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ORDINANCE NO. 271
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UlfIFORM STREET NAME AND ADDRESS NUMBER ORDINANCE, FOR
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY 1 IDAHO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA
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Section 1. This Ordinance shall be known as and cited as "The City of
Meridian Uniform Street Name and Address Number Ordinance".
Section 2. PURPOSE. This Ordinance is adopted for the purpose of providing
uniform street name and address number grid systems, and for proper administration
and enforcement of these systems. This ordinance shall apply to all lands within
the incorporated and unincorporated territory as suoh boundaries shall exist from
time to tima.
Section 3. APPROVALS REQUIRED. Before any street is named or any address
numbers posted on any street, there shall be obtained from the appropriate
jurisdiction, approval for the name and the street address. Official street
names shall be maintained on an OffiCial Street Name Map and Official Street
Name List filed in the office of the Ada County Highway District.
Before any grid system is established for the purpose of assigning address
numbers, or before any existing grid system is changed, it shall havebee~'~---_
approved by the jurisdictions effected. All official grid systems shafl be shoWn
on the Official Address Number Grid Map in the office of the City of Meridi8.n~ . _ ~.~ ~
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Section 4.
DEFINITIONS.
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Board: Board of Ada County Commissioners
Council: City Council of the City of Meridian
Commission: Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Meridian.
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Shall: Shall means mandatory.
Street: ~::ri.ghll-ot-way which provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent
properties, the dedication and maintenance of which the Ada County Highway'District
has accepted by official action. It shall include the terms street, drive, court,
circle, private street, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place and other such terms.
Official street Name Map: That Map or Maps showing all the streets within Ada
County with the official name shown thereon. This map or maps shall have been
approved by resolution of the Council and shall be filed and maintained by the
Ada County Highway District.
Official Street Name List: This list containing the official street names within
the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Ada County. Said list shall be
composed of all street names having had official approval by the Board of Ada
County Commissioners and the City Councils of the Ada County jurisdictions, and
shall be filed and maintained in the office of the Ada County Highway District.
Official Address Number Map~ That Map or Maps showing all the streets within
Ada County with the official address number grid systems and address numbers
designated by the official given authority to des1gnate,':,address numbers within the
jurisdiction.
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Section 5. DESIGNATION OF STREET NAMES. There is hereby established in the
unincorporated and incorporated areae of Ada County the following rules and
regulations of the naming of streets. The Council shall proceed to establish the
Official Street Name List by passage of a resolution. Thereafter, all new streets
shall be established in accordance with the same general standards hereinafter
set forth and made a part of the Official Street Name List.
Standards: The following standards shall be used in determining or approving
street Names:
There shall be no duplication of street names by sound or spelling within
any address numbering grid system area. Differentiation shall not be by the
addition of suffixes such as road, street, lane, etc. street and road name
duplications may be permitted only where the streets involved are situated within
two or more separate addressing grid system areas, when it can be determined that
such duplication vill not cause confusion or jeopardize the public safety.
Names for future street dedications shall be suggested by the person or
agency proposing the street dedication, subject to all provisions of this
Ordinance. The Planning Commission, by recommendation of the Ada County Highway
District shall determine what constitutes a separate etreet.
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The following suffixee shall be used in designating street names~
Street An East-West right-of-way generally running in a straight line which
provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties, the
dedication of which has been legally aocepted, except streets in existance
at this date.
Avenue A North-South right-of-way generally running in a straight line
which provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties, the
dedication of which has been legally accepted, exoept avenues in existence
at this date.
Drive A right-of-way generally meandering in an East-West direction which
provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties, the dedication
of which has been legally aocepted.
Way A right-of-way generally meandering in a North-South direction which
provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties, the dedication
of which has been legally accepted.
Court An East-West dead-end street connecting to a drive or street at one end
only and at the other end providing a cUl-ds-sac with a radius of 45 feet at
the face of curb to the center of the circle.
Place A North-South dead-end street conneeting to a drive or street at one
end only and at the other end providing a cul-de-sac with a radius of 45 feet
at the face of curb to the center of the circle.
