St Robert City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 415
Street Names and Address Numbering
Section 415.001 Official System Established.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
The Land Use Administrator shall establish a numbering system for all buildings and vacant lots in the City in accordance with Pulaski County "911" addressing standards.
Section 415.003 Assignment of Numbers.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
The Land Use Administrator shall assign street numbers to houses, buildings or vacant lots in the City upon request of the owners thereof or whenever, in the opinion of the Land Use Administrator, it would be in the public interest to do so.
Section 415.005 Display of Numbers.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
A.
The owner or occupant of each residential dwelling in the City shall be required to place in a conspicuous location, visible from the street, numbers that shall conform to the number assigned thereto.
B.
Such numbers shall be three (3) inches in height and legible from the street and shall be located on the building within view of a three (3) foot perimeter of the main entrance. The assigned street numbers may also be displayed in additional locations at the discretion of the property owner.
C.
The assigned numbers shall be sharp color contrast to the house or building to which they are attached. In areas where the house or building is located more than one hundred (100) feet from the centerline of the street, the assigned number may be displayed in the yard visible when viewing the main entrance.
D.
Numbers for non-residential uses shall be a height of six (6) inches.
Section 415.007 Obtaining of Official Number Prerequisite to Issuance of Building Permit.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
A building permit for the construction of any residential or non-residential building requiring a street number in the City shall not be issued until the applicant therefor has obtained from the Land Use Administrator a street number for such building.
Section 415.009 Use of Unofficial Number Prohibited.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
It shall be unlawful for an owner or occupant of any residential or non-residential building or vacant lot to which an official number has been assigned by the Land Use Administrator to use any other number for such residential or non-residential building or vacant lot.
Section 415.011 Street Names and Street Name Signs.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
A.
Street names shall be assigned by the developer in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Chapter and the requirements set forth in the local jurisdiction's "911" procedures. All street names shall be subject to the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
1.
Names should be pleasant sounding, appropriate, easy to read so that the public and children in particular can handle the name in an emergency situation.
2.
Large developments should use a single, significant category; small subdivisions should use the same category as the surrounding or adjacent area which helps establish location identity.
3.
Unacceptable street names: numerical names (1st, 2nd, etc.); alphabetical letters (A, B, C, etc.); frivolous, complicated or undesirable names; unconventional spelling.
B.
Similar sounding names are considered to be duplication regardless of spelling (such as "Beach" and "Peach", "Linwood" and "Lynwood") or addition of a different suffix (such as Maple "Street" and Maple "Drive"). No duplication of names should occur within the projected service area of a U.S. Post Office or local Fire and Police Departments.
Section 415.013 Continuity.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
A.
A continuous street, or one proposed to be continuous, shall bear the same name throughout even if it changes directions. If it is interrupted by a highway, watercourse, railroad, etc., the segments should, as is reasonable, bear the same name throughout.
B.
Street name signs approved by the Director of Public Works shall be installed by the developer at the intersection of all streets and highways and at such other locations as may be determined to be necessary by the Director of Public Works.