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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
REGULAR MEETING DATE: September 14, 2011
AGENDA ITEM TITLE
: Pitkin County Addressing Ordinance
STAFF RESPONSIBLE:
Mark Gamrat, Communications Director
Cindy Houben, Community Development Director
ISSUE STATEMENT
: Adding a new section to Title 9 (Roads and Public Places) titled
Addressing Standards and creating an Addressing Committee via a new Ordinance set forth in
Resolution # 91-154.
BACKGROUND
: Resolution #91-ve
The addressing process has been difficult over the years. The work flow process lacked proper
communication with all the stakeholders (Community Development, Communications, Assessor,
GIS, Public Works, Public Safety) causing delays for approval and frustration among departments.
Recently two meeting were conducted with various stakeholders in a work process called Tech
Solve. Out of these meetings the attached Ordinance and the new section (Addressing
Standards) to Title 9 were created.
The proposed Ordinance streamlines the addressing process where citizens will use the Aspen/Pitkin
County web page for address requests. Stakeholders will have a clear process to follow
accompanied with timelines for accomplishing given tasks. It is the goal of the Addressing
Committee to have the web page complete and ready for implementation by January 1, 2012. The
Addressing Committee is also newly committed to work from a single GIS database to ensure
accuracy of addressing.
LINK TO STRATEGIC PLAN:
The new Ordinance and Addressing Standards support our
citizens and ensuring a healthy and safe community is the main goal for these two items presented.
KEY DISCUSSION ITEMS:
ss and how it will work in the
future.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDED BOCC ACTION:
Approval of the attached Ordinance and amendment
to Title 9 (Roads and Public Places) by adding new Section 9.08 titled Addressing Standards.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution #91-154
New Addressing Ordinance
New Title 9, Section 9.08: Pitkin County Addressing Standards
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN
COUNTY, COLORADO, AMENDING TITLE 9 (ROADS AND PUBLIC PLACES) OF THE
PITKIN COUNTY CODE BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 9.08 TITLED ADDRESSING
STANDARDS
ORDINANCE NO. _______- 2011
RECITALS
1. Resolution # 91-
that there is a need to revise and regulate a comprehensive addressing system for Pitkin County
and authorizes the development of a Pitkin County
consisting of representatives from all county departments who use or depend on the county
addresses and road names.
2. Resolution 91-154 further, authorizes the Addressing Committee to administer the
addressing system by making decisions relating to numbering of structures and lots, and the
naming and renaming of roads and streets in Pitkin County, and to act as the decision making
body for the readdressing project; decisions by the committee shall be final unless changed via
appeal to the Board of County Commissioners.
3. As authorized by Resolution 91-154, the addressing committee has revised the addressing
standards with the following objectives:
A. Logic and order in the assigning of roadway names and addresses.
B. A guide for staff in ensuring consistency in addressing;
C. Ensure that emergency services are able to locate and respond quickly.
D. Ensure that visitors, delivery and other services are able to find their way in a timely
fashion.
E. Minimize delivery time for postal and private carriers.
4. Pursuant to 30-35-301 C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners of Home Rule
Counties is authorized to make and publish ordinances for carrying into effect or discharging the
powers and duties conferred upon such counties by law and as seems necessary. Pitkin County
is a Home Rule County, and Article II Section 2.8 of the Home Rule Charter authorizes the
BOCC to adopt Ordinances when deemed necessary.
5. The BOCC finds that
9.08, Pitkin County Addressing Standards) will be in the best interest of the citizens and visitors
to Pitkin County by providing a uniform system of addressing standards that shall be used to
name roadways and assign addresses to properties along such roadways in Pitkin County and
will provide for adequate and effective public safety and emergency response services.
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6. The BOCC further finds that the Pitkin County Code Enforcement Officer, the Director
of Pitkin County Community Development, the Director of Aspen-Pitkin County
Communications Center, fire agencies in Pitkin County and their designees shall be authorized to
NOW THEREFORE
,be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin
County, Colorado, that it hereby amends Title 9 (Roads and Public Places) of the Pitkin County
Code to add a new Section 9.08, Addressing Standards.
INTRODUCED, FIRST READ, AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON _September 14, 2011.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND THE FULL ORDINANCE PUBLISHED IN THE
ASPEN TIMES WEEKLY ON _________________________, 2011.
