HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 865 - Omnibus Code Amendment - Title 8 - CA-08-06&07ORDINANCE NUMBER 865
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF McCALL, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO AMENDING
McCALL CITY CODE SECTION TITLE 8, TO ENABLE THE ROAD NAMING AND SITE
ADDRESSING STANDARDS AS THE NEW STANDARDS FOR ROAD NAMING.
WHEREAS, an application for approval of a code amendment, pursuant to MCC 1-1-3, was
submitted by the City of McCall on September 23, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department is the City office authorized to assign
and change road names and addresses as part of administering roads within the City of McCall;
and
WHEREAS, the code amendment would change road naming standards and procedure; and
WHEREAS, McCall City Code 8-6, which contain the City's addressing and road naming
procedures, is outdated and in need of revisions; and
WHEREAS, the City of McCall has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of
McCall and Impact Area to update the address regulations in Title 8, Chapter 6 to ensure that
road names and addresses are unique and consistent and that signage for road names and
addresses are uniform and visible; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Resolution is to enhance easy and rapid location of structures by
law enforcement, fire protection services, search and rescue, and emergency medical services to
protect public health and safety of all persons living, working or visiting in the City of McCall
and Impact Area; and
WHEREAS, the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission held a properly noticed and
regularly scheduled public hearing on November 4, 2008 to consider the proposed code
amendment; and
WHEREAS, the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the proposed
Code Amendment for approval by the McCall City Council at the November 4, 2008 meeting;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a properly noticed and regularly scheduled public hearing on
January 8, 2009 to consider the proposed code amendment; and
WHEREAS, the proposed code amendment was approved by the McCall City Council at a
regularly scheduled and properly noticed meeting on February 12, 2009.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MCCALL, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1: McCall City Code Section 8-6-020 is amended to read as follows:
8-6-020: DEFINITIONS:
CHIEF: The Fire Chief of the City and the Police Chief of the City, either or both.
COUNCIL: The City Council of the City of McCall.
CUL DE SAC: A dead end street that provides a turnaround at its terminus. It may be named
with 1+e stiffx GetifE Placo
MANAGER: The City Manager of the City of McCall, or his designee assigned from time to
time to administer this Chapter.
OFFICIAL STREET MAP: The "Official Street Map of the City of McCall, Valley County,
Idaho", as the same may be amended in accord with this Chapter.
OFFICIAL STREET NAME LIST: The Official Road Name List maintained by Valley County
pursuant to its Ordinance 2-90, as it may be revised from time to time, together with the City
Official Street Name List, a list containing the official street names of streets within the City of
McCall to be maintained by or under the direction of the Manager, which shall consist of all
names having been given official recognition by Council, whether by plat, ordinance, resolution,
Official Street Map or otherwise.
PLANNING COMMISSION: The McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission established
under Title III of this Code.
SHALL: The requirement stated is mandatory.
STREET: Any road, alley or other platted and/or traveled way within the City limits of the City
of McCall; shown on a plat of a subdivision; or shown on the Official Street Map; or shown on
the so-called "Marsden" series of maps kept at City Hall; or used by the public and worked and
kept up at the expense of the public as provided in Idaho Code section 40-109(5); or shown on
some combination of the foregoing; and also private roads as such term is understood in the
subdivision context under Title III of this Code. "Street" may also be used as a suffix for the
name of a street within an urbanized area, as more specifically set out below.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: The City of McCall Transportation Committee
established under Title I of this Code.
Section 2: McCall City Code Section 8-6-040 is amended to read as follows:
8-6-040: STANDARDS FOR STREET NAMES:
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(A) The City of McCall Road Naming and Site Addressing Standards following standards shall
be used in determining and approving street names=. The Road Naming and Site Addressing
Standards shall be adopted by the Council and may be amended by the Council as needed
from time to time.
1. There shall be no duplication of street names by sound or spelling within the City of
McCall, nor shall a street name within the City of McCall so duplicate any road name on
the Valley County Official Road Name List, unless such name is assigned to one
continuous road of the same name both inside and outsidc thc City.
2. Where a proposed street is in the same general alignment as an existing street and is a
functional extension of that existing street, the proposed street shall be given the name as
thc existing street. A proposcd street shall bc considered in general alignment with an
existing street if their extended center lines are no more than one hundred fifty feet (150')
3. Where a proposcd street connects two (2) cxisting streets with different names, all
three (3) being on the same general alignment, the Manager shall determine the name,
giving consideration to thc length of each street segment, thc classification of each
segment as an arterial, collector, or minor street; the length of time each has been known
by its cxisting or common name; and thc number of persons affected.
1. A cul dc sac with an overall length of one hundred feet (100') or less shall bc given the
same name, but with the appropriate designation, as that of the street it intersects or
extends. A cul dc sac with an overall length of more than one hundred feet (100') shall be
given its own name, with the appropriate designation.
