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2 A UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR NAMING ROADS )
3 AND NUMBERING PROPERTIES AND )
4 STRUCTURES AS A COMPONENT OF )
5 THE E911 SYSTEM AND PROVIDING )
6 A UNIFORM ADDRESSING SYSTEM FOR )
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Ordinance No. O1 -2u12-10
WHEREAS, having emergency response personnel know the location of people and property in
a time of an emergency situation is a high priority for the citizens of Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Jefferson County did, by public vote, create the "Enhanced 911
system to aid in locating the specific place of emergency situations; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners did ordain the 911 Emergency Locator System
(Jefferson County Code 12.20) that established a uniform system for naming roads and
numbering properties and structures as a component of the 911 emergency response system; and
WHEREAS, as the County continues to grow in population and the demand on the 911
Emergency Locator System component of the 911 emergency response system increases; and
WHEREAS, inconsistencies in the 911 Emergency Locator System have been found that the
current ordinance does not address thoroughly; and
WHEREAS, the ability of emergency response personnel to determine the location of an
emergency situation could, and should, be improved so they can be more responsive; and
WHEREAS, the County through its employees or designated representatives should be
authorized to affirmatively fix or cure, to the extent resources allow, road names or emergency
locator numbers that do not meet the criteria in this Chapter in order that emergency response
personnel can respond more quickly to the site of an emergency; and
WHEREAS, the electronic databases that support and aid the efficiency and consistency of the
911 Emergency Locator System have changed and will continue to change; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has undertaken affirmative steps to ensure that
there is a uniform 911 Emergency Locator component of the emergency response system by
creating JEFECOM; and
WHEREAS, as part of the increased and permanent comm itment to the 911 Emergency Locator
System, the Board of County Commissioners directed staff, particularly the County
Administrator, the Central Services Department, the Department of Community Development,
the Public Works Department, JEFFCOM, and the Prosecuting Attorney's Office, to collaborate
on a new ordinance that updates the System based on the items listed above; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has held one workshop and one public hearing
with respect to this ordinance and after hearing testimony from the general public has concluded
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I that enactment of this ordinance will serve to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the
2 citizens of Jefferson County; and
3 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners chooses to enact this updated ordinance in
4 accordance with the general police power granted to it by the Constitution and statutes of the
5 State of Washington,
6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
7 acting in its legislative capacity as follows:
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a uniform system for naming roads and
numbering (addressing) properties and strictures as a component of the E911 System and to
provide a uniform addressing system for unincorporated Jefferson County to assist emergency
response personnel to determine the location of people and property in emergencies.
2. SCOPE
This ordinance governs the unincorporated area of Jefferson County. The uniform road
naming and property numbering system shall apply to all roads in unincorporated Jefferson
County, including private roads, County Roads, and State Highways and all properties requiring
identification for emergency service. This system will also be used for postal service addressing
and County, permitting.
3. TITLE
This ordinance shall be entitled "Jefferson County E91 Emergency Locator Ordinance".
4. DEFINITIONS
(1) Board: The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners.
(2) County: Jefferson County, Washington.
(3) County Administrator: The person hired and designated by the Board to administer
the Board's business. if the Board does not designate a County Administrator in the
future, the Board or their designee shall administer this ordinance.
(4) County Road: A road that is included in the Jefferson County Road Log.
(5) County Road Log: The official list of all County Roads and their origin points and
lengths that is maintained by the County Engineer.
(6) Designated Department: The County department designated by the County
Administrator to perform specific tasks relating to the administration of this ordinance.
(7) Driveway: A vehicular access to an addressable site or structure that is located on and
serves only one lot, tract, or parcel and that begins at the property line abutting a
County Road or a private road.
(8) E911: A system by which the local exchange telephone company provides telephone
number and location information to the County's public safety answering point when
911 is called.
(9) E911 Address: The combination of an emergency locator number and a full street
name.
(10) E911 System: The entire emergency locator system that is made up of all the
component data, infrastructure, personnel, equipment, agencies, procedures, and the
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provisions of this ordinance.
(11) Emergency Locator Number: The numeric portion of an E911 address that indicates,
in hundredths of a mile, the distance from the origin of a road to an access point.
(12) Full Street Name: The combination of directional prefix, street name, and street type
(13) Master Address Database: The database containing all of the E91 1 addresses issued
by the County.
(14) Master Street Address Guide (MSAG): The Enhanced 911 database of emergency
locator data based on the standards of the National Emergency Number Association
and compiled by JEFFCOM.
(15) Origin: The origin of a road is that point where the centerline of that road intersects the
centerline of another road as determined by the County on County and private roads
and by WSDOT on State Highways.