ADOPTED AFTER FINAL READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON _September 28, 2011
PUBLISHED BY TITLE AND SHORT SUMMARY, AFTER ADOPTION, IN THE ASPEN
TIMES WEEKLY ON _________________________, 2011.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
By _________________________ By: _________________________________
Jeanette Jones Rachel E. Richards, Chair
Deputy County Clerk
Date: ____________
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: MANAGER APPROVAL:
___________________________ _____________________________
John Ely, County Attorney Jon Peacock, County Manager
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
_______________________________ _________________________________
Mark Gamrat, Communications Director Cindy Houben, Community Development Director
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`TITLE 9: ROADS AND PUBLIC PLACES
9.08: PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESSING STANDARDS ............................................................... 1
9.08.010: ADOPTION OF THE PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESSING CODE ................................ 1
9.08.020: PURPOSE ................................................................................................................ 1
9.08.030: ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................... 2
9.08.040: PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESSING COMMITTEE ...................................................... 2
9.08.050: ADDRESS NAMING AND ASSIGNMENT STANDARDS ........................................ 2
9.08.060: ROAD NAMING STANDARDS ................................................................................ 3
9.08.070: ROADWAY DESIGNATIONS ................................................................................... 6
9.08.080: ADDRESSING/NUMBERING SYSTEM (CENTURY SYSTEM) .............................. 8
9.08.090: SIGNAGE ............................................................................................................... 10
9.08.100: ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE ............................................................................ 11
9.08.110: APPEALS ............................................................................................................... 11
9.08.120: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS: .............................................. 13
9.08.130: SEVERABILITY ...................................................................................................... 16
9.08: PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESSING STANDARDS
9.08.010: ADOPTION OF THE PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESSING CODE
Pursuant to Article II Section 2.12.8.1.1 of the Home Rule Charter, and 30-35-301 C.R.S. the
Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, adopted Ordinance No. ____,
2011) setting standards for the naming of roadways and assigning addresses, both existing and
new, within Pitkin County, provide a detailed explanation of steps involved in naming roadways
and addressing properties, and establish a simplified system, in an easy-to-use format, for
naming roadways and assigning addresses.
9.08.020: PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance and the
County Addressing System) is to provide a system of addressing standards that shall be used to
name roadways and assign addresses to properties along such roadways.
Roadways, non commercial and commercial addressable structures shall be identified by a
consistent system that provides for sequenced or patterned numbering and non-duplicated
naming. The intent is to assign addresses with an orderly system, which is predictable and
understandable for everyone, while accomplishing the following objectives:
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A. To provide logic and order in the assigning of roadway names and addresses;
B. Guide staff in ensuring consistency in addressing;
C. Ensure that emergency services are able to locate and respond quickly;
D. Ensure that visitors, delivery and other services are able to find their way in a timely
fashion;
E. Minimize delivery time for postal and private carriers.
The county recognizes that there may be unique situations that require creative modification to
these guidelines, but in no instance shall an addressing scheme be accepted that compromises the
safety of the public in terms of timely and efficient response to the location by emergency
services personnel.
9.08.030: ADMINISTRATION
The Pitkin County addressing system shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of this
code, by the Pitkin County Addressing Committee and its designees.
9.08.040: PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESSING COMMITTEE
The Pitkin County Addressing Committee shall include, but not be limited to, representatives
from the Aspen Pitkin County Communications Center, Pitkin County Community Development
affected by the adopted addressing standards of Pitkin County.
The Pitkin County Addressing Committee and and/or its designees have the responsibility and
authority to assign and change an address and/or roadway name when deemed necessary in
accordance with standards. Roadways, easements and public thoroughfares are required to have
an official Pitkin County name.
If at any time the Committee or its designees identifies an unnamed roadway conforming to the
criteria set, an official notification will be sent to all affected property owners informing them of
the roadway name approved by Pitkin County and the effective date of said name. It is the
responsibility of property owners to notify tenants of said property of any address changes.
9.08.050: ADDRESS NAMING AND ASSIGNMENT STANDARDS
The following standards for address naming and address assignment shall apply:
A. New Construction and Subdivision Review Procedures: Subdivision preliminary
plans are submitted to Pitkin County Community Development for review.
B. Incorrect Addresses: If an incorrect address is being used, Pitkin County Community
Development may contact the owner to correct the address. A notification will be sent to the
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owner advising of the correct address for their records. It is the responsibility of property owners
to notify tenants of said property of any address changes.
