§ 32-2. Designation of administrator.  


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  • (a)

    The system shall be continued, enforced, operated and maintained within the unincorporated areas of the County of Butte by the director of development services, or his authorized deputy referred to in this chapter as the address coordinator, and property numbers assigned within such areas shall be in accordance with the system. It shall be the duty of the address coordinator to notify all persons of the road name and number assigned to each location, the requirements of this chapter that the numbers be installed and maintained, and to determine whether the same are installed in such a manner as to be visible from the street in front of each location or from the roadway or driveway leading to buildings removed a substantial distance from the public street or road which the subject site abuts.

    (b)

    Each addressing area, as defined in section 32-3, will have an addressing committee. Each committee will have five (5) members who reside in the area they represent. The largest city or MAC in each addressing area will have a representative on the committee who will be its address area coordinator. The coordinator, along with a representative from a law enforcement agency, fire agency, ambulance agency and the post office, will comprise the five (5) members of the area committees. These committees will study the existing road names and problems with addresses in their areas and recommend necessary changes to be made to clarify existing duplicate and sound-alike road names, and existing addresses that are in error to achieve a coherent and organized system, and will make all recommendations to the county address coordinator.

    (c)

    The address coordinator shall make sure that all new road names avoid duplication and do not sound like existing road names in Butte County.

    (d)

    The address coordinator shall issue to any building owner or occupant in an unincorporated area of Butte County upon request and without charge, a number or numbers in accordance with this chapter.

    (e)

    The address coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining the numbering and road naming system and shall keep a record of all numbers and names assigned under this chapter. Said records shall be open for inspection by the public during regular business hours.

    (f)

    The address coordinator will coordinate all naming or renaming and addressing with the incorporated cities in Butte County to achieve a coherent and organized system of addressing for the whole of Butte County.

(Ord. No. 1874, § 1, 10-18-77; Ord. No. 3001, § 16, 5-5-92)