(16) Permanent Mileposts: A sign placed at one mile intervals along a road showing the
distance in miles from the road's origin.
(17) Private Road: A road that is not included in the County Road Log that provides access
to two or more lots, tracts, or parcels.
(18) Private Road Index: A list maintained by the County of all private roads and their
origins and lengths.
(19) Rural Addressing System: The type of addressing system in which the emergency
locator number is determined based on the distance from the origin of the road.
(20) State Route: A road that is under the authority of the State of Washington through the
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
5. E911 ADDRESSES
This Rural Address System requires an E91 I address. A valid E91 I address includes two
features: the emergency locator number and the full street name. For effective emergency
response, both features shall be assigned according to the standards of this ordinance.
6. PROPERTY OR STRUCTURES THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED
(1) At least one E91 I address shall be assigned to every residence, business, industrial site,
institutional building, general assembly building, and utility site. Application shall be
required at the time of application for a building or road approach permit when no other
number has been assigned at the site of a proposed structure.
(2) An E91 1 address may be reassigned in accordance with the criteria contained in this
ordinance when a road is named, a road name is changed, a new road is established, an
existing road is vacated, or an access point is relocated.
(3) All E91 I addresses shall be entered into the Master Address Database that is the official
record of Jefferson County site addresses.
EMERGENCY LOCATOR NUMBERS
(1) An emergency locator number is the numeric portion of an E911 address. All the digits of
an emergency locator number, except the last one, indicate the distance in hundredths of a
mile from the origin of a road to a property or structure's primary access point. For
example, the access point for the address 1375 Valley Road is 1.37 miles or 137
hundredths from the origin of Valley Road. The Designated Department, in cooperation
with the appropriate Fire District, shall determine the primary access point when a
property or structure has multiple access points or is a corner lot.
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(2) The last digit of the emergency locator number indicates on which side of a named road a
property or structure's access is located. From the origin of the road, an even number
indicates the access is on the right side and an odd number indicates the access is on the
left side of the road. For example, the access for the E911 address in ( I ) above is on the
left side of Valley Rd.
(3) The last digit of the emergency locator number also indicates the relative distance of the
site from the named road. A final digit of 0, 1, 2, or 3 indicates that the site adjoins or is
very close to the named road. A final digit of 6, 7, 8, or 9 indicates that the site is
relatively far from the named road. A final digit of 4 or 5 indicates an intermediate
distance.
(4) If two sites share the same address distance such as in a platted development or for
adjacent driveways, the final digit of the emergency locator number should be lower for
the site access closest to the origin.
(5) A unit number or letter may be added to the emergency locator number for apartments,
condominiums, accessory dwelling units, or other addressed sites with multiple
structures.
(6) For streets that form a closed loop, emergency locator numbers should proceed counter-
clockwise from the base of the loop, unless the local Fire District determines that, based
on the particular conditions of the road, numbering should proceed clockwise.
EMERGENCY LOCATOR NUMBER SIGNS
(I) All emergency locator numbers shall be identified by a sign that meets the specifications
in the County's adopted implementation procedures. Emergency locator number signs
shall be issued by the County's Designated Department.
(2) The emergency locator sign shall be displayed where the property or structure's access
intersects with the road on which the property or structure is addressed. The sign shalt be
posted three feet above the roadway and positioned so the numbers can be seen from both
directions.
(3) On long driveways with multiple intersections, it may be necessary to place multiple
emergency locator number signs to ensure adequate emergency response. In this event,
the Designated Department will consult the local Fire District to determine the number of
signs required and their locations. The cost of multiple emergency locator number signs
shall be the responsibility of the property owner or tenant.
EMERGENCY LOCATOR NUMBERS THAT DO NOT MEET CRITERIA
(1) Within the constraints of available resources and other County priorities, the County is
authorized to correct emergency locator numbers that do not meet the criteria of this
ordinance and compromise the E911 system.
(2) Property owners would be primarily affected by an incorrect emergency locator number
that impairs emergency response. When the County or a Fire District identifies an
incorrect emergency locator number that should be corrected, the County or Fire District
may notify the affected property owners and recommend that they apply to correct the
emergency locator number. If the property owners do not apply to correct the emergency
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locator number, the County or Fire District may do so.
FULL STREET NAMES
(1) A full street name is comprised of a directional prefix, road name, and road type. Not all
full street names have a directional prefix, but all must have a road name and road type.
(2) If a road extends in two directions from its origin, a directional prefix based on the
primary compass direction (N, S, E, or W) may be assigned as part of the full street
name. There will be no other use of directional prefixes in the addressing system except
when the road name includes a directional reference to a geographical feature.