~ A private street, offioially acoepted as suoh, but not maintained by
the Ada County Highway Distriot. Ita acoeptance is based upon an application
request and Highway District agenoy approval. Any private lane which has two
or more addresses must be officially named.
Boulevard Normally 80 foot or greater right-of-way whiCh provides vehioular
and pedestrian aooess to adjaoent properties, the dedication of which has
been offioially accepted by the Ada County Highway District and which is
separated by a median strip, usually landsoaped.
Road A designated major arterial which extends to both urban and rural areas,
dedicated and maintained by the Ada County Highway Distriot.
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The use of 'road' or 'Boulevard' shall be by designation of the Ada
. County Highway District and shall be based upon the function and improvements
of such streets.
Five platted lots or less coming immediately off of any right-of-way
shall carry the suffix "oircle" after the name of the street from which it
emerges and shall be numbered according to the grid of such street. Short
dead-end streets with five or less addresses, coming immediately off of a road
of arterial or collector status, may also be designated as "circles" and carry
the name of the streets trom which they emerge, if. such dead-end streets will
not or oannot be extended and provided with their own names in accordance
wi th the provisions of this ordinance.
Where the proposed street is on the Bame alignment, and is a continuation
of an existing street, the name of the existing street shall be applied.
Where a street is on the same alignment but lS not linked to an existing street,
the Commission, upon reoommendation of. the Ada County Highway District, shall
designate a name giving preference to existing names.
Where a proposed street dedication unites two differently named streets
located on the same alignment, the Commission, upon recommendation of the
Ada County Highway District~ shall designate one of the existing names.
Streets may be given the prefix "north", "south", "east" or "west" if
they cross address numbering grid system base lines.
If a street makes a very obvious Change in direction, a new street name
shall be assigned. Whenever this situation oocurs, th~ change of street name
should occur at an intersection rather than the point where the direotion ohanges.
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Private Streets Officially accepted private streets (lanes) shall be listed
on the Official Ada County Street Name List witll the accompanying designation
of 'private'. Applioations for private street names must be made to and
approved by the Ada County Highway Distriot. Names used must not conflict
with a:ny existing street names, public or private.
The Ada County Highway District shall make, install and maintain street
signs on private streets at approved locations. The financial obligations for
the sign or signs shall be the owners of properties which front upon suoh streets.
Any private street off of an officially accepted street shall have signs
indicating its name and status as "private".
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Subdivisions Proposed subdivision street names shall be shown on preliminary and
final subdivision plats when submitted to the Planning Commission. The Commission
shall not approve such plats until the street names have been checked against the
Official street Name Map and list.
All half-streets or partial streets shall be named in accordance' with the
definitions here noted. -
Subdividers shall be encouraged to use an overall theme when naming their
streets-.
It shall be 'the decision of the Commission, by recommendation of the Ada County
Highway District, to determine what name is to be used when two or more streets
are in alignment.
No plat shall be approved by the Council for filing unt:U all provisions of
this ordinance have been complied with. Approval of a final plat for filing in the
County Recorder's Office shall constitute acceptance of all street names shown
thereon.
It shall be the responsibility of any subdivider dedicating a new street to
finance street name signs at each and every intersection.
Changes in Street Names Where necessary or desirable applications may be made to
the Commission to change a street name, or the Commission may do so at its discretion,
for reasons of duplication, similar pronunciation or spelling, or for other reasons
relating to public safety or convenience.
In the case of street name changes necessitated due to duplication, similar
pronunciation or spelling, the Commission, upon recommendation of the Ada County
Highway District shall determine the street to be changed and ~elect the new name
to be used. In so doing, the Co~mission shall take into consideration the number
of existing addresses on the streets in question, the length of time each street
has used the name in question, the date of the original dedication of said streets
and any other factors pertinent to the changes in question. The Commission may
hold public hearings on such changes.
No street names may be changed until the proposed ones have been checked with
_ the Official street Name Map and List.
