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within the county; the establishment of a uniform road.addressing <br />procedure based upon a logical grid system is also an important <br />factor for quick emeraencv service response. <br />Indian River County does not presently have an ordinance that <br />sets forth a uniform road addressing procedure. Road addresses <br />in the unincorporated County are presently issued by -the = <br />Planning and Development Division in coordination with the <br />developer, Southern Bell, the U.S. Postal Service, and Emergency <br />Services. Although addresses are issued in a logical fashion, <br />the absence of an ordinance increases the potential for inconsis- <br />tencies as development growth and county personnel changes <br />occur in coming years. <br />1 <br />Accordingly, on December 2, 1986, at the regular meeting of the <br />Board of County Commissioners, <br />staff to initiate the process <br />numbering/911 ordinance. <br />the Board voted to authorize <br />of adopting a countywide house <br />Since that time, staff has consulted with representatives of <br />the various municipalities within the county, to determine the <br />possibilities of establishing a county -wide numbering system. <br />Staff also has met with representatives from Southern Bell, the <br />U.S. Postal Service, the Sheriff's Department, and Emergency <br />Services on several occasions to discuss the matter. <br />Research revealed that each of the municipalities has its own <br />unique method of issuing road names and building addresses. To <br />set forth an addressing system that would be used uniformly by <br />all the municipalities would result in extensive inconsistencies <br />with what has already been established. Therefore, it was <br />concluded for practical reasons that the application of a <br />road -addressing ordinance should be limited to the unincorpo- <br />rated portions of the county. <br />At the regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission <br />on August 27, 1987, a public hearing was held for the proposed <br />Road Addressing System Ordinance. The Planning and Zoning <br />Commission voted 6-0 to recommend to the Board of County <br />Commissioners that the proposed ordinance be approved, with <br />suggested modifications. <br />The proposed Road Addressing System Ordinance is presented <br />herein (modified based on Planning and Zoning Commission <br />recommendations) for adoption consideration to establish an <br />addressing system that would be logical and consistent as <br />development growth continues in the county. <br />ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS: <br />The proposed ordinance would set forth procedures in three main <br />categories: (1) the establishment of a grid numbering system; <br />(2) the issuance of road names/numbers and building addresses; <br />and (3) the procedure for building address changes. <br />Establishment of a grid numbering system: <br />The Road Addressing System Ordinance as proposed would require <br />all new roads to be numbered and designated in a manner consis- <br />tent with a logical grid pattern. The grid numbering system <br />would designate "Streets" as the basic grid roads running east <br />and west, and "Avenues" as the basic grid roads running north <br />and south. Additionally, the ordinance specifies designations <br />such as "Court" and "Drive" to be used in a consistent pattern <br />as a further division with the grid. <br />OCTL_ I � 1987 <br />i 1 BOOK . 69 PAGF 653 <br />