Directional suffixes shall not be used for new road names or road name changes.
Directional prefixes shall not be added to existing roads that have a directional suffix.
(3) The road name is the principal identifying component of a full street name. It should
distinguish a road from all others.
(4) In addition to emergency response, the addressing system is used for postal service
addressing, for County permitting, and to record the location of events and objects. All of
these require an address database that uses road names that are easy to input correctly.
The following road name criteria are intended to meet these needs.
(5) Road Name Criteria
(a) No road name shall be used more than once. For example, two roads shall not be
named Cedar even if they have different road types.
(b) Road names shall not sound alike. For example, two roads shall not be named
Stephen and Steven.
(c) Names that tend to be mispronounced or misspelled shall not be used. For example,
names like Javelina, Weimaraner, and Perseverance are difficult to spell or
pronounce and shall be subject to increased scrutiny during the road naming process.
(d) Two -word names or one word names that can be confused as the same name shall not
be duplicated. For example, names like Clearlake, and Clear Lake, shall be
considered the same name.
(e) Names that include directional words such as North, South, East, or West shall be
avoided. Exceptions may be made when the road name refers to an important
geographical feature. Names with directional words shall not be approved when a
directional prefix is present. For example, East Beach or Northridge are acceptable.
North East Beach is not acceptable.
(t) Names that include punctuation shall not be used. Words that normally require
punctuation shall not be used with the punctuation omitted.
(g) The County shall promote road name continuity. For example. a private road
extending from the end of a dead-end County Road shall retain the name of the
County Road.
(h) Road names shall be composed of one word whenever possible and limited to 15
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3 (i) Road names shall not include any of the road types listed in this section. For
4 example, Mountain Terrace Rd shall not be an acceptable name.
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6 (6) Acceptable road types, abbreviations (based on the standards of the National Emergency
7 Number Association), and uses are described below. The Designated Department will
8 provide a I ist of appropriate road types to persons petitioning to name or rename a road.
9 Existing roads without a road type may have one appended through the road renaming
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12 (a) Alley (Aly) — A short, narrow passage between close buildings that is used to access
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15 (b) Avenue (Ave) — A generic road type typically used in urban grid systems. Avenues
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18 (c) Circle (Cir) — A short road that intersects another road only once and terminates in a
19 closed loop, for example Deer Hollow Circle.
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21 (d) Court (Ct) — A short dead-end road with no intersecting roads.
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23 (e) Drive (Dr) — A connecting road that does not dead-end or a dead -ended road that is
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27 changes from county ownership to private ownership, the road type of the County
28 Road shall be used for the length of the road and emergency locator numbers shall
29 begin at the origin of the County Road and continue for the length of the road.
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31 (g) Lane (Ln)—A short road ending in a cul-de-sac with no intersecting roads.
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38 O Point (Pt) — This road type shall not be allowed because it is widely used for road
39 names, for example Zelatched Point Rd. An existing road with this word may have
40 an allowable road type appended to it as per this ordinance.
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44 (1) Street (St) — A generic road type typically used in urban grid systems. Streets should
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48 side and often overlooking a river, gorge, park, or other scenic area. Roads with an
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(o) Way (Way) — A thoroughfare designation, typically used in residential areas for
aesthetic purposes.
(p) Wye (Wye) — A short connector road between two other roads that connect to one
another at an acute angle.
(7) When a road is named or a road name is changed through the provisions of this
ordinance, the County shall ensure that the name conforms to the criteria of this section
and, as feasible, to the preferences of a majority of adjoining property owners.
ROADS THAT MUST BE NAMED
(1) All County Roads and private roads with four or more assigned emergency locator
numbers shall be named in accordance with this ordinance and the County's adopted
procedures. County Roads and named private roads shall be recorded in the Master
Address Database that is the official record of approved road names and spellings.
County Roads will also be recorded in the County Road Log and private roads in the
Private Road Index. The County may also assign unique identification numbers to all
roads and other coding in order to maintain and administer this ordinance or for any other
official purpose.
(2) A driveway shall not be considered a road for the purposes of this ordinance and shall not
be required to be named.
(3) Roads that are established through the subdivision process shall be named prior to final
plat approval if they serve a total number of lots, tracts, or parcels that exceed the
threshold in Section 11(1) or if they extend more than 1,000 feet from a named road as
provided for in Section 11(5). The road name shall be depicted on the final plat.
