A.

Applicability. The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all new streets and addresses created after the date of adoption hereof. Changes to existing street names and addresses shall also adhere to the provisions of this chapter where appropriate, at the discretion of the community development director based on consistency and issues related to life safety.

B.

Exceptions. Any exception to these requirements must be approved by the community development director. Decisions will be based on consistency and issues related to life safety. A variance will not be necessary for an exception, although any determination by the community development director may be appealed to the planning commission as per the provisions of chapter 34 of this title.

(Ord. 1549, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-16-2015)

All street names within the city of Boulder City must be approved by the community development director.

A.

Submittal Of Street Names.

1.

Proposed street names must be submitted prior to submittal of a final map application. The list of street names will be reviewed by the community development director.

2.

Proposed street names must be submitted to the community development director in alphabetical order and only after the applicant has eliminated duplicate street names by checking the street names against an established local map book.

3.

If foreign names (non-English) are requested, the applicant must provide the English translation of each name.

B.

Street Name Guidelines.

1.

Street names may only be used once and may not be used in any other alignment.

2.

Once a street name is assigned to any alignment, it may not change anywhere along the extension of that alignment regardless of jurisdiction.

3.

Names that are the same or pronounced the same (homonyms) or similarly with different spellings may only be used once.

4.

Only the common or correct spelling of street names will be accepted (example: Jane not Jayne).

5.

Street names in a foreign language will be accepted provided their meaning is polite and reasonable.

6.

Names that tend to be slurred or phonetically difficult to pronounce may not be used.

7.

Primary street names are restricted to a maximum of thirteen (13) characters.

8.

Directional prefixes may not be used unless the street actually crosses a zero grid line.

C.

Suffixes. For all new streets or renamed streets, the following shall apply:

1.

"Avenue" represents a generally north/south street.

2.

"Street" represents a generally east/west street.

3.

"Boulevard" represents a one hundred foot (100') wide street.

4.

"Road" represents an eighty foot (80') wide street.

5.

"Lane" represents a generally northeast/southwest street.

6.

"Place" represents a generally northwest/southeast street.

7.

"Drive" represents a multidirectional curved street.

8.

"Way" represents an L-shaped street with either leg two hundred feet (200').

9.

"Circle" represents a street starting and ending on the same street or itself.

10.

"Court" or "square" represents a cul-de-sac with no side streets.

11.

Other suffixes not shown on this list may be used as approved by the community development director. Proposed suffixes may not replace one of the above suffixes, but must address a special situation.

12.

Foreign street names with suffixes at the beginning of the street name do not require an additional suffix (example: Calle Cantar not Calle Cantar Street).

D.

Alignments.

1.

A new street must assume the name of the street in which it aligns unless the new street does not and cannot in the future connect to an existing street segment along the alignment.

2.

Once a street name is assigned to a particular alignment, it may not be assigned to any other alignment.

3.

A knuckle, less than one hundred feet (100') in length and located off any given street, must assume the name and numbering of the street that it adjoins.

4.

A motor court for accessing cluster lot or small lot development will be addressed off of the main street. The motor court may not be named.

5.

A horseshoe shaped street may maintain its own street name. Whenever possible, a name change must occur at natural breaking points such as intersections and knuckles.

(Ord. 1549, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-16-2015)

A.

Applications. A street name change application is required for all proposed street name changes.

B.

Application Filing. Applications for street name changes must be submitted to the community development director.

C.

Community Development Director's Review And Decision. The community development director must review each proposed street name change in light of the approval criteria of this section. Upon completion of the review, the community development director shall prepare a letter of decision for the applicant.

D.

Approval Criteria.

1.

The applicant must own property with access to the roadway proposed for the street name change. Exception: The city or other governmental body may initiate a street name change independent of ownership of land.

2.

The applicant (other than the city or other governmental body) must provide signed and notarized letter(s) of approval from every property owner with access to the street proposed for change.

3.

The proposed change may not have any adverse impacts on vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

4.

The proposed change may not have a negative effect on the routing or response time of emergency services.

5.

The applicant is responsible for all costs associated with replacing all existing street name signs in accordance with public works requirements and shall reimburse the city prior to sign installation.

(Ord. 1549, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-16-2015)

A.

General Standards. All new lots and buildings within the city of Boulder City must be numbered in accordance with the provisions in section 11-44-7 of this chapter.