C. Address Dissemination: All addresses, whether they are new, changed or corrected,
shall be disseminated by Pitkin County to all necessary government departments, appropriate
emergency services districts, the United States Post Office and the local telephone service
providers. It is the responsibility of property owners to notify tenants of said property of any
address changes.
9.08.060: ROAD NAMING STANDARDS
All roads that serve three (3) or more addressable structures shall be named regardless of
lane, private way or similar paved, gravel, or dirt thoroughfare. A road name assigned by Pitkin
County shall not constitute or imply acceptance of the road as a public way.
The main objective is to provide clear roadway names for citizens and emergency services and to
minimize the possibility of emergency services being unable to find a location. Names that are
pleasant sounding, appropriate, easy to read, and relate to local history are encouraged.
A. County Approval: Pitkin County approval is required for naming and/or renaming of
all private and public roadways in Pitkin County and shall be completed in a timeframe set forth
in the application process.
B. Criteria: Roadway names should be based on one or more of the following criteria:
Historical uses, places, equipment or structures
Historical persons/events
Political persons/events
Physical features
Local flora or fauna
Following the theme of the subdivision
Colorado history/relevance related themes
Other reasonable criteria that meet the specifications of this manual.
C. Plats submitted to the Pitkin County Community Development Department must
include a list of proposed street names. These names must be approved before the plat
can be created.
D. Name/Address Duplication: Roadway names shall not be duplicated in Pitkin
County. If proposed roadway names already exist within Pitkin County or are adjacent to the
Aspen/Pitkin County Communications Center (APCCC) Public Safety Answering Point
boundary zip codes, regardless of whether or not they are the same name as the plat name, they
will be denied as duplicates. A road that has the same name as another road but a different suffix
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or prefix is considered to be a duplicate name. Similar-sounding names are considered to be
duplications.
Differentiating roadway names by suffix, such as street or avenue is generally prohibited;
however the exceptions are roadways that are directly accessible from the roadway having the
. (See Figure 1)
same name with a different suffix Example: Oak Circle accessible from Oak
Street.
Figure 1.
Use of Drive, Street and Circle thoroughfare designations.
Confusion may occur if a
descendant of the honored or any individual with the same or similar name resides elsewhere
considered prior to adoption.
F. Use of Special Characters: Roadway names will not contain hyphens, slashes,
apostrophes, or other special characters. Roadway names may only consist of alphabetic symbols
A-Z and blank spaces. Single, individual letters/initials may not be used as roadway names.
Roadway names will not consist of numbers, unless spelled out.
G. Use of Unnecessary Affixes: Affixes, such as terms that indicate direction,
(Northcrest, Westridge) are to be avoided. Also, avoid the use of standard suffixes or directional
suffixes or prefixes as roadway names (West St, Court Rd, Avenue of Pines).
H. Use of Cardinal Directions: Cardinal directions, (North, South, East, and West) will
be added by the Pitkin County Addressing Committee only when deemed necessary.
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I. Long Roadway Names: The use of unreasonably long roadway names is prohibited.
Pitkin County follows the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) recommended
format, which sets the following limitations:
Prefix directional 2 characters,
Roadway name 40 characters,
Roadway suffix - 4 characters and
Postal directional - 2 characters.
J. Multiple Thoroughfare Name: Roadways shall generally have one name for their
entire length. However, several names resulting from a 90 degree turn that proceeds to another
90 degree turn are an exception to this rule. (See Figure 2)
K. Broken Roadways Sharing the Same Road Name: Different roadway names should
be given to roadways which are broken or separated by an area of land, a park, a railroad track, a
waterway or other such obstruction which make it unlikely for the roadways to be connected in
the future. (See Figure 3)
Figure 2. Figure 3.
More than one name A roadway separated by
is given to a roadway a park is assigned two
when it jogs sharply for different names.
a substantial distance
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9.08.070: ROADWAY DESIGNATIONS
A. Boulevard:
A roadway with a median reflecting the boulevard character implied in the
name. (Same definition applies to parkways.)
A major thoroughfare running in a diagonal direction, rather than east-west
or north-south. It must connect at least two sections and acts as a collector.
Unusually wide thoroughfares in residential sections with shade trees or
shrubbery in the center plat, and the name can even be used with numbered
thoroughfares. (Same definition applies for parkways.)
A roadway divided by landscaped center island and generally designated by
name, not a number used as a name.
B. Courts:
Indicate the direction and to some extent the location of minor dead-end
roadway lying between roadways.