(4) When an application is received for a fourth emergency locator number on an unnamed
road, the road shall be named at the expense of the applicant. Unnamed roads that have
four or more assigned emergency locator numbers shall not be required to be named
unless an application is made for an additional address on the road or the County or a Fire
District determines that the situation compromises the E911 system.
(5) When an address application is received for a site on an unnamed road that is more than
1,000 feet from a named road or for a site on an unnamed road that has an existing
addressed site that is more than 1,000 feet from a named road, the road shall be named at
the expense of the applicant. Unnamed roads that extend more than 1,000 feet from a
named road to an existing addressed site shall not be required to be named unless an
application is made for an additional address on the road or the County or a Fire District
determines that the situation compromises the E91 1 system.
(6) Property owners would be primarily affected by an unnamed road that impairs emergency
response. When the County or a Fire District identifies an unnamed road that exceeds the
thresholds in this section and should be named, the County or Fire District may notify the
affected property owners and recommend that they apply to name the road. If the
property owners do not apply to name the road, the County or Fire District may do so.
(7) A property owner adjoining an unnamed road that is not required to be named under this
ordinance may initiate road naming as a voluntary action.
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12. ROAD NAME SIGNS
(1) All County Roads and named private roads shall be designated by road name signs that
meet the specifications in the County's adopted implementation procedures.
(2) When a road is accepted as a County Road through a road establishment petition or
subdivision. the County shall install road name signs at the expense of the petitioner or
developer.
(3) When a private road is named, road name signs shall be installed by the County at the
expense of the person initiating the action that requires the road to be named. These
actions shall include applications for addresses or building permits, road name and road
name change petitions, and subdivisions.
(4) Private road name signs shall only be displayed on roads that have been named through
the County's adopted procedures. The County may remove unauthorized private road
name signs from County Road rights-of-way.
(5) The property owners adjoining a private road shall be responsible for maintenance of the
private road name signs. Property owners may request that the County replace lost,
damaged, or destroyed signs at the property owners' expense. The County may provide
this service, provided that it does not significantly affect the County's capacity to install
and maintain public road signs and the County is reimbursed for its expenses.
13. STATE ROUTES AND FEDERAL HIGHWAYS
(1) State routes and highways shall be included in the Master Address Database. Alternate
local names for state routes and highways (e.g. Rhody Drive and Beaver Valley Road for
SR 19) shall also be included in the Master Address Database.
(2) Addresses on state routes and highways shall use the state route or highway name except
for the segments of State Routes 19 and 116 where alternate local names are used.
(3) Addresses on State Routes 19 and 116 that use state route names where alternate local
names apply may be revised using the procedures in this ordinance.
(4) Emergency locator numbers on state routes and federal highways shall be based on state
and federal mileage markers rather than where the alternate local names begin and end.
14. ROAD NAMES THAT DO NOT MEET CRITERIA
(1) Except as specified in Section 14(2) of this ordinance, existing road names shall not be
required to meet the criteria of this ordinance.
(2) Within the constraints of available resources and other County priorities, the County is
authorized to change road names that do not meet the criteria of this ordinance and
compromise the E91 I system.
(3) Property owners would be primarily affected by a road name that does not meet the
criteria of this ordinance and impairs emergency response. When the County or a Fire
District identifies a road name that does not meet the criteria of this ordinance and should
be changed, the County or Fire District may notify the affected properly owners and
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recommend that they petition to change the road name as provided for in Section 15. If
the property owners do not apply to change the road name, the County or Fire District
may do so.
(4) If the County or a Fire District determines that two or more roads with duplicate or
similar sounding names compromise the E911 system and this situation should be
corrected, the road that was named first shall retain its name. If it cannot be determined
which road was named first, the road with the most addressed structures or units shall
retain the name.
(5) When the County or a Fire District initiates a road name change, the property owners
adjoining the road shall be provided an opportunity to propose new road names that meet
the road name criteria of this ordinance. proposed names shall be reviewed to determine
if they meet the criteria. The County shalt, to the extent feasible, choose a name that
represents the preference of a majority of property owners adjoining the road.
(6) Road name changes shall be reviewed by the Board in a public hearing.
(a) Notice of a public hearing on a proposed road name change shall be made by mail to
property owners adjoining the road and all other affected persons or agencies. When
a County Road name is proposed to be changed, notice shall also be made by
publishing in the newspaper of record. Notice shall be made at least ten days prior to
the hearing and shall state the name and location of the road proposed to be renamed,
the reason Por the name change, the proposed new names, and the date, time, and
location of the hearing.
(b) The Board shall conduct a public hearing to review the proposed road name change
and comments by the public and affected agencies and take public testimony. The
Board shall consider whether the benefit to the E911 system is commensurate with
the expense and inconvenience to the public.
