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Planning staff estimates that approximately 5% of the residences <br />in the unincorporated County have building numbers that are either <br />out of sequence or nonexistent. Areas of concern are Gifford <br />(approx. 650 residences would be subject to change), Tropicolony <br />Subdivision (approx. 140), Vero Beach Country Club (20), and <br />approximately twelve (12) businesses in the area of south Old <br />Dixie Highway. -_ <br />The cost estimates provided herein for residential and business <br />building number changes would only apply to the estimated 5% of <br />total locations in the County. Also, considering that a residence <br />or business has up to 12 months during which mail would be <br />forwarded, actual address -change costs would most likely be less <br />than the conservative figures previously referenced. Following is <br />a total cost estimate of required changes based on the number of <br />nonconforming residences and businesses identified: <br />Residences: <br />Gifford - 650 <br />Tropicolony - 140 <br />Vero Beach - 20 <br />Country Club <br />810 x $8.00 (bldg. nos.) = $6,480.00 <br />Businesses: <br />S. Old Dixie Hwy. - 12 x $20.00 (bldg. nos.) _ $240.00 <br />Area <br />In that the Postal Service has expressed concern that dual road <br />designations would be confusing and result in a substantial <br />increase in workload, staff recommends that, if roads are to be <br />limited to one designation only,' that. -designation should be a <br />"number". While road "names" are aesthetic, they do not provide <br />information as to the location of a particular address. <br />The benefits of <br />requiring <br />building numbers and road designations <br />to conform to 1 <br />logical <br />grid pattern is <br />not easily quantified. <br />However, it is <br />staff's <br />position that <br />the requirements would <br />enhance timely <br />life-saving emergency <br />service response, and <br />therefore substantially <br />outweigh any <br />minimal costs and <br />inconveniences. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the <br />proposed Road Addressing System Ordinance. <br />Planner DeBlois emphasized that the cost to the home owner <br />would be minimal; it would not really affect the address of an <br />individual property owner because they would still maintain the <br />street name. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked how this would affect the 911 system <br />if, for instance, there were two 1936's. <br />Planner DeBlois di.d not anticipate any duplications of <br />building numbers. He noted there will be a name and.a number, <br />and the purpose of the number is for grid reference. <br />Planning Director Keating believed the two 1936's is a good <br />example of why the ordinance has been requested because the <br />V 10* 1987 31 <br />BOOK ,70 PAGE 6� <br />