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HomeMy WebLinkAboutstreet naming manual - wash coUNIFORM STRE WA N AND PROPERTY NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR TON COUNTY, MINNESOTA MANUAL OF PROCEI by APPLICATION WA TON COUNTY PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION b ed and Roc ington County PIonning ry Commission May, 1967 PREFACE This manual of procedures and application is intended for use in reassigning street names and numbers throughout the County It is also intended for use in assigning new street names and numbers as new developments take place. This manual is the culmination of many years of work by many persons and governmental agencies'. Major contribution> were made by the following: The Cottage Grove Town Board Cottage Grove Planning Commission South Washington County Planning Commission Metropolitan Planning Commission Midwest Planning and Research, In Dakota County Officials Washington County Officials U.S. Post Office Washington County Planning Advisory Commission Over five years of work has gone int:: the pi eporation of the uniform street naming and numbering system, The ,y'itern is de.)ignared such that it can be utilized by all communities in Washington County This uniform street naming and numbering system is similar to that recently adopted by Dakota County, The system fol Washington County is not mandatory Each City, Township, and Village may or may not utilize the system depending upon local desires. It is strongly urged, however, that eac h community use the system in order to attain the desired goal of uniformity throughout he Ccunty PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART I: PART II: PART III: TABLE OF CONTENTS STREET NAMING SYSTEM 2 PROPERTY NUMBERING SYSTEM 7 PUTTING THE PLAN INTO OPERATION 9 INTRODUCT ON Throughout the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, communities are growing and adding to their street systems. One irritation of urban life is the waste of time and patience resulting from unsystematic and haphazard housing numbering and street naming. Street names which give no clue to the section of the community and property numbers which are seemingly not related to blocks, cross streets, or other features slow down the governmental, social, and business life of a community. In many parts of the metropol itan area, duplicated or confusing street names lessen the efficiency of everyday life. For example, mail intended for delivery to o person in Cottage Grove may be sent to an identical address in Saint Paul by mistake, due to duplication ©f addresses. Delivery trucks, home visitors, emergency vehicles, and others may have difficulty in finding addresses when there is lack of a uniform street naming and numbering system. The problems arising from inadequate street naming and house numbering grow more complicated as time passes and the County grows. Finally a complete reorganization is necessary; the more built-up the community, the more difficult the reorganization. While there are some difficulties in changing the street naming and numbering system of a community, the long-range benefits far out- weigh the temporary inconvenience, Some communities, such as North Saint Paul, for example, have 1oun,.1 that the difficultie and temporary inconvenience during the change -over are not as severe es might be imagined. The primary reasons for implementing o uniform street naming and numbering system in Washington County are: Make the change now while it is relatively eov; such a change will he much more difficult in the futuie; 2. Reduce difficulty in emeiciency vehicle access to property; Reduce oss of mail, incorrect deveres, loss of time, and wrongly addressed mat I; 4, Improve "image" of community and reduce unfavorable impression left by present system; S. Reduce "searching" for OddiesSeS by moving vehicles; 6. Improve delivery truck service; 7. Improve maintenance of legal documents; and Eliminate duplicate addres,,e5 PART I: STREET NAMING SYSTEM The basic street naming system is as shown on map, Street Naming and Property Numbering Washington County, The main features are: The point of origin is the State Capitol Building (same point utilized by Dakota County) and Highway No, 12. This permits easy adaptation to additional areas in Washington County and relationship to Dakota and Ramsey Counties. 2. A basic grid pattern hos been established with one -mile intervals for easier identification. North -south streets are labelled as avenues with Avenue A at the State Capitol; then eastward, Avenues B, C, D, and so on at one - mile intervals with Avenue T being about two miles east of the Saint Croix River. Main east -west streets are indicated as follows: One -Mile Street South is one mile south of Highway No, 12; Six -Mile Street South is the northern boundary of Cottage Grove with Twelve -Mile Street South being at the southern boundary. Most persons will know where they are in relation to the State Capitol with relative ease; for example, the intersection of Avenue M and Six -Mile Street South is 12 miles east of the Capitol and 6 miles south of Highway No, 12 (Hudson Road); this location would be the extreme northeast corner of Cottage Grove. Streets between "Mile" streets are assigned a number for each mile; avenues between One -Mile Avenues are assigned alphabet categories for each mi le. It is thus possible to determine your approximate location within each mile grid bounded by main streets and ()venues. 