(c) Road name changes shall be adopted by resolution.
(7) Corrections to emergency locator numbers shall be coordinated with road name changes
to minimize inconvenience to property owners. In conjunction with a road name change,
the County shall review and correct emergency locator numbers to ensure that they meet
the criteria of this ordinance.
ROAD NAME CHANGES INITIATED BY PROPERTY OWNER PETITION
(1) Changing a road name may be initiated by a petition signed by at least 75% of the
property owners adjoining the road. "f he petition shall specify a lead petitioner. Each
owner shall have one vote regardless of how many parcels or addresses are owned or
assigned. The petition shall list three names in order of preference. The petition shall be
submitted to the Designated Department along with appropriate fees for processing the
petition, the public hearing notice, reviewing emergency locator numbers, and
installing new road name signs.
(a) 'The requirement for 75% of the property owners to petition shall be waived when the
County or a Fire District under Section 14 identifies a road name that does not meet
the criteria of this ordinance and impairs emergency response. In such a case any
property owner or group of property owners may petition to change the road name,
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(2) Within fifteen business days from receipt of the petition, the County shall determine
whether the petition is valid by confirming that sufficient valid signatures have been
submitted. Petitions without sufficient valid signatures shall be denied.
(3) Within ten business days from the date that the petition has been validated, the proposed
road names shall be reviewed to determine which names meet the road name criteria of
this ordinance. If the petition does not propose an acceptable name, it shalt be returned to
the lead petitioner. The petitioners may submit additional road names for review.
(4) Within fifteen business days of the determination that at least one of the proposed names
is acceptable, the Designated Department shall submit an agenda request to the Board to
schedule a public hearing to consider the proposed road name change.
(5) Road name changes shall be reviewed by the Board in a public hearing.
(a) Notice of a public hearing on a proposed road name change shall be made by mail to
property owners adjoining the road and all other affected persons or agencies. When
a County Road name is proposed to be changed, notice shall also be made by
publishing in the newspaper of record. Notice shall be made at least ten days prior to
the hearing and shall state the name and location of the road proposed to be renamed,
the proposed new names, and the date, time, and location of the hearing.
(b) Within thirty business days of a proposed road name change being submitted to it, the
Board shall conduct a public hearing to review the proposed name change and
comments by the public and affected agencies and take public testimony. The Board
shall determine whether the road name should be changed and, if so, the Board shall
select a new road name.
(c) Road name changes shall be adopted by resolution.
(6) Corrections to emergency locator numbers shall be coordinated with road name changes
to minimize inconvenience to property owners. In conjunction with a road name change,
the County shall review and correct emergency locator numbers to ensure that they meet
the criteria of this ordinance.
MASTER ADDRESS DATABASE
(1) JEFFCOM's Master Street Address Guide shall be the County's Master Address
Database. The Master Street Address Guide shall be the source of site address data for
other County databases. Only addresses that appear in the Master Street Address Guide
shall be considered valid.
(2) A property owner may apply to have an existing address that was omitted entered into the
Master Street Address Guide.
(3) The Master Street Address Guide shall be designed to meet anticipated needs of the E91 l
System as well as other County departments. The spatial coordinates of the addressed site
and the location of the beginning of the site access driveway should be recorded in the
database.
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17. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
The effectiveness of the E911 Addressing System requires the coordination and
cooperation of County Departments and public agencies, The County Administrator is authorized
to administer this ordinance. The County Administrator shall develop and revise implementation
procedures, allocate County resources, assign tasks to Designated Departments, develop budgets,
enter into lawful agreements with other agencies, and conduct any other administrative actions
necessary to implement and achieve the purposes of this ordinance.
18. APPEALS
(1) Administrative determinations implementing this ordinance may be appealed to the
Board or its designee as provided for in this section and the County's adopted procedures.
Appeals shall be submitted in writing to the department making the determination within
ten days of notification of the determination. The appeal shall state the nature of the
determination, how it does not conform to the ordinance, and the remedy sought.
Decisions regarding appeals shall be made in writing and shall be final.
(2) Road name selections and determinations made under Section 11 to require an unnamed
road to be named may be appealed.
(3) Road name selections and determination made under Section 11 shall be upheld unless
shown to be clearly inconsistent with the intent and purpose of the ordinance.
19. FEES
The Jefferson County Fee Schedule shall establish the fees applicable to this ordinance.
20. IMMUNITY
Jefferson County shall be immune from any and all civil liability for any actions taken
pursuant to this ordinance or for any failure to take action to enforce the provisions of this
ordinance. It is not the purpose or intent of this ordinance to create on the part of Jefferson
County any special duties or relationships with specific individuals. This ordinance is enacted for
the welfare of the public as a whole.
21. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, or other portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid
or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such section, subsection, or portion
shall be deemed a separate part of this ordinance and such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining parts of this ordinance.
22. REPEALER
Jefferson County, No. 4-87, "Jefferson County 911 Emergency Locator
System Ordinance," and all rules, regulations and ordinances of Jefferson County in conflict with
this ordinance, or portions thereof, including, but not limited to, Chapter 12.20 of the Jefferson
County Code, Ordinance 2-91, are hereby repealed and replaced by this ordinance.
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23. CONFLICTING CODE SECTIONS, THIS CHAPTER TO APPLY
To the extent that any other provision of the Jefferson County Code as enacted or
hereafter amended conflicts with or contradicts this ordinance, then this ordinance shall control
with respect to the substance and purpose of this ordinance.
24. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (3 1) days after adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of T 12010.
ATTEST
Erin Lundgren
Clerk ofthe Board's
Jefferson County E91 I Ordinance
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
David W. Sullivan, Chair
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Phil Jvhnson-
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David Alvarez
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners
Agenda Request
To: Board of Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
From: Frank Gifford, Public Works Director
Agenda Date: April 12, 2010
Subject: Adopt E911 Emergency Locator Ordinance
Statement of Issue:
The Board conducted a public hearing on the Draft E911 Emergency Locator Ordinance
on March 22, 2010. After the hearing the Board directed Public Works to place the
Ordinance on its Consent Agenda for adoption without any revisions.
Analysis/Strategic Goals/Pro's It Con's:
N/A
Fiscal Impact/Cost Benefit Analysis:
N/A
Recommendation:
The Board is requested to approve and sign the attached E911 Ordinance. Please
return a copy of the signed Ordinance to Public Works for our records.
Department Contact: Jim Pearson, 385-9162
Reviewed By:
3/ ,,L,
Philip orl inistrator Date
CONTRACT REVIEW FORM
CONTRACT WITH: E911 Emergency Locator Ordinance _
(Contractor/Consultant)
CONTRACT FOR: NA
COUNTY DEPARTMENT:
For :More Information Contact:
Contact Phone #:
RETURN TO: Jim Pearson
in
AMOUNT:
Revenue:
Expenditure:
Matching Funds Required:
Sources(s) of Matching Funds
NA
NA
NA
NA
TERM: NA
Public Works
Jim Pearson
(360) 385-9162
RETURN BY: 4/2/2010
PROCESS: Exempt from Bid Process
Consultant Selection Process
Cooperative Purchase
Competitive Sealed Bid
Small Works Roster
Vendor List Bid
HRFP or RFQ
X Other
Step 1: REVIEW BY RIS T ENT
Review by: � 3/L3/rte
Date Reviewed: -
LZI APPROVED FORM LJ Retumed for revision (See Comments)
Comments
Step 2: REVIEW BY, PROSECUTING A]E
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Reviewbv: 1L -F Z1s.. i t
Date Reviewed: `? _�
APPROVED AS TO FORM �Iteturned fbr revision (See Comments)
Comments t
Step 3: (If required) DEPARTMENT MAKES REVISIONS & RESUBMITS TO
RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Step 4: CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT SIGNS APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF
ORIGINALS
Step 5: SUBMIT TO BOCC FOR APPROVAL
Submit originals and 9 copies of Contract, Review Form, and Agenda Bill to BOCC Office.
Place "Sign Here" markers on all places the BOCC needs to sign.
MUST be in BOCC Office by 4:30 p.m. TUESDAY for the following Monday's agenda.
(This form to stay with contract throughout the contract reviewprocess.)
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Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners
Agenda Request
To: Board of Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
From: Frank Gifford, Public Works Director
Agenda Date: March 22, 2010
Subject: Draft E911 Emergency Locator Ordinance
Workshop and Public Hearing
Statement of Issue:
The Board has scheduled a public hearing on the Draft E911 Emergency Locator
Ordinance for on March 22, 2010. It is proposed to replace the County's existing 911
Emergency Locator System Ordinance.
Accompanying its Agenda Request on March 8, 2010 to schedule the public hearing,
the Department provided the following to the Board:
• The Draft E911 Emergency Locator Ordinance,
• A summary of the Draft Ordinance sections, and
• Draft Ordinance Implementation Procedures that would be reviewed by the County
Administrator, affected County Departments, and other agencies and adopted by
the County after adoption of the Ordinance.
Following are important provisions of the Draft Ordinance.