Reduces rights-of-way branching from places or ways.
Curving roadways of less than 1,000 feet. An uninterrupted street ending in
a cul-de-sac and generally designated by a name.
Secondary roadways connecting with each other.
C. Drives:
Winding roadways.
Curving roadways longer that 1,000 feet
Diagonal, curvilinear, or other types of roadways not previously mentioned.
Roadways that meander about and continue through to other rights-of-ways.
Secondary facilities that connect with each other.
A curvilinear roadway of more than 1,000 feet in length, generally
designated by a name.
D. Highways:
Designated state or federal highways.
U.S. routes are designated as highways.
E. Lanes:
Indicate the direction and to some extent the location of minor dead-end
roadways lying between roadways.
Reduces rights-of-way branching from places or ways.
Curving roadways of less than 1,000 feet. An uninterrupted roadway ending
in a cul-de-sac and generally designated by a name.
Secondary roadways connecting with each other.
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Figure 4):
F. Loops (See
Loops could be short drives that begin and end on the same street.
Circular or semicircular roads.
Figure 5
G. Circles (See ):
A secondary roadway that begins and circles back to terminate on
the same roadway.
Circles-loop streets.
A roadway forming a closed loop, generally designated by a name.
Figure 4.Figure 5.
Example of a roadway Example of a roadway
that might have a loop designation. that might have a circle designation.
H. Parkway(Also see Boulevard)
A special route or park drive, generally designated by a name.
I. Path:
A minor local roadway running in a diagonal direction, usually between a
north--west roadway; a path may also be a
diagonal connector between offset portions of a north-south or east-west
collector thoroughfare.
J. Place:
A cul-de-sac or permanent dead-end roadway
Dead-end rights-of-way under 1,000 feet
Roadways less than 1,000 feet in length
Permanently closed dead end roadways
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K. Roads:
Limited roadways that are frequently used, have heavy traffic volume, and
run in any direction.
Secondary facilities connecting with a U.S. or state primary highway.
Diagonals longer than 12,000 feet and designated by a name.
Diagonal roadways.
Roadways, Streets and Avenues.
Streets are roads that generally run in an east-west direction, avenues are
roads that basically have a north-south orientation.
Avenue- a roadway running principally in a north-south direction and
usually terminating at an east-west roadway. Street a roadway running
principally in a east-west direction and usually terminating at a north-south
avenue.
L. Trails:
A diagonal local roadway serving as a collector for one or more roadways.
All curvilinear roadways.
M. Ways:
A minor roadway that changes directions or begins and ends on the same
roadways.
Diagonal roadways less than 1,000 feet in length.
9.08.080: ADDRESSING/NUMBERING SYSTEM (CENTURY SYSTEM)
Pitkin County uses the national Uniform Measurement System referred to as the Century System
to assign roadway numerical addresses. Address numbers must be whole numbers, and shall
conform to the established Century System standards as outlined below:
A. Century System: A nationally recognized uniform system of measurement in which
numbers are based on fractions of a mile starting from the origin of a roadway to the start of a
destination based from an odometer reading.
B. Reading the Numbering System: The numbering system reads from the right to the
left as follows:
The far right number indicates if it will be on the odd or even side of the street.
th
The second number from the right indicates 1/100 of a mile.
th
The third number from the right indicates 1/10 of a mile.
The fourth number from the right indicates the single digit number of miles.
The fifth number from the right indicates the miles in double digits.
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Example 1
:
If a property is 31.85 miles from the origin of the roadway said address would be in the
range of 31850-31859. This address number would then further be defined by its
designation of being on the odd or even side of the roadway.
Example 2
:
An address of 232 would be .23 miles from the origin of the roadway and on the even
side of the roadway.
C. Shared Driveways: If three or more addressable structures are accessed by a single
driveway, the driveway shall be renamed as a street. Multiple homes on a single drive shall each
be assigned an address that indicates the distance from the street origin to the home. Barns,
sheds or other outbuildings are not normally given separate addresses from the residence unless
they must be accessed by a separate roadway.
Generally, only human dwellings will be assigned addresses under this manual. Other sites or
structures may be addressed upon request where the address may be helpful in emergencies, such
as electrical substations, water gates, service boxes, barns, outbuildings, pumping or compressor
sites, etc. Such sites may be assigned addresses upon submission of a request by the owner,
emergency service providers, utility providers, etc. Pitkin County shall have the discretion to
determine the necessity to address such locations.