All changes shall be made in such a manner 60 as to create the least possible
inconvenience to residents and property owners in the area. _No change shall
become effective for at least 30 days after official action by the Commission.
All street name signs shall be located in such manner as to be clearly visible
to persons operating vehicles on the road. The lettering of the street name shall
be a minimum of three and one-half (31/2) inches in height; however, all letters
deslgnatingnorth, south, east or west shall be two (2) i~che5 in height. All
lettering shall be of such color and width to contrast sharply with the board or
plate upon which the lettering is placed. Said board or plate shall be a minimum
of six (6) inches in width. All street name signs shall have the street names
lettered on both sides and shall. be so positioned that the name is visible from
both directions of the street.
Section 6. STREET ADDRESS NUMBERING. All street address numbers shall conform
to the grid system shown on the Official Address Number Grid Map kept on file at the
Meridian City Hall Office.
The general standards to be used in developing a street address grid system
are as follows: -
16 grid blocks shall be assigned to the mile and 330 feet between grid lines shall
be the standard_when establishing the grid system.
A standard 100 numbers per grid is hereby established.
All address numbers shall be assigned by the City of Meridian. No other
person or organization, public or private, shall assign any address number to any
residence, business~ industry, or use. The following shall be the guide lines in
assigning such address numbers by the City:
Only one number shall be assigned to each business, use or dwelling unit.
Numbers shall be assigned to vacant lots within platted subdivisions and shall
otherwise be assigned in such a manner that adequate numbers are reserved,for
possible future developments or resubdivisions of land.
All addresses shall be assigned on the street upon which the structure fronts.
When vehicular access is used. from a point other than the street frontage, the
number shall be placed so as to be visible from the street side of the building.
All addresses located on the north and east sides of streets shall be even numbers.
All addresses on the south and west sides of streets shall be odd numbers. These
requirements may be varied in the case of winding streets or circles. When a'
street has been determined to be running in predominately one direction, the
numbering shall not be changed if the street slightly changes direction.
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The owner of each structure shall post the assigned address number in such
a manner that it is clearly visible from the street. The numbers shall be at
least 3 1/2 inches high. Numbers must be displayed prior to occupancy.
Existing address numbers not in conformance with the Official Address Number
Grid System Map may be changed by the Council giving official written notice at
least 90 days in advance of the effective date to property owners affected by
such changes. New address numbers must be posted on the property by the effective
date.
Section 7. VARIANCES AND APPEAL. The standards and requirements of these
regulations may be modified or varied by the Council where the. enforcement of the
rules here~der vill result in extraordinary hardship, provided that substantial
justice is done and the public interest is secured hereunder. In granting any
such variance or modification, the Council may require conditions thereof as will,
in its judgment, secure substantial compliance with the general principles hereof.
Appeals may be had by any persons, firm or corporation from a decision of the
Commission to the Council within ten days after its decision.
Section 8. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. No person shall erect or install a
street name sign which is not in accordance with the Official Street Name Map.
No person shall remove, alter, change or otherwise deface a street name sign
which exists in accordance with the Official Street Name Map.
All persons shall post the address number of his property as designated by
the City Council and as required by this ordinance.
Each violation of these regulations shall be a misdemeanor. Each violation
for each day it shall continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each
Violation shall be punishable as provided in Section 18-113, Idaho Code.
Upon knowledge of a violation, the Council may require the prosecuting
attorney to commence action to correct the violation and to punish the same.
Section 9. VALIDITY. Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance, or any particular application thereof, be
declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance.
If in an instance the Commission fails to act or carry out its responsibilities
according to the regulations contained herein, the Council shall assume all the
duties of the Commission as herein specified in relation to the application
concerned.
Section 10. All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or inconsistant
with this ordinance and provisions thereof or of the code hereby adopted, are
hereby repealed.
WHEREAS, there is an emergency therefor, which emergency is declared to
exist, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage, approval and publication as required by law.
Passed by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the City of Meridian,
Ada County, Idaho, this 4th day of November, 1974.
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