1.

Address Assignment And Recordkeeping. The community development director shall assign numbers to all buildings and lots within the city of Boulder City and must maintain a database containing those numbers.

a.

For the purpose of address assignment, curved streets must be treated as if they were straight.

b.

Lots fronting on a loop street must be addressed without regard to the change of direction. The numbers assigned must be within the address range available within the appropriate hundred blocks along the primary direction of the loop. The addresses must be assigned starting at the entrance to the loop and continuing counterclockwise around the outside. The opposite even or odd numbers must be assigned continuously around the inside of the loop.

2.

Addressing Grid. Generally speaking, there is not a central initial point in Boulder City. However, the community development director must consider the pattern of addressing within the vicinity of new or changed addresses when assigning a new address.

3.

Odd And Even Numbers. Even numbers must be located on the north and west sides of streets and odd numbers must be located on the south and east sides.

(Ord. 1549, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-16-2015)

A.

Applications. An address number change application is required for all proposed changes to the assigned address number.

B.

Application Filing. Applications for address number changes must be submitted to the community development director.

C.

Community Development Director's Review And Decision. The community development director must review each proposed address number change based on the approval criteria of this section. Upon completion of the review, the community development director shall prepare a letter of decision for the applicant.

D.

Approval Criteria.

1.

The applicant must be the owner or represent the owner of the parcel proposed for the address number change. Exception: The city or other governmental body may initiate an address number change independent of ownership of land.

2.

The proposed change may not have any adverse impacts on vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

3.

The proposed change may not have any adverse effect on emergency service routing or response time.

(Ord. 1549, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-16-2015)

A.

Single-Family. Addresses must be assigned by the community development director either as part of the final map process (for a subdivision), parcel map process, lot division, or when applying for a building permit (for other lots).

1.

Addressing Application. A copy of the recorded final subdivision map (or parcel map, lot division, etc.) along with an addressing application must be filed with the community development director in order to obtain addresses. The community development director must provide a copy of the address numbers on the copy of the recorded map and a list of the addresses to the applicant.

2.

Early Addresses. Addresses may be obtained prior to final map or parcel map recordation for the purpose of securing model home, retaining wall, or perimeter wall permits only, provided the following criteria are met:

a.

An application is filed in the community development department.

b.

The map has gone through one complete review. c The street names and suffixes are approved. d Fees as may or may not be required by the adopted fee schedule are paid.

B.

Multi-Family. Addresses for apartments may be obtained upon submittal of building permits or as part of the mapping process. Addresses for condominiums or townhomes may be obtained after recordation of the final map or as part of the early addressing process described in this section.

1.

Multiple-Unit Buildings On One Parcel. Multiple-unit buildings all located on one parcel must receive one common address for the overall parcel and use building and unit numbers for specific identification of units. This standard applies to apartments and condominiums. Townhomes may have individual addresses for each unit.

2.

Multiple-Unit Buildings On Individual Parcels. Multiple-unit buildings located on individual parcels must be given one address for each building, and unit numbers.

3.

Unit Numbers And Building Numbers.

a.

Unit numbers must be based on the building number, floor, and unit number within the building. (Example: If a building has 12 units on each of 2 floors, the units on the second floor of the first building would be numbered 1201 through 1212.)

b.

Assigned building numbers must begin with the number one at the primary entrance and continue counterclockwise. Building numbers may not use letters of the alphabet.

c.

Unit numbers may not exceed five (5) characters (numbers only).

(Ord. 1549, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-16-2015)

A.

General.

1.

Addresses may be obtained upon submittal of building permits or as part of the mapping process.

2.

Each building within a nonresidential development must be assigned an individual address.

B.

Suite Numbering For In-Line Retail/Commercial Centers And Speculative Warehouse Buildings.

1.

All units within buildings must be assigned a suite number.

2.

No alphabetic suite designators are allowed for new addresses.

3.

Suites must be in the "100s" format, and increase by 10s where possible.

4.

The first digit of a suite must always be the number of the floor on which the suite is situated (most in-line retail and warehouse buildings will only have suites in the 100s).

5.

Suite numbers must be preassigned to all possible lease spaces first. For tenants that occupy more than one minimum sized lease space, the lowest number must be used.

6.

Suite numbers must increase from left to right as one stands in front of a building looking at the building.

7.

