HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.ord.031.2012 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 ADDRESS
STANDARDS
ORDINANCE NO.(I,�� -2012
RECITALS
1. Resolution# 91-154 of the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners ("BOCC")recognizes
that there is a need to revise and regulate a comprehensive address system for Pitkin County
and autharizes the development of a Pitkin County Address Committee ("the Committee")
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 Address Committee to administer the
address 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 readdress project; decisions by the committee shall be final unless changed via
appeal to the Board of County Commissioners.
3. As autharized by Resolution 91-154,the address committee has revised the address
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 this Ordinance and the "code" adopted therein(Title 9, Section
9.08, Pitkin County Address Standards)will be in the best interest of the citizens and visitors
to Pitkin County by providing a uniform system of address 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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NOW THEREFORE,be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin
County, CoIorado,that it hereby amends Title 9 (Roads and Public Places) of the Pitkin County
Code to add a new Section 9.08,entitled Address Standards.
INTRODUCED,F1RST READ OCT 10, 2012,AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON NOV 14,2012.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND THE FULL ORDINANCE PUBLISHED IN THE
ASPEN TIMES WEEKLY ON, f/ � / 2012.
ADOPTED AFTER FINAL READING AND PUBLIC HEARIlVG ON �l���� 2012.
PUBLISHED BY TITLE AND SHORT SUMMARY,AFTER ADOPTION, IN THE ASPEN
TIMES WEEKLY ON /( -- a-a- -�O/�- 2012.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY,COLORADO
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Jea tte Jones Michael M. Owsley, Chair
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: MANAGER APPROVAL:
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TITLE 9: ROADS AND PUBLIC PLACES
9.08:000 PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESS STANDARDS.. 1
9.08.010: ADOPTION OF THE PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESS CODE.. 1
9.08.020: PURPOSE.. 1
9.08.030: ADMINISTRATION.: 2 �
9.08.040: PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESS 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: ADDRESS/NUMBERING SYSTEM (CENTURY SYSTEM) 8
9.08.090: SIGNAGE.. 10
9.08.100: ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE.. 11
9.08.110: RENAMING AND NAMING ADDRESSES THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC
9.08.120: APPEALS.. 11
9.08.130: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS: 13
9.08.010: ADOPTION OF THE PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESS 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 address properties, and establish a standardized system, in an easy-to-use format, for naming
roadways and assigning addresses.
9.08.020: PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance and the "code" adopted therein(Title 9, Section 9.08, Pitkin
County Address System) is to provide a system of address 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, while accomplishing the following objectives:
A. Provide logic and order in the assigning of roadway names and addresses;
B. Guide staff in ensuring consistency in addresses;
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.
The county recognizes that there may be unique situations that require creative modification to
these guidelines, but in no instance shall an address scheme be accepted that compromises the
safety of the public, relative to timely and efficient response to the location by emergency
services personneL
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9.08.030: ADMINISTRATION
The Pitkin County Address system shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of this code,
by the Pitkin County Address Committee and its designees.
9.08.040: PITKIN COUNTY ADDRESS COMMITTEE
The Pitkin County Address Committee shall include, but not be limited to,representatives from
the Aspen Pitkin County Communications Center, Pitkin County Community Development
Department, City of Aspen GIS,the Pitkin County Assessor's Office and any other County, City
or Special District Department that is affected by the adopted address standards of Pitkin County.
Committee Members will communicate via email, Internet or any other medium that has been
established specifically for this purpose.
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: Building permit applications for new
construction and Subdivision preliminary plans and are submitted to Pitkin County Community
Development for review.
B. Incorrect Addresses: If an incorrect address is being used,the Pitkin County Address
Committee may contact the owner to correct the address. A notification will be sent to the 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 conected, shall be
disseminated by Pitkin County to all necessary government departments, appropriate emergency
services districts, the LJnited 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.
A package of materials typically required for address changing by a resident will be available
on line or through Pitkin County Community Development.
9.08.060: ROAD NAMING STANDARDS
All roads that serve three (3) or more addressable structures shall be named regardless of
whether the ownership is public or private. A"Road"refers to any highway, road, street, avenue,
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
appropriate, easy to read, and relate to local history are encouraged.
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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 addressing process.
B. Criteria: Roadway names should be based on one or more of the following criteria:
. Local "flavor" or influence
. 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 requested street names. These names must be approved before the subdivision plat can be
approved.
