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(First Reading) CITY OF FOLEY ADDRESSING ORDINANCE
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Foley at its meeting on the 6th day of January, 2014 as follows:
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this Ordinance is:
1) To establish a uniform city wide system of assigning addresses to facilitate the locating of buildings in order to protect the public health and safety by enabling a quicker response time by police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency services.
2) To establish the authority of the city to issue and/or change addresses and/or street names as outlined in this ordinance.
3) To establish guidelines for non-compliance of this ordinance.
DEFINITIONS:
ADDRESS means the combination of a number, street name, type, prefix and/or suffix.
ADDRESS NUMBER means a set of numbers as assigned.
STREET means the full right-of-way of a thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property.
PRIVATE STREET/EASEMENT means a privately owned and maintained street/easement that provides access to multiple structures.
STREET NAME means a proper name of the street.
STREET PREFIX shall be considered North, South, East or West and shall appear just before the proper name and shall be abbreviated N, S, E, or W, or any combination thereof.
STREET SUFFIX shall be considered North, South, East or West and shall appear just after the proper name and shall be abbreviated N, S, E, or W, or any combination thereof.
STREET TYPE shall describe the type of street and will adhere to E-911 standard abbreviations.
ADDRESSING GUIDELINES:
NUMBERING
1) Even numbers shall be on the South and East sides of the street, and odd numbers shall be on the North and West sides of the street.
2) If a street changes direction, the established numbering remains the same throughout the entire length of the street.
STREET NAMES
1) Street names must be approved in advance by Community Development Department and E-911 personnel prior to t...
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