success, integrity and spirit of the
system; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinance is to further provide for the public health, safety,
comfort and general welfare of the public by establishing a method for physically locating properties fora
countywide uniform rural address system with respect to identification of roads and assigning structures
numbers to occupied buildings within the unincorporated portions of Grant County. Such a system will
assist fire and rescue districts, law enforcement agencies, the US Postal Service and the general public in
the timely and efficient provision of services to the residents and business of Grant County; and
WHEREAS, the delivery of police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency services is enhanced by
a unified addressing system in the incorporated areas of Grant County; and
WHEREAS, Grant County currently utilizes an addressing and grid system with the
unincorporated areas of Grant County, previously adopted by Grant County Resolution/Ordinance No.
85 -143 -CC,; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of an Enhanced 9-1-1 system requires numerical addresses
based on the physical location of the structure or facility relative to a road; and
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WHEREAS, an Enhanced 9-1-1 system is fully operational within Grant County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have determined that it is in the best interests
of the county to amend Chapter 10.36 of the Grant County Code (GCC) such Addressing and Grid
System.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED:
Section 1. Chapter 10.36 GCC adopted by Grant County Resolution/Ordinance No. 85 -143 -CC is
amended as follows:
SECTIONS
10.36.010
Official Map
10.36.020
Definitions
10.36.030
Designation of Ways of Travel
10.36.040
Numerical Designation of Structures, Buildings, Roads
10.36.050
Denoting Ways of Travel
10.36.060
Powers and Duties of the Department
10.36.070
Display of Designations
10.36.080
Criminal penalty
10.36.090
Severability
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GRANT COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS:
Section 10.36.010 Official Map
a. The Grant County Official Addressing Map (hereinafter referred to as official map) shall
divide Grant County into four quadrants: (1) Northwest (NW); (2) Northeast (NE); (3)
Southeast (SE); (4) Southwest (SW).
b. The official map shall impose upon Grant County a numerical grid as set forth within
such official map with the numbering system being one thousand numbers per mi le, five
hundred on each side of the road with even numbers being assigned to the west and north
sides, odd numbers assigned to the east and south sides of the road.
C. The official map is adopted as part of this Ordinance and incorporated by reference as
though fully set forth herein.
d. The official address map shall be maintained in the Grant County buil
Department of Emergency Management with copies on file in the offices of the Grant
County publie .. , dEs and planning department Department of Emergency Management.
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Section 10.36.020 Definitions
"Building"_neatis , iffiain building fa eommefeia4, ""dust""' ^ ''
s'ent'"'" shallmeanany
structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
"Department" means the Grant County building ,department Department of Emergency
Management.
"Improved property' means property with structures requiring addresses.
"Way -of -travel" means a roadway of whatever sort, including, but not limited to, avenues,
boulevards, circles, courts, drives, lanes, loops, places, roads, streets, and ways, which is capable
of carrying vehicular traffic.
"Uniform Address Marker" means a uniform marker, 5"X12 marker with reflective blue
background and white reflective numerals.
Section 10.36.030 Designation of ways -of -travel
a. Way -of -travel running generally or predominantly north and south shall be suffixed with
the abbreviated name of the quadrant in which they are situated.
b. Ways -of -travel running generally or predominantly east and west shall be prefixed with
the abbreviated name of the quadrant in which they are situated.
C. Circles, courts, lanes and loops shall be prefixed or suffixed with the abbreviated name of
the quadrant of the way -of -travel from which circle, court, lane or loop originates.
d. County roads shall be designated numerically/alphabetically to the
numerically/alphabetically grid set forth in the official map.
e. Avenues, boulevards, drives, lanes, places, and roads -shall be designated bywith the grid
system designation or by special resolution name or names in a plat subdivision.
f. Circles, courts, and loops shall be designated by the numerical or name designation of the
way -of -travel from which such circle, court, or loop originates.
g. Private drives, lanes, etc. serving more than one dwelling shall be designated by the
numerical designation determined by the exact distance from the numerical or
alphabetical grid location (i.e. a private drive located one half mile between Co. Rd. P
N.W. and Q N.W. would be designated P.5 N.W.)
h. The designations of ways -of -travel existing prior to the adoption of this ordinance need
not be changed to conform to the above requirements unless, in the opinion of the
department, such spirit of this ordinance or to reduce or eliminate potential confusion.
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Section 10.36.040 Numerical designation of buildings and Real Property
a. Building and unimproved real property when required to be designated by this ordinance,
shall be designated numerically. The first numerals of such designation shall consist of
numerical or alphabetical number or letter as shown by the official map in which the
building or unimproved real property is situated.
b. All addresses in Grant County shall be based on an increase of one thousand numbers to
the mile, five hundred on each side of the road, for each mile away from the point of
beginning, division and baseline roads.