D. Townhome Complexes: Townhome buildings shall be provided a single street
address based on the location of the driveway that accesses the building. Each unit within is
further identified by a number, increasing sequentially from the unit arrived at first on the
driveway to the unit arrived at last along the driveway.
Example:
620 Everywhere Dr, Unit 12 in this instance the townhome would be located
.62 miles from the beginning of Everywhere Dr on the even side of the roadway, and the
unit would be the twelfth one passed as one traveled from the beginning to the end of the
driveway.
Separate numbered addresses may be assigned to townhome units if the townhome building
parallels the roadway or each unit has its own driveway or a designated parking area off the
roadway immediately in front of the unit.
E. Condominium Buildings: Condominium buildings shall be provided a single roadway
address based on the location of the driveway or entrance that accesses the building. Like
townhomes, the roadway address number is then followed by a unit number. In condominium
buildings, unit numbers typically indicate a floor level, with 100 series numbers indicating the
first floor, 200 series the second, and so on.
F. Duplexes: Duplexes shall be assigned two separate numbers. A distinction between
units using North/South or A/B is allowed.
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G. Commercial and Agricultural Locations: Commercial buildings or separate
businesses located within commercial buildings shall be assigned a physical address in a manner
similar to townhomes and/or condominium buildings as previously explained.
H. Hundred Block Ranges: Hundred block ranges should not go beyond an intersection.
The numbers should be within the same hundred block from one intersection to the next.
If addresses cannot be determined using the above steps, Pitkin County shall make the final
determination based on logic and order.
9.08.090: SIGNAGE
Roadway signage in Pitkin County shall conform to the standards specified in this manual.
Owners of structures shall display and maintain assigned numbers in a conspicuous place on said
structure, in the following manner:
A. Address Number on the Structure or Residence: When the residence or structure is
within 50 (fifty) feet of the edge of the road right-of-way, the assigned address number shall be
displayed at a location on the residence or structure that is easily visible from the roadway.
B. Number at the Road Line: Where the residence or structure is over 50 (fifty) feet
from the edge of the road right-of-way, the assigned address number shall be displayed on a
noncombustible structure (post, fence, wall, mailbox, etc) at the property line adjacent to the
walk or access drive to the residence or structure, in addition to being displayed on the residence
or structure itself.
C. Size, Color and Location of Number: Numbers shall be of a color that contrasts with
their background color and shall be a minimum of 4 (four) inches in height. Numbers shall be
located to be visible from the road at all times of the year.
D. Proper Number: Every person whose duty is to display an assigned number shall
remove any different number which might be mistaken for, or confused with, the assigned
number.
E. Naming of New Roadway: When a new roadway is named, if a roadway intersects
directly with a County Road or State Hwy, Pitkin County Public Works will purchase and erect a
sign after being contacted by the property owner. If a roadway does not directly intersect with a
County Road or State Hwy, the property owner will be responsible for purchasing and erecting
their own sign in conformance with the sign standards contained in the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices.
F. Renaming of an Existing Roadway: If Pitkin County initiates the re-naming of a
roadway, Pitkin County shall be responsible for purchase and erection of the roadway sign.
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G. Roadway Rules: All roads in Pitkin County are subject to this manual and shall be
named in accordance with these guidelines.
9.08.100: ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE
A. Notice of Violation: In addition to utilizing the enforcement procedures authorized
by paragraph 9.08.060 of this Section the Addressing Committee or designee, the Pitkin County
Code Enforcement Officer, may deliver a Notice of Violation (NOV) to any person who violates
this Section. The NOV shall specify the violation, and may require that the violator either cease
and desist immediately from all acts or omissions relating to the violation, or correct the
violation within a specified time not to exceed 45 days. Failure to comply with the terms of an
NOV may result in enforcement action. Issuance of a NOV shall not be deemed a condition
precedent to enforcement pursuant to the procedures set forth in 9.08.060 - 2, 3 & 4 nor shall it
preclude later enforcement action.
B. Civil Enforcement:In the event of any act or omission that violates any section of
this Section the County Attorney, in addition to other remedies provided by law or specified
herein, may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate civil action or
proceeding to prevent, enjoin, or abate any unlawful activity, or to remove any improvements or
construction resulting from such unlawful activity. In the event that such unlawful activity has
damaged any county property, the violator shall be liable for any damage to county property
resulting from any such unlawful activity, including, but not limited to, compensation for staff
time and for use of county equipment or contracted services to repair such damage. Any civil
action or proceeding may include a claim to recover all such money damages in addition to any
and all claims for injunctive or other equitable relief.