4, Streets not runn' east -west or north -south have been assigned special names as follows. Streets run ng NE to SW are called Boulevards, b. Streets running NW to SE are collect Road. c. Meandering streets, cul-de-sacs, and other miscellaneous streets are named in accordance with the enclosed chart (Miscellaneous Street Name Designations). . Existing Street Na 'nes in some instances, it will be passible and even desirable to retain the eistnc street names, especially if they have some. historic signi- ficance, For example, Military Road could still be called by that name as it runs from northwest to southeast. All avenues in this Mile to begin with letter "G" n olohnbeticol order, All nvenues lo begin w LIrtter "H" 1 e u E bqnw• ol ' " 7," ii4(1)S LiplaS JS (11 c South 'G'' Ave - South 10 Ave South 1" Ave South "J`' Ave eels (by number) NJTec .ed to bdse street from which it is extended 5. Cukde-socs 2. Roads 4. Avenues (by Home) Johnson Lane 6. Lanes or ways 7. Meandering routes may be coifed'frcIs• t MISCELLANEOUS STREET NAME DESIGNATIONS 4 2nd Street Is 69th Cou,t or Ciic (e) Deflechon .en Def le, 7th Street Soutl e NAMF DEFLECTIT,4c- At -JDING SYSTEM eet GUIDE TO ASS;3r4t,',1:?h Naming and numbering of street deflecting and returning to street of origin. APARTMENTS Naming of minor streets onto apartment or other high density developments. Streets designated as official parkways (streets to be noted for scenic values usually connecting a system of parks or other public areas) shall be designated as "parkways' or "trails" utilizing the Manual designated street or avenue name o*r'number. 6 PART 11. PROPERTY NUMBERING SYSTEM There shall be one thousand (1,000) property numbers per mile. Six Mile Street South 12 Mile Street South 0 odd AIMS Numbers South and East Sides &lie 01 4181 Numbers: North and West Sides Assign numbers by front footage; not iust by lots or principal bui Win 02 "." 04 8006800 0 0 0' 0 0 0 CO cr, 007 8009 801 6,203 South Avenue o 8001 62nd Street Scath 6000 — 7000 8000 9000 10, 000 11,000 12, 000 62nd Stre Court even) . 8027 (;71-d ASSIGNMENT OF NUMBERS There are 500 numbers (on each side of street)available for assignment in each mile. Therefore, a number could be assigned for a building each 12 feet. It should be noted, however, that the extra numbers available will be needed only For apartment buildings, commercial centers, duplexe ond other such uses requiring many numbers for a limited amount of front footage. 8006 Dupex 08 80 0 012 8014 8007 E 8009 8015 Each building in an apartment project may be assigned a number; individual apartment dwelling units should be given a code A, B, C, D, etc., by the owner. If necessary in commercial or other highly congested areas, 1/2 numbers may be assigned; nermaIly however, a half number (such as 8005 1/2) should be assigned to o use above ground floor ley . E3 )26 8028 0 038 8040 8042 Base Pont 62nd Street South 8029 80 3039 0 8041 0 0 8043 arking Lot b 042 8052 8068 60' 106146' 12' 312' of 31 numbers possible In some cases it may be more desirable to "skip" unused numbers. ay al)0 apply o aim', on pi PART III; PLJTTING THE PLAN NTO EFFECT In order to change the street nomes ond property numbers as they now exist following is required 1. Passage of an ordinance by city, village or township adopting the new system and date of changeover to new system. 2. Street name changes should be placed into effect as soon as a new sign con be erected. Property numbers should be changed on oll properties within six months following passoge of the ordinance. In addition to publicity concern— ing the change, each property owner should be notified in writing of his new address and/or be invited to secure same from A Master Sheet Naming and Property Numbering Map (large scale) should be maintained showing both existing (crossed out) and new names and numbers. 4. In the rural areas, properties should be given a new street number under the following conditions. a. The home or other principal building is near to a street (not bock with access via a long private drive); b. The rural route number is not adequate for delivery or sorne other complication necessitates the assignment of an "urban" number; c. The new number- is required in addition to the fire number for fire runs or other emergency vehicle convenience. If rural properties must be fa4igned o number, they should be given that number associated with that street which is the newest and most logical. If possible, the address should be such that future development in the area will, not require reassignment of an odches Street name sign> should not be changed until most people are aware of the new system and all new addresses have been assigned and given to the persons involved 6. Postal authorities, the fire depotttnent, utility companies, and all others affected should be given at least six weeks advance notice before the changeover is made. 7. House numbers ortat.hed to home).01 other buildings should be at least four inches in height. Street signs shall be reflectorized 9. Assistance con be obtained irom the County Surveyor's office. New base maps can also be obtained from tht! County for each community; these can be used to note the new systen, o. ,elotect to Orly ekisting system. (SAMPLE) Ordinance N. AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE A UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR NAMING STREETS AND NUMBERING PROPERTIES AND PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS IN THE OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE REQUIRING IT, BE it ordained by of as f ollowY Section 1, Uniform Nornin9 and Numbeting t A uniform syiern of naming street, and numbering properties and principal building>, a, shown in the manual of procedure> identified by the title Uniform Street Naming and Property Numbering z>tem, which i, filed in the County Courthouse is hereby adopted to ue n the of This map and all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted and made a part of th ordinance Section 2 .":;4-inment Nome!, and Numbe,s a. All properties or parcel, of land within the of shall Ire; eof ter be identified by reference to the unifom numbering system adopted herein, proviaed, all existing numbers of property and buildings not now in confo,mify with provisions Or this ordinance shall be changed to conform to the system he,ein adopted within s month, from the dote of passage of this ordinance The nomei. of all street. in the of shall bc- o designated by the Uniform Street Naming System. Each principal building ,hall bear the number assigned to the frontage on which the front entrance is located