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Home My WebLink About25-2098 City Code Amendment CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 25-2098 BY THE CITY COUNCIL: CAVENER, LITTLE ROBERTS, OVERTON, STRADER, TAYLOR,AND WHITLOCK AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 8-2-3, REGARDING THE DEFINITION OF ADDRESS SUBDESIGNATION; ADDING TO MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 8-2-3 NEW DEFINITIONS OF DWELLING, ACCESSORY, DWELLING, PRIMARY,AND DWELLING, MULTI; DIRECTING THE CODIFIER TO ALPHABETIZE THE NEWLY UPDATED TERMS; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 8-2-7(E)(2), REGARDING ADDRESSING MULTI—DWELLING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 8-2-7(E)(11), REGARDING ADDRESSING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DWELLINGS; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 8-2-7(E)(12)(B), REGARDING ADDRESSING CORNER LOTS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS,Addresses are assigned based on the named street toward which the front door faces, and defining the term"front door"will clarify which street will be used for the address; and WHEREAS,buildings are (literally)not a type of sub designation for addressing in the Meridian Enterprise Addressing Database; and WHEREAS,to align with building code and changes to planning code, the term "dwelling, accessory," should be used to define an ADU; WHEREAS, addressing multi-family buildings with letter identifiers is no longer supported by the United States Postal Service, and causes significant issues for the City and residents where properties are later subdivided; WHEREAS, consistency is vital to wayfinding and addressing in accordance with the International Fire Code, International Building Code, the National Emergency Number Association, and the United Stated Postal Service, and the change in suite numbering systems is intended to codify current best practice to ensure consistency; and WHEREAS,the following changes to the City of Meridian Uniform Street Name and Address Number Code will serve the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Meridian; NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN,ADA COUNTY,IDAHO: Section 1. That the following definition, in Meridian City Code section 8-2-3, shall be amended as follows: Address subdesignation means the address alpha or numeric sub- designation used to identify individual buildings, units or suites within a common complex. UPDATES To ADDRESSING ORDINANCE PAGE I Section 2. That new definitions shall be added to Meridian City Code section 8-2-3, to read as follows: Dwelling, accessory shall be defined as set forth in the Meridian Unified Development Code. Dwelling,primary shall be defined as set forth in the Meridian Unified Development Code. Dwelling, multi shall be defined as set forth in the Meridian Unified Development Code. Front door means the main pedestrian doorway that fronts a street or that provides direct ingress to and egress from a habitable interior space from a public or publicly accessible space. Section 3. That the definitions in Meridian City Code section 8-2-3, including the new definitions set forth above, shall be reordered to be in alphabetical order. Section 4. That Meridian City Code section 8-2-7(E)(2), shall be amended as follows: 2. Multifamily dwelling residential developments and multi tenant eenintereial aev ' p e•its a. Multifi*n4bp dwelling buildings with separate addresses in common development. When individual buildings within „i16�m.i1., 1-ye p,,,ont assigned separate addresses individ,,,' The City shall assign an individual address number to each building within a multi dwelling residential development, in conformance with the Assessor's Street Name and Address Database. Individual unit numbers shall also be assigned to each dwelling unit, with no duplication of unit designations within each building. First floor units shall be assigned 100-series numbers, second floor units shall be assigned 200-series numbers, and so on for each successive floor. Basement units shall be assigned 10-series numbers if the next higher floor is designated the first floor; or basements shall be designated 100-series if the next level is designated the second floor. (1) For exterior accessed multi dwelling buildings or interior access with units on only one side of a common hallways, units shall be assigned in increments of 1 (e.g. — 101, 102, 103, and so ongenerally from left to right facing the frontage of the building. See Figure (2) For interior accessed multi dwelling buildings with units on both sides of a hallway, units shall be assigned in odd/even number parity. See Figure_ 1. UPDATES To ADDRESSING ORDINANCE PAGE 2 Figure 1. Example of Unit Numbers: Multi Dwelling Residential Development. F — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —1 Parcel of Land ' #107 #108 a3 #103 # # #104 #103 #104 102 #101 #101 #102 4530 Meridian Blvd 4570 Meridian Blvd Meridian Blvd 4500 (Address Range) 4600 multifamily developments eansisting of more than one (1) stfueture have been assign a single address, eaeh individual building shall also be assigned a letter-. Unit or- apaFtment miffiber-s shall then be assigned te eaeh dwelling tmit, with ne dupheatia unit designations within eaeh building. First floor-units shall be assigned 100 series fFdmber-s> > and so on fef eaeh sueeessive fleaf. Basement tiiiits shall be assigned 10 sef!ies numbefs if the next higher- Poor-is designated the first fieor-; or-basements shall be designated 100 sefies if the level is designated the seeend fleen Eaeh unit fp&mber-shall begin with the letter- assigned to the building in whieh the unit is leeated (e.g., Unit A 100). Eb. Multi-tenant commercial bik4in development. The City shall assign a single address to each commercial building, in accordance with this section. The City shall assign a unit number to each suite within a commercial building. For each building, the first floor units shall be assigned 100-series numbers starting with 100 increasing by a value of 10 for each additional suite, second floor units shall be assigned 200-series numbers starting with 200 increasing by a value of 10 for each additional suite, and so on for each successive floor. Basement units shall be assigned 10-series numbers if the next higher floor is designated the first floor; or basements shall be designated 100-series if the next level is designated the second floor. Suite numbering shall be assigned from left to right either facing the frontage of the building or from the main entry within a shared lobby. See Figures 2 and 3. For exhausted sequences in existing conditions, increments of 5 may be used for new suites, or for large buildings with 10 or more suites, ranges of 1000 may be used for new buildings. In the absence of suites, the City shall not assign suite numbers, even if multiple tenants are co-located in a single building. UPDATES To ADDRESSING ORDINANCE PAGE 3 Figure 2. Example of Unit Numbers: Multi-Tenant Commercial Development. Parcel of Land #100 #110 #120 2070 Meridian Blvd #110 #120 (Parking) #100 #130 1 2030 Meridian Blvd L- - - - - - - - - - - - - - J Meridian Blvd 2000 (Address Range) 2100 Figure 3. Example of Unit Numbers: Multi-Tenant Commercial Development. Parcel of Land Parcel of Land #110 4120 I #130 #120 #100 -0 #130 #100 #110 3530 Meridian Blvd I 3570 Meridian Blvd L — — — — — — — - - - - - - - J Meridian Blvd 3500 (Address Range) 3600 Section 5. That Meridian City Code section 8-2-7(E)(11), shall be amended as follows: 11. S-inoe family dwelling-s. 4 single family Dwellings,primary and accessoa. Both primary and accessory dwelling units shall receive an individual address numbers in conformance with the Assessor's Street Name and Address Database, except that an accessory dwelling unit that does not meet all applicable City standards and requirements for such use shall not receive an address. Section 6. That Meridian City Code section 8-2-7(E)(12)(b), shall be amended as follows: b. Corner lots (residential). The address shall be assigned to the street on toward which the front door is oriented mainentr- nee of the primary stmetufe 4 014s. UPDATES To ADDRESSING ORDINANCE PAGE 4 Section 7. That all City of Meridian ordinances, or parts thereof, that are in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 8. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 23rd day of September, 2025. APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 23rd day of September, 2025. APPROVED: ATTEST: Robert E. Simison, Mayor Chris Johnson, City Clerk UPDATES To ADDRESSING ORDINANCE PAGE 5 i i CERTIFICATION OF SUMMARY: Kurt Starman,Deputy City Attorney of the City of Meridian,Idaho, hereby certifies that the summary below is true and complete and upon its publication will provide adequate notice to the public. - Kurt Starman,Deputy City Attorney SUMMARY OF CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 25 -2098: An ordinance amending Meridian City Code section 8-2-3, regarding the definition of address subdesignation; adding to Meridian City Code section 8-2-3 new definitions of dwelling, accessory, dwelling,primary, and dwelling, multi; directing the codifier to alphabetize the newly updated terms; amending Meridian City Code section 8-2-7(E)(2), regarding addressing multi dwelling residential developments and multi-tenant commercial developments; amending Meridian City Code section 8-2-7(E)(11),regarding addressing primary and secondary dwellings; amending Meridian City Code section 8-2-7(E)(12)(b),regarding addressing corner lots; repealing conflicting ordinances; and providing an effective date. The full text of this ordinance is available at Meridian City Hall, City Cleric's Office, 33 E. Broadway Avenue,Meridian, Idaho. UPDATES To ADDRESSING ORDINANCE PAGE 6