5. A proposed street in the same alignment with an existing street shall be given the same
name as thc cxisting street, but with thc appropriate designation.
b. Both segments of a L shaped street shall-Isc given thc same name, if and only if both
or the shorter leg is one hundred feet (100') long or less. All others shall have two (2)
7. If the Manager determines that a strcct makcs a very obvious change in dircction, a
new street name shall be assigned. The location of the name change should be at an
intersection.
8. In general, road names should bc not more than ten (10) letters long, plus the
designation.
9. The names of existing streets as of April 21, 199d, shall not be considered changed by
this Chapter until, if ever, thereafter expressly changed by action under this Chapter.
(B) The following designations shall bc used in determining strcct names:
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1. Avenue: A street generally running in a straight line, of collector status.
2. Boulevard: A street of arterial status, commonly with a center dividing landscaped
3. Circle: A street which returns back to the same street from which it originated.
'I. Court: A cul de sac running generally north and south.
Drive (a s 'Trai an �a ay): n oa gen .,'e neandering ; o e dire�tio
and having collector or minor status.
6. Lane: A street which runs generally cast and west.
7. Parkway: A strcct of arterial status, commonly with landscaping.
8. Place: A cul do sac running generally cast and west.
9. Street: A strcct which runs generally north and south.
Section 3: McCall City Code Section 8-6-050 is amended to read as follows:
8-6-050: PRIVATE ROADS:
(A) Private roads shall be named in like fashion as public roads, both procedurally and
substantively. Private roads shall have the record notation "P" placed beside their names on
the City Official Street Name List.
(B) The City shall have maintenance and replacement responsibility for signs for private roads
only at their intersections with private public roads. Nevertheless, private road signs shall
conform to Section 8-6-070(E) except that such signs shall indicate private road status by
adding "PVT" at the end of the street name and designation.
Section 4: McCall City Code Section 8-6-070 is amended to read as follows:
8-6-070: CHANGES IN STREET NAMES:
(A) The Chief and/or the Public Works Director are encouraged to apply, and any affected
citizen may apply, to the Manager to change a street name where the name fails to conform
to this Chapter the City of McCall Road Naming and Site Addressing Standards, or it is
otherwise deemed appropriate and in the public interest to make a change. If the applicant is
not the Chief or the Public Works Director, the application must state the willingness of the
applicant to pay for all new signage required to effect the change, if approved, and the
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approval shall not become final unless cash equaling the City -estimated cost of signage is
deposited with the City.
(B) Where the application is by the Chief and/or the Public Works Director and for the stated
purpose of eliminating duplication of street names conforming to the City of McCall Road
Naming and Site Addressing Standards, the Manager shall determine the street name(s) to be
changed, and, using the procedure in the Standards, the name to which each is to be changed.
The Manager shall consider the length of each street, the classification of each segment as an
arterial, collector or minor street; the length of time each has been known by its existing or
common name; and the number of persons affected, and any other factor deemed relevant by
her or him.
(C) The Manager shall then present the matter to the Transportation Committee for comment at
its next meeting; thereafter the matter shall be referred with such comments to the
Commission and in turn to the Council under the procedures of Title III with respect to the
approval of special or conditional uses, except that those entitled to notice shall be those
owning improved residential or commercial property fronting on the street the name of
which is proposed to be changed. A failure to give such notice to any one or more persons
entitled to it shall not affect the validity of the change, provided such failure occurred in
good faith. The applicant is responsible to furnish the list of persons to be notified. If the
number of addresses to be notified exceeds seventy five (75), in lieu of mailed notice under
Title III, the matter may be noticed by public advertisement in the City's newspaper of record
which clearly identified the affected streets and their location in the community by an
appropriate map, and advises of the proposed name change(s).
(D) (C) All changes shall be made in such a manner as to create the least possible inconvenience
to residents and property owners in the area, considering the reasons for the change. A
change proposed to eliminate a duplication of street names shall not be disapproved,
although the Commission and the Council may consider alternative names which do not
already appear on the Official Street Name List. No change shall become effective until
fifteen (15) days after the final action by the Council, which action shall be by resolution. All
persons owning improved property fronting on the street the name of which has been
changed shall be given written notice of the change, after adopting of such resolution. A
failure to give such notice to any one or more persons entitled to it shall not affect the
validity of the change, provided such failure occurred in good faith.
(E) All street name signs shall be located in such a manner as to be clearly visible to persons
height and placed on a six inch (6") by "variable length" blank. All signs shall be
reflectorized, in addition to having contrasting colors. All street name signs shall be green,
Shall have the names lettered or both side ara "hat be sit one that the r e sthle
from bot
Section 5: McCall City Code Section 8-6-080 is amended to read as follows:
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8-6-080: VARIANCES AND APPEALS:
(A) The standards for a variance from the provisions of this Chapter are those set out in Title III
with respect to a variance under the Zoning Ordinance.