The Draft Ordinance establishes uniform addressing and road naming as a component
of the County's Enhanced 911 Emergency Locator System to assist emergency
response. personnel to locate persons and property. It establishes processes and
criteria for assigning emergency locator numbers, naming roads, and changing road
names that would apply to private roads, County Roads, State Highways, and all
properties that require emergency service in Jefferson County.
The County would be authorized to correct emergency locator numbers (ELNs) that
compromise emergency response. Since property owners would be primarily affected
by these situations, a County department or Fire District that identifies an incorrect
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ELN may contact them and recommend that they apply to correct the ELN. If the
property owners do not apply, a County department or Fire District may do so.
Unnamed roads with four or more addresses would be required to be named when an
address application is made. The current threshold is the sixth address. There is
consensus among emergency responders that this is too high and may compromise
emergency response. Unnamed roads that extend more than 1,000 feet from a named
road would also be required to be named when an address application is made.
The County would be authorized to require an unnamed road that exceeds either of
these thresholds to be named if it compromises emergency response. Since property
owners would be primarily affected, a County department or Fire District that
identifies an unnamed road that compromises emergency response may contact them
and recommend that they apply to name the road. If the property owners do not
apply, a County department or Fire District may do so. Property owners on unnamed
roads may also voluntarily initiate road naming.
The County would be authorized to change road names that don't meet the Ordinance
criteria and compromise emergency response. These would include duplicate names
and names that can be mispronounced or that sound alike. Since property owners
would be primarily affected, a County department or Fire District that identifies a
road that compromises emergency response may contact them and recommend that
they apply to change the road name. If the property owners do not apply, a County
department or Fire District may do so.
Road names changes may also be initiated by petition of 75% of the property owners
on a road. The Board would review road name changes in a public hearing.
The Board or its designee would consider appeals of road name selections and
decisions to require a road to be named. The Ordinance establishes criteria for
reviewing appeals. These decisions would be upheld unless clearly inconsistent with
the intent of the Ordinance.
JEFFCOM's Master Street Address Guide would be the official source for all site
address data for all other County databases. This will ensure uniformity across
departments. There will be procedures for address data management and sharing in
the Implementation Procedures.
The Draft Ordinance does not specify detailed procedures or assign tasks to specific
departments. This would be done through the Implementation Procedures that would
be adopted by the County Administrator. This will increase flexibility in administering
the Ordinance.
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Analysis/Strategic Goals/Pro's Et Con's:
The Public Works Department developed the Ordinance with input from the Assessor,
Central Services, Community Development, JEFFCOM, and the Fire Chiefs Association.
They have reviewed it and provided comments. It has their support.
Fiscal Impact/Cost Benefit Analysis:
The County Fee Schedule sets fees for assigning emergency locator numbers, naming
roads, and changing road names.
Recommendation:
The Board has scheduled a public hearing on the Draft Ordinance at 10:00 AM on
March 22, 2010. Immediately before the public hearing, the Department will conduct
a brief workshop and answer questions on the Draft Ordinance.
Department Contact: Jim Pearson, 385-9162
Reviewed By:
Philip M y, County Adm nistrator
3�/Fsl �v
Date
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Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners
Agenda Request
To: Board of Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
From: Frank Gifford, Public Works Director SO
Agenda Date: March 8, 2010
Subject: Draft E911 Emergency Locator Ordinance
Schedule Public Hearing
Statement of Issue:
Attached for the Board's consideration is the Draft E911 Emergency Locator
Ordinance. It would replace the County's existing 911 Emergency Locator System
Ordinance.
Also attached are:
• A summary of the Draft Ordinance sections,
• A legal notice for a Board of Commissioners public hearing on the Draft Ordinance,
and
• Draft Ordinance Implementation Procedures that would be reviewed and adopted
by the County Administrator after adoption of the Ordinance.
Following are important provisions in the Draft Ordinance.
The Draft Ordinance establishes uniform addressing and road naming as a component
of the County's Enhanced 911 Emergency Locator System to assist emergency
response personnel to locate persons and property. It establishes processes and
criteria for assigning emergency locator numbers, naming roads, and changing road
names that would apply to private roads, County Roads, State Highways, and all
properties that require emergency service in Jefferson County.
The County would be authorized to correct emergency locator numbers (ELNs) that
compromise emergency response. Since property owners would be primarily affected
by these situations, a County department or Fire District that identifies an incorrect
ELN may contact them and recommend that they apply to correct the ELN. If the
property owners do not apply, a County department or Fire District may do so.
Department of Public Works
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Unnamed roads with four or more addresses or that extend more than 1,000 feet from
a named road would be required to be named when an address application is made.