C. Withdrawing or Withholding Permits: In the event that the Addressing Committee, or
its designee or the Code Enforcement Officer has knowledge of violation of this Section,
pertinent County permits may be withdrawn after the violator is provided written notice and an
opportunity for hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. If the violation involves
activity under a Pitkin County Community Development building permit, the building permit
may also be withdrawn after consultation with Community Development staff and after the
violator is provided notice and an opportunity for hearing before the Board of County
Commissioners. No further permits or approvals from the County shall be issued for any
property subject to a NOV until the violation is cured as directed by the NOV.
D. Withholding Certificate of Occupancy:No certificate of occupancy shall be issued
until the relevant property has satisfied the addressing conditions of this ordinance.
9.08.110: APPEALS
A. General: Any individual or other affected party may appeal any addressing related
approval, conditional approval, denial or decision by County staff made pursuant to this
Addressing Ordinance to the following:
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1. Addressing Committee
2. Communications Director and the Community Development Director or their
designees
3. The Board of County Commissioners
B. Appeal to the Addressing Committee:
1.Appeal to the Addressing Committee shall be made to the Addressing Committee in
writing, no later than fifteen (15) working days of the staff decision.
2.The Addressing Committee is authorized to resolve an appeal concerning the naming
and numbering of streets and parcels within Pitkin County. The Addressing Committee shall
promptly issue its decision in writing. The decision shall:
b.
the Pitkin County Communications Director and Pitkin County Community
Development Director or their designees.
C. Appeal jointly to the Pitkin County Communications Director and the Community
Development Director or their designees:
1. An appeal made jointly to the County Communications Director and the
Community Development Director or their designees shall be made in writing no later than
f
2. The County Communications Director and the Community Development
Director or their designees is authorized to resolve an appeal concerning the naming and
numbering of streets and parcels within Pitkin County. Staff shall promptly issue its decision in
writing. The decision shall:
a. State the reason for such decision; and
b.Inform the appellant of the right to further appeal such decision to the Board of
County Commissioners.
D. Appeals to Board of County Commissioners:
1.A decision made jointly by the Pitkin County Communications Director and
Pitkin County Community Development Director, or their designees, in the course of
administering and/or enforcing this Ordinance may be appealed to the Board of Pitkin
County Commissioners. Such appeal shall be made in writing and submitted to the
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2. The appeal date shall be promptly scheduled to take place as soon as
reasonably possible. If an appeal is filed pursuant to this section, processing of any
development permit, certificate of occupancy or approval that gave rise to the appeal
shall be suspended until the Board has made a decision on the appeal. In cases where a
lengthy appeal period is anticipated, the applicant may request and the Board may
approve an exception allowing for the review and processing of the development permit
or approval, provided that the outcome of that process shall incorporate the results of the
appeal.
.
3 At the appeal hearing the Board of County Commissioners shall review the
record of the decision and shall provide the appellant and other affected persons an
opportunity to discuss the grounds for the appeal and the basis for the alleged error in the
decision.
4. An appeal is not intended to be a forum to consider a new need for a street
name or number that gave rise to the appeal. The appeal body shall reverse, modify, or
rescind a decision on appeal if it finds that that there has been a clear and demonstrable
error, abuse of discretion, denial of procedural due process or an unreasonable application
of the addressing standards given the relevant facts on record.
9.08.120: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS:
Access
- A means of ingress and egress from a building site or parcel of land.
Address
- The numerical portion of the street address, as assigned.
Addressable Structure -
Any structure that has been deemed addressable by Pitkin County as
described in the Addressing Ordinance. Generally only buildings normally occupied by human
beings will be assigned addresses; provided, however, that other sites or structures, (barns,
outbuildings, service areas) may be addressed where it may be helpful in emergencies. Such sites
may be assigned addresses at the discretion of Pitkin County.
APCCC
- Aspen-Pitkin County Communications Center.
Apartment
- Building that consist of three (3) units or more for rent.
Avenue
- A road that runs generally east to west, normally allowed only in municipal (city)
jurisdictions (AV or AVE)
BOCC
- Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners.
Building
- A temporary or permanent structure having a roof supported by
columns or walls and which can be used for the shelter, housing, or
enclosure of persons, animals, or goods.