For measurement purposes in determining the last three numbers of the numerical
designation for the one thousand numbers to the mile, the location of the main entrance to
the property on which the building or unimproved real property is situated shall be used.
C. Except as provided below, even numerical designations shall be assigned to the north and
west sides of ways -of -travel and odd numerical designations shall be assigned to the south
and east sides of way -of -travel in all quadrants. The geographic directions of a way -of -
travel shall be determined by observing its overall length and noting its general or
predominant direction. When possible, even and odd numerical designations shall be
assigned consecutively and opposite one another.
d. Buildings and unimproved real property situated in a circle, court, or loop shall be
numbered consecutively beginning at the point of origin and proceeding progressively
around such circles, court, or loop.
e. Building with multiple occupant or habitable units shall receive one numerical
designation. Individual units shall be designated by suffixed lot numbers, apartment
numbers, etc.
Section 10.36.050 Denoting ways -of -travel
All new or replaced signs denoting ways -of -travel shall display the name, alphabetical or
numerical designation of the way -of -travel, the quadrant designation, and the grid number in
conformance with this chapter.
Section 10.36.060 Powers and dudes of the Department
a. The Department is authorized and empowered to assign and/or change numerical
designations of buildings and unimproved property.
b. The department is authorized and empowered to assign and/or change the designation of
ways -of -travel.
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C. When necessary to promote the intent and spirit of the ordinance or to reduce or eliminate
potential confusion, the Department is authorized and empowered to assign and or require
numerical designations of buildings and unimproved real property and names or
numerical designations of ways -of -travel in a manner other than as specified in Sections
10.36.030 through 10.36.050.
d. The department is authorized and empowered to promulgate reasonable rules and
regulations to implement and affect this ordinance and to insure the proper operations of
the addressing and grid system.
e. Department shall maintain maps and files ...i.:" with numerical
designations of ways F travel a numerieal designatietis of1 ildi ,ea
rea;=ffePer y of buildings or structures on improved real property and a Master Street
Address Guide (MSAG) which catalogues road names and address ranges.
f Upon reauest the department shall assign numerical designations for buildings and
unimproved real property.
Section 10.36.070 Display of designations
a. The owner, occupant, tenant, lessee or any other person or entity having an interest in any
building or structure which is habitable or tenant able for residential, commercial,
business, storage, or other purpose shall distinctly display the numerical designation
assigned to each building by the Department.
b. Within rural areas of Grant County a uniform county address marker shall be used to mark
the access way from a County Road to the building or structure being served by the
address. This marker shall be a four inch by twelve inch (5" X 12") sign with a reflective
blue back ground and reflective white numbers. The placement shall be on the property,
not the road right-of-way. The height of the marker shall be not less than (3) feet and not
greater than five (5) feet from the grade of the access road. Placement on property shall
be not more than three (3) feet off the access road, and sign is parallel to the road
accessed, with the numbers facing the road.
C. Rural residents and business are required to use the uniform marker where the building is
more than one hundred feet from the county road, and/or when the visibility of the four
inch high with a minimum stroke width of %2 inch numbers on the building is blocked or
obscured by any obstruction. Long access or driveways, where a tum in the road direction
occurs shall be marked at each turn in the road direction. Access or driveways are
allowed to be marked as well as the buildings at any time. Therefore assuring the law
enforcement, fire and emergency medical services will be able to locate the building in the
time of emergency.
d. Areas within the county which are developed in an urban style with close proximity of the
roads or streets to the building shall be marked as follows; Addresses marked on the
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buildings shall be marked with numbers not less than four (4) inches in height with a
minimum stroke width of %2 inch and shall have a contrasting color to the background
they are placed on. Example; white on dark colors, dark on light colors.
Addresses on buildings shall not be the primary address marker when the building is more
than one hundred feet from the county road or when visibility is block or obstructed from
the county road. In these cases the road access onto the property will be marked with a
uniform address marker described above (section 7c) as the property's owners primary
address marker.
Display of numerical designations shall be required within 15 days of notification or
before occupancy of a new residence or building.
Section 10.36.080 Criminal penalty.
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity that violates any portion of this chapter
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more
than ninety days or by fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section 10.36.090 Severability.
In the event that any portion of this chapter is held invalid to any person or
circumstance, the remainder of this chapter or its application to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected.
Section 2. This resolution/ordinance, amending the existing text for chapter 10.36 GCC, shall be
effective when signed.
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A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE
RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE AT 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M., ON THE 26T" DAY OF
JULY, 2010. *
Enacted this v- &day of 2010.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
m y arter, Chair
aro ann Swartz, Vice Chair
Richard B. Stevens, member
runnsnea:
7/6/2010; 7/13/2010
Approved as to
Dalton
Attorney
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