(B-} (A) Appeals from decisions of the Commission shall follow the procedures of Title III for an
appeal of a Commission action under Title III. (Ord. 660, 4-14-94)
Section 6: McCall City Code Title 8, Chapter 7 is amended to read as follows:
Chapter 7
NUMBERING SYSTEM; LOTS, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
8-7-1: HOUSE NUMBERING REQUIRED:
All lots, buildings and structures in the City shall be numbered in accordance with the City of
McCall Road Naming and Site Addressing Standards. The Road Naming and Site Addressing
Standards shall be adopted by the Council and may be amended by the Council as needed from
time to time. following plan:
North and south numbers shall commence at Dcinhard Lane.
East and west numbers shall commence at Mission Street.
Odd numbers shall bc on thc cast and north sidcs of the streets.
In thc business district
and in the residential area of said City there shall be one number to every fifty feet (50') of
frontage.
8 7 2: NUMBERS ON STRUCTURES:
It shall bc the duty of thc owners and occupants of every structure in thc City to have placed
thereon in a place visible from the street, figures at least three inches (3") high, showing the
number of thc structure, and any person, firm or corporation failing to so number any housc,
building or structure occupied by him, or if after written notice to do so from the Chief of Police
shall continue in his failure so to number such housc, building or structure, shall bc guilty of a
misdemeanor and punishable as hereinafter set forth.
8 7 3: DELECATION OF AUTHORITY:
The Chief of Police of the City is hereby authorized and directed to establish a system of
numbering of houses, structures and buildings in accordance with thc provisions of this
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Police shall designate an appropriate number to any such house, building or other structure.
8 7 4: CHART:
The Chief of Police of the City shall keep a chart showing the proper street number of every lot
in the City, which shall be open to inspection by anyone interested.
8-7-52: PENALTY:
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Ordinancc the City of McCall
Road Naming and Site Addressing Standards shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or
by imprisonment in the County jail not to exceed ninety (90) days or by both such fine and
imprisonment. (Ord. 335, 1-6-75)
Section 7: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, THIS 12 DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 2009.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF McCall, IDAHO, THIS 12 DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 2009.
Approved:
By aft
B Kulesza, or
Attest:
Ordinance Number 865: Omnibus Code Amendments
February 12, 2009
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A SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 865
PASSED BY THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF McCALL, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO
AMENDING McCALL CITY CODE TITLE 8, TO ENABLE THE ROAD NAMING AND
SITE ADDRESSING STANDARDS AS THE NEW STANDARDS FOR ROAD NAMING;
AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance amends Title 8 of the McCall City Code regarding road naming and site
addressing standards, to the below sections:
8.6.020: is amended to delete irrelevant definitions.
8.6.040: is amended to provide that the City of McCall road naming and site addressing standards
shall be adopted by Resolution of the City Council.
8.6.050(B): is amended to clarify that city maintenance and replacement responsibility for signs
for private roads is only for the signs at the intersection of the private road with a public road.
8.6.070: is amended to provide that changes in street names shall use the City of McCall Road
Naming and Site Addressing Standards.
8.6.080: is amended to provide that appeals from decisions of the Planning and Zoning
Commission related to commission action shall follow the procedures of Title 3 for that appeal.
Title 8, Chapter 7 is amended to require that all lots, buildings and structures in the city must be
numbered in accordance with the City of McCall Road Naming and Site Addressing Standards,
as they may be adopted or amended by the Council from time to time, and deleting irrelevant
sections, and clarifying the violation of the standards is a misdemeanor.
The Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
The full text of the Ordinance is available for review at City Hall and will be provided by the
City Clerk to any citizen upon personal request, or can be viewed on the City website at
www.mccall.id.us.
Ordinance 865 Summary
February 26, 2009 Page 1 of 2
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, THIS 26 DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 2009.
ATTEST:
By
essieJo W, City Cle
Approved:
By
Bert `Kulesza, Mayor
Ordinance 865 Summary
February 26, 2009 Page 2 of 2
ORDINANCE SUMMARY CERTIFICATION
Ordinance No. 865
Certification of City Legal Advisor
of the Summary prepared
for the above -numbered Ordinance
The undersigned City of McCall Legal Advisor, having reviewed the above -
numbered Ordinance and the Summary for the above -numbered Ordinance, believes the
Summary of the above -numbered Ordinance is true and complete and that it provides
adequate notice to the public of the identity and principal provisions of the Ordinance.
Dated this ,ed, day of r , 2009.
William F. Nichols
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