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AN
ORDINANCE FOR SHELBY COUNTY
RURAL ADDRESSING SYSTEM
SECTIONS:
I. TITLE
II. DEFINITIONS
III. PROPERTY NUMBERING MAPS
IV. ADDRESS SYSTEM
V. ASSIGNMENT OF ROADWAY NAMES
VI. ASSIGNMENT OF HOUSE NUMBERS
VII. POSTING DESIGNATED ADDRESSES
VIII. INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING
ROAD MARKERS
SECTION I.
TITLE
This
Ordinance may be known and cited as the
"Rural Address System" of Shelby County,
Iowa.
SECTION II. DEFINITIONS
For the
purposes of this Ordinance, certain
terms and words are hereby defined.
Words used in the present tense shall
include the future, the singular number
shall include the plural, and the plural
includes the singular. The word "shall"
and "will" are mandatory, the word "may"
is permissive.
County
Engineer. The Shelby County Engineer
or designated assistant.
Meandering Public Roads. These are
winding roadways which do not head
generally east-west or north-south.
National Manual of Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (1978). The manual
for traffic control devices for
streets and highways as approved by
the Iowa Department of
Transportation including revisions
(both existing and future) adopted
in accordance with Title 23 of the
U. S. Code.
Planning and Zoning Board. An
appointed advisory public body of
the Shelby County Board of
Supervisors.
Principle Building. The main
structure as distinguished from an
accessory structure on a property.
Private Road. A non-public roadway
officially recognized by the Board
of Supervisors as an access for
vehicles from a public road to a
private driveway leading to the
principal building. Usually a
subdivision road platted on the
final plat, serving a number of
subdivision lots. These roads are
not recognized as public roadways by
the State and the County and are,
therefore, not maintained as such.
Property Numbering Maps. The
official set of aerial and roadway
base maps which display the official
name for every rural roadway and the
designated address for every
business or residence.
Public
Road. All land between the
right-of-way lines perpetually
dedicated to the City, County, State
or Federal government as an access
for vehicles. The term does not
include public easements on private
property where the roadway has not
been dedicated to a jurisdiction or
the jurisdiction has not accepted
ownership. These roads are
recognized by the State and the
County as public roadways and
maintained by the appropriate
jurisdiction.
Resident. The landowner, tenant or
person in charge of a house or
business on public and private
property.
Road
Marker. The street name sign along
with the required hardware and post
specified in the National Manual of
Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(Section 20-39).
Roads.
All public or private roadways that
generally run north and south,
usually a through road, but may end
in a dead end.
Streets. All public or private
roadways that generally run east and
west, usually a through street, but
may end in a dead end.
Subdivision. A division of land into
three or more lots or parcels which
has been recorded in the Shelby
County Recorder’s Office, and added
to the official plat books of Shelby
County.
Unincorporated Area. All land
located outside the city limits of
municipalities which are
incorporated with the State of Iowa.
Such land is the jurisdiction of the
Shelby County Board of Supervisors.
Zoning
Administrator. The Shelby County
Zoning Administrator or designated
assistant.
SECTION III. PROPERTY NUMBER MAPS
Street
naming and property numbering maps
incorporated as part of the Shelby
County Rural Address System, dated
November 19, 1992, and titled "Property
Numbering Maps" shall be adopted by
resolution by the County Board of
Supervisors as the official addressing
maps, and no other property numbers
shall be used or displayed in the
unincorporated area of Shelby County.
The Property Numbering Maps shall be
kept on file in the Zoning
Administrator’s Office in the Shelby
County Courthouse, Harlan, Iowa.
SECTION IV. ADDRESS SYSTEM
On the
property numbering maps, the
reference point for all "Roads" is
the South West Corner Township 79
North, Range 40 West (Cass
Township); the reference point for
all "Streets" is the South West
Corner Township 78 North, Range 40
West (Shelby Township).
All
streets, roads, highways, and other
public thoroughfares running
generally north and south shall be
designated "Roads". Alphabetical
naming shall begin in the South West
Corner of Cass Township and increase
alphabetically 10 Roads per section
to the far eastern edge of Shelby
County.
All
streets, roads, highways, and other
public thoroughfares funning
generally east and west shall be
designated "Streets". Numbering will
begin with one hundred (100) in the
South West Corner of Shelby Township
and increase consecutively 10
Streets per section to the far
northern edge of Shelby County.
Meandering public roads shall be
designated "Avenue". The number
assigned to the Street is the
average number between the possible
high and low numbers of paragraph
"B" and "C" above.