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
(see attached PSAP map), 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 or prefix is considered to be a duplicate name. Similar-sounding names, (ie, Ledge and
Edge) 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
same name with a different suffix. (See Figure 1) Example: Oak Circle accessible from Oak
Street.
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E. Use of Individuals' Names as a Roadway Name: Confusion may occur if a descendant of the
honored or any individual with the same or similar name resides elsewhere within Pitkin County.
Use of individual's names as roadway names should be carefully 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
actded by the Pitkin County Address Committee only when deemed necessary.
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.
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J. Multiple Thoroughfare Name: Roadways shall generally have one name for their entire
length. However, several names resulting from a 90 de��ree 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
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9.08.070: ROA�WAY DESIGNATIONS GUIDELINE (see Section 9.08.130 for definitions)
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.)
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. 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 desigriated 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.
F. Loops (See Figure 4):
. Loops could be short drives that begin and end on the same street.
. Circular or semicircular roads.
G. Circles (See Figure 5):
. 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.
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. 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-south"Avenue" and an east-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
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.
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• 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: ADDRESS/NUMB�RING 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 ineasurement in which numbers
are based on fractions of a mile starting from the origin of a roadway to the start of a property's
driveway. The theory behind this is that anyone in a vehicle could find their 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.
. The second number from the right indicates 1/100th of a mile.
• The third number from the right indicates 1/lOth 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.
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.
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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.
Dwellings normally occupied by humans 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
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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 Nortl�/South or A/B is allowed.
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.
I. No address shall begin with zeros.
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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.
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: The Address Committee or designee, the Pitkin County Code
Enforcement Officer, may deliver a Notice of Violation (NOV) pursuant to Chapter 10 of the
Pitkin County Code, 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
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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 section 9.08.060: Road Naming Standards 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 Address 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 address conditions of this ordinance.
9.08.110: RENAMING AND NAMING ADDRESSES THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC
When a problem is identified with an existing address or action is taken that prompts the need for
the naming/renaming of a street,property owners will be notified of the situation by United
States Postal Service Certified Mail. Property owners may then submit possible road names, in
accordance with this ordinance, for the Address Committee's approval. Deference shall be given
to the Property Owner when selecting a road name. Once a submitted name is received, meets
the criteria of the Address Ordinance and is approved, the Property Owner will be notified by
United States Postal Service Certified Mail and any existing plat/address information kept by
Pitkin County will be updated.
If a Property Owner does not respond to notification of the need for change or creation of a road
name,the Pitkin County Address Committee and/or its designees have the responsibility and
authority to assign and change an address andlor roadway name when deemed necessary in
accordance with standards. Roadways, easements and public thoroughfares are required to have
an official Pitkin County name. It is the responsibility of property owners to notify tenants of
said property of any address changes.
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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.
While it is the duty of the Address Committee to rectify problematic addresses, it is not their
intention to seek out said problems. When such issues arise they will work diligently with those
affected to come to an amenable solution. This shall not be enforced on existing residences
without the consent of the property owner until there is an implementation plan approved by the
Board of County Commissioners.
9.08.120: APPEALS
A. General: Any individual or other affected party may appeal any address related approval,
conditional approval, denial or decision by County staff made pursuant to this Address
Ordinance to the following:
l. Address Committee
2. Communications Director and the Community Development Director or their
designees
3. The Board of County Commissioners
B. Appeal to the Address Committee:
1. Appeal to the Address Committee shall be made to the Address Committee in
writing, no later than thirty (30) working days of the staff decision.
2. The Address Committee is authorized to resolve an appeal concerning the
naming and numbering of streets and parcels within Pitkin County. The Address
Committee shall promptly issue its decision in writing. The decision shall:
a. State the reason for the Committee's decision; and
b. Inform the appellant of the right to appeal the Committee's decision
jointly to 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 Directar or their designees:
L An appeal made jointly to the County Gommunications Director and the
Community Development Director or their designees shall be made in writing no
later than thirty(30) working days of the Address Committee's decision.
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.
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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 BOCC via the County Manager's Office within thirty (30)
working days of staffl s decision.
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 incorparate 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 address standards given the relevant facts on
record. This shall not be enforced on existing residences without the consent of
the property owner until there is an implementation plan approved by the Board
of County Commissioners.
9.08.130: 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 Address 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.
Arterial Road -A high-capacity urban road.
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.
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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 ineasurement.
Circle - A short road that returns to itself(CR or CIR).
Collector Road -A low to moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from
local streets to arterial roads.
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 far 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 Devices - or MUTCD 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.
MSAG - Master Street Address 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.
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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 9ll 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.
9.08.140: 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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