Building Site
- An area of land or property where development is
undertaken.
Boulevard -
An unusually wide street with a central dividing median
(BL or BLVD).
CAD -
Computer Aided Dispatch. Computer software used by public safety dispatch centers.
Century System -
A nationally recognized uniform system of measurement.
Circle
- A short road that returns to itself (CR or CIR).
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Condominium
- The ownership of single units in a structure with common
areas and facilities.
Condominium Unit
- An enclosed space consisting of one or more rooms
occupying all or part of a floor in a building or one or more floors or stories
regardless of whether it is designed for residence, office, the operation of
any industry or business, or any other type of independent use and shall
include such accessory spaces and areas as may be described in the
declaration, such as garage space, storage space, balcony, terrace or patio.
Consolidated Road Data -
A software based application that contains street
information, previous names, and alias street data that can be used to feed
GIS applications and other systems.
Court -
A dead end right-of-way often ending as a cul-de-sac (CT).
Directional -
As pertaining to North, South, East, and West, and will precede
street name. The Planning staff will control the use of compass directions.
Drive
- A curving secondary road (DR).
Duplex
- Two units, including modular homes, placed one on top of another
or attached side by side and sharing one or more common walls.
Highway
- A designated State or Federal roadway (HY or HWY).
Interstate -
A Federal thoroughfare system designed for national defense and
population evacuation (I-#).
Lane
- A short, low traffic, road that branches off another road and ends or
connects to another secondary road (LN).
Loop
- A short road that starts and returns to the same road (LP).
Lot
- A parcel of land or any combination of several parcels of land occupied
or intended to be occupied by a principle use or structure, together with any
accessory structures or uses and such access ways, parking areas, yards, and
open space required in these standards.
Mailing Address
- Used by the U S Postal Service for the purpose of
delivery of the U S Mail. Mailing address may or may not be identical to a
site-specific address.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control DevicesMUTCD
- or defines the standards used by road
managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all public streets,
highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public traffic.
Mobile Home
- A moveable or transportable structure, constructed to be
transported on its own chassis and including one or more components that
can be retracted for transporting the unit.
Mobile Home Park
- Any site or parcel of land under single ownership
where land or units are rented, and community utility(ies) provide for the
occupancy of mobile homes.
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MSAG
- Master Street Addressing Guide. A proprietary database of roads served by emergency
services of Aspen-Pitkin County Communications.
Official Street Name
- Street name approved and recognized by Pitkin County.
Parkway -
Typically a four (4) lane or more roadway; allowed in municipal
jurisdictions only, (PK or PKWY).
Place
- A road name suffix, allowed in residential subdivisions only (PL).
Private Road
- Any road that is not maintained by a governmental entity or
agency through the use of public funds.
PSAP
- Public Safety Answering Point. Public safety call receiving and emergency services
dispatch center.
Public Road
- A roadway located on a public right-of-way and which meets
the total improvement requirements for a public street, and is maintained through the use of
public funds.
Radio/Communications Service -
Includes any radio communications,
transmissions, dispatching or future 911 communications that may
involve police, emergency, fire, or rescue operations, but not limited to these
aforesaid operations.
Road
- A suitable name suffix indicating a well-traveled secondary roadway
often connecting with a U S or Colorado primary highway (RD).
Street
- A suitable suffix indicating a well-traveled roadway, allowed only in
municipal jurisdictions (ST).
Street Address
- A unique identifier for each addressable structure within
the County. The minimum adequate address consists of a numeric indicator
and approved street name and suffix.
Structure
- Any building, whether residential, commercial, industrial, or
institutional in nature and use.
Thoroughfare
- A general all-inclusive term for; roads, public or private;
street, drive, cart way, easement, right-of-way, or any other word or words
that means a way of access.
Townhome -
One of a row of houses joined by common sidewalls.
Trail -
An acceptable suffix for roadway names (TR).
Unit Designator
- The portion of the Street Address used to distinguish
individual units within the same structure.
Waterfront Property
- Parcels of land that are accessible by waterborne law
enforcement.
Way -
An acceptable suffix for roadway names (WY).
Vanity Names
- Any thoroughfare name that contains the whole name or that designates a
specific person.
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9.08.130: SEVERABILITY
If any section, clause, sentence or part of this ordinance (and the code adopted therein) is
adjudged to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect,
impair or invalidate the other provisions of this ordinance and/or the code adopted therein,
which can be given effect without such invalid provision.
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