Whenever possible, 50 numbers shall
be allowed for each mile section so
that the number of each consecutive
mile shall commence with hundreds
and one. For "Roads", the east side
will have odd numbers, while the
west side will have even numbers.
For "Streets", the north side will
have even numbers, while the south
side will have odd numbers.
One
whole number shall be assigned for
approximately every two hundred
(200) feet of ground along a
"Street", "Road", or "Avenue".
Numbers shall begin at one (1) in
the south and west portion of each
section. Numbering shall continue at
fifty (50) at every NW and NE
quarter section.
The
building number assignments will be
assigned by noting the point where a
perpendicular line running from the
center of the principal building
intersects the roadway. The roadway
must be the one where the driveway
provides access to the principal
building. In cases where there is a
long meandering driveway, the
building number assignment will be
based on the point where the
driveway intersects the roadway. In
unusual circumstances, the Shelby
County Zoning Administrator will
assign the building address based on
best judgment. The intent is to have
sequential addressing along a public
and private roadway.
Existing subdivisions with official
road names recorded in the
Recorder’s Office, and with an
established house numbering system
as of adoption date of this
Ordinance, are accepted as is. They
are encouraged to adopt the Shelby
County Rural Address System. All
other existing subdivisions are
required to comply with this
Ordinance and Property Numbering
Map. All new subdivisions shall
comply with the Shelby County Rural
Address System as described above.
The
street address assigned to mobile
home parks will be based on where
the mobile home park road(s)
intersects the public road. The
mobile home park owners/managers
must develop and implement a lot
numbering system for their park
within six (6) months of the
adoption date of this Ordinance. The
owner/manager shall provide a copy
of the lot numbering plan to the
Zoning Administrator.
SECTION V. ASSIGNMENT OF ROADWAY NAMES
The
responsibility for naming all public and
private "Avenues", "Streets", and
"Roads" for the Property Numbering Map
shall be the responsibility of the
Shelby County Board of Supervisors in
compliance with Section III and IV.
SECTION VI. ASSIGNMENT OF HOUSE NUMBERS
The
responsibility for assigning house
numbers to all residences and
businesses in unincorporated Shelby
County shall be the responsibility
of the Shelby County Zoning
Administrator in compliance with
Section IV.
Addresses for residences and
businesses on all public and private
streets shall be assigned by the
Shelby County Zoning Administrator
at the time a building permit is
issued in accordance with Section
IV. The number assigned to the new
residence or business will be
provided to the resident and also
the post office, utility companies,
and appropriate County departments.
Final approval for a certificate of
occupancy of any principal building
erected or repaired after the
effective date of this Ordinance
shall be withheld until permanent
and proper numbers have been
displayed in accordance with the
requirement of Section VII.
SECTION VII. POSTING DESIGNATED
ADDRESSES
The
Zoning Administrator will notify in
writing every resident who has been
assigned a new rural address. Within
sixty (60) days after receipt of
such written notice, the resident
shall afix and install numbers in a
manner prescribed by the Zoning
Administrator. The numbers should be
along the property right-of-way line
near the driveway or access to the
residence or business. In order to
maintain continuity throughout the
system, residents shall purchase the
required numbers, hardware, etc.
from Shelby County at a cost to be
determined by the Board of
Supervisors.
It
shall be the duty of the resident to
remove any different number which
might be mistaken for, or confused
with, the number assigned to said
structure.
SECTION VIII. INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING
ROAD MARKERS
The
County Engineer shall develop the
specifications for public and
private road identification markers
in accordance with the National
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devices. The County Engineer shall
determine the proper road marker for
each public road intersection and
every intersection of a private
subdivision road with a public road.
The road markers shall be installed
under the direction of the County
Engineer. The County Engineer is
responsible for the repair and
replacement of the road markers
described in this paragraph.
Property owners on private roadways
are responsible for the purchase,
installation and maintenance of road
identification markers at private
road intersections. The
specifications for the markers will
meet the requirements of Section
VIII A. Any other roadway
designations are in violation of
this Ordinance and must be removed
with a reasonable period of time.
ADOPTED
AND PASSED by the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Shelby, this 26th
day of November, 1991.
SHELBY
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
/s/
CHARLES M. EARLY, Chairman
/s/ GAYLE
PETERSEN
/s/
BURDETTE POLDBERG
ATTEST:
/s/ MARSHA J. CARTER, SHELBY COUNTY
AUDITOR
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