Suite numbering restarts from one hundred (100) for each individually addressed building.

8.

Reserving suite numbers in cases where tenants occupy more than one lease space leaves numbers available should the lease space be split into smaller lease spaces.

C.

Suite Numbering For "Pad" Buildings And Office Buildings.

1.

No alphabetical suite designators are allowed for new addresses.

2.

Suites must be in the "100s" format, and increase by 10s where possible.

3.

New buildings constructed on parcels with existing buildings that do not comply with this chapter are subject to this chapter provided the new suite numbers do not create confusion for emergency services.

4.

The first digit of a suite must always be the number of the floor on which the suite is situated.

5.

Even and odd numbered suites must be on opposite sides of internal corridors from one another. Where possible, even numbered suites must be on the north/west side of internal corridors and odd numbered suites on the south/east side of internal corridors.

6.

Pad and office buildings will be assigned their own individual street addresses. A central address with multiple building numbers is not acceptable. All addresses shall be off of a dedicated public or private street.

7.

If a pad building is divided into suites with entrances on more than one side of the building, suites must be numbered in a counterclockwise manner, starting from the left side of what would reasonably be considered the front of the building, or the side facing the main vehicular access to the building.

(Ord. 1549, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-16-2015)

A.

Applicability. This section shall apply to all new address identification numbers and letters, and all address or identification numbers that are replaced due to convenience, deterioration, damage, building remodel, etc.

B.

Color, Style, And Height Specifications.

1.

Color of numbers and letters shall be of a contrasting color to the background to which they are attached and must be visible at all times.

2.

Building numbers and letters shall conform to the following:

a.

For single-family homes, a minimum of six inch (6") tall numbers and letters.

b.

For single-story commercial, industrial, and semipublic buildings, a minimum of eight inch (8") tall numbers and letters when one hundred feet (100') or less from curb line, and a minimum of fourteen inch (14") tall numbers and letters when located farther than one hundred feet (100') from curb line.

c.

For multiple-story commercial, industrial, and semipublic buildings, a minimum of fourteen inch (14") tall numbers and letters.

d.

For all commercial, industrial, and semipublic suite numbers, a minimum of six inch (6") tall numbers and letters.

3.

Multi-family unit numbers shall be a minimum of six inches (6") in height, illuminated or nonilluminated. Building numbers shall be a minimum of twelve inches (12") in height, illuminated or nonilluminated.

4.

All numbers and letters shall be illuminated from dusk to dawn. Commercial, semipublic, and industrial rear door suite numbers, as well as single-family homes, are exempt from the illumination requirement.

C.

Location.

1.

The identification signs and addresses for commercial, industrial, semipublic, and multi-family developments shall be mounted in a permanent and durable manner and shall be visible at all times from public access to the property. Placement shall not be obscured nor conflict with mature trees or plants.

2.

No other number shall be affixed to a building that might be mistaken for, or confused with, the number assigned to that building.

3.

The address for single-family and attached dwellings shall be placed as follows:

a.

The number for each house shall be placed on the front of the house.

b.

If the dwelling is adjacent to an alley, the number shall be placed on or adjacent to the rear gate accessing the alley.

c.

If the house is not viewable from the street frontage, the site address shall be placed in a conspicuous place, or the site address may be placed on a curbside postal mailbox. The house number shall be placed on both the mailbox and the building structure.

4.

The building and unit number for multi-family buildings shall be placed as follows:

a.

Each principal building shall display the building number or letter assigned on each side of the building. Additional display of building numbers and letters shall be placed at the midpoint of the structures.

b.

Illuminated unit numbers shall be placed adjacent to the entry door to each unit. For buildings with recessed entryways, the illuminated unit number shall be placed at the entryway to the recessed area, and an additional unit number may be required adjacent to the entry door to each unit. If the recessed area provides access to more than one dwelling unit, each unit's number shall be displayed.

5.

The address for commercial, industrial, and semipublic developments shall be placed as follows:

a.

Each building shall display the address number or letter assigned on each side of the building. Additional display of numbers or letters shall be at the midpoint of the structure for structures over two hundred feet (200') in length.

b.

The numbers or letters assigned to each individual suite in a commercial, industrial, or semipublic building shall be displayed at both the front and rear entrances to the suite or building.

(Ord. 1549, 6-23-2015, eff. 7-16-2015)