The County would be authorized to require an unnamed road that exceeds these
thresholds to be named if it compromises emergency response. Since property owners
would be primarily affected, a County department or Fire District that identifies an
unnamed road that compromises emergency response may contact them and
recommend that they apply to name the road. If the property owners do not apply, a
County department or Fire District may do so. Property owners on unnamed roads may
also voluntarily initiate road naming.
The County would be authorized to change road names that don't meet the Ordinance
criteria and compromise emergency response. These would include duplicate names
and names that can be mispronounced or that sound alike. Since property owners
would be primarily affected, a County department or Fire District that identifies a
road that compromises emergency response may contact them and recommend that
they apply to change the road name. If the property owners do not apply, a County
department or Fire District may do so.
Road names changes may also be initiated by petition of 75% of the property owners
on a road. The Board would review road name changes in a public hearing.
The Board or its designee would consider appeals of road name selections and
decisions to require a road to be named. The Ordinance establishes criteria for
reviewing appeals.
JEFFCOM's Master Street Address Guide would be the official source for all site
address data for all other County databases. This will ensure uniformity across
departments. There will be procedures for address data management and sharing in
the Implementation Procedures.
The County Administrator would adopt procedures to implement the Ordinance.
Fees for addressing, road naming, and changing road names are established in the
County Fee Schedule.
Analysis/Strategic Goals/Pro's ft Con's:
The Public Works Department developed the Ordinance with input from the Assessor,
Central Services, Community Development, JEFFCOM, and the Fire Chiefs Association.
They have reviewed it and provided comments. It has their support.
The Draft Ordinance would lower the threshold for naming a road from 6 addresses to
4. There is consensus among emergency responders that the current threshold is too
high and may compromise emergency response.
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The Draft Ordinance does not specify detailed procedures or assign tasks to specific
departments. This would be done through the Implementation Procedures. This will
Increase flexibility in administering the Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact/Cost Benefit Analysis:
The County Fee Schedule sets fees for assigning emergency locator numbers, naming
roads, and changing road names.
Recommendation:
The Department requests that the Board schedule a public hearing on the Draft
Ordinance at 10:00 AM on March 22, 2010 and direct the Chair of the Board to sign the
attached public hearing notice.
The Department will conduct a brief workshop on the Draft Ordinance on March 22
immediately before the public hearing.
Department Contact: Jim Pearson, 385-9162
Reviewed By:
Philip Mor o nistrator Date
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LEGAL PUBLICATION NOTICE
PUBLISH ONE TIME: March 10, 2010
BILL: Jefferson County Public Works (Leader Account # 12897)
Attn: Jim Pearson
623 Sheridan St
Port Townsend WA 98368
385-9162
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
JEFFERSON COUNTY E911 EMERGENCY LOCATOR ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
on Monday March 22, 2010, at 10:00 A.M. in the Commissioners' Chambers at the Jefferson County
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, Washington, for the purpose of taking testimony
concerning the proposed Jefferson County E911 Emergency Locator Ordinance.
Following are the sections of the proposed ordinance:
Section 1 Purpose, Section 2 Scope, Section 3 Title, Section 4 Definitions, Section 5 E911 Addresses,
Section 6 Property Or Structures That Must Be Addressed, Section 7 Emergency Locator Numbers,
Section 8 Emergency Locator Number Signs, Section 9 Emergency Locator Numbers That Do Not Meet
Criteria, Section 10 Full Street Names, Section 11 Roads That Must Be Named, Section 12 Road Name
Signs, Section 13 State Routes And Federal Highways, Section 14 Road Names That Do Not Meet
Criteria, Section 15 Road Name Changes Initiated By Property Owner Petition, Section 16 Master
Address Database, Section 17 Authority And Responsibility, Section 18 Appeals, Section 19 Fees,
Section 20 Immunity, Section 21 Severability, Section 22 Repealer, Section 23 Conflicting Code
Sections, This Chapter To Apply, and Section 24 Effective Date.
Copies of the proposed E911 Emergency Locator Ordinance are available at the Commissioners' Office at
the County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, Washington. Copies may also be requested
by calling the Commissioners' Office at (360) 385-9100 or.emailing jeftbocc@co jefferson.wa us. The
Ordinance can also be viewed on the County website at www.cojefferson.waus. Comments on the
proposed Ordinance can be made at the public hearing, by letter to the Jefferson County Board of
Commissioners at PO Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368 or by email to jefibocc@cojefferson.wa.us
until the conclusion of the public hearing.
The meeting site is ADA accessible. Accommodations for people with disabilities can be arranged with
advance notice by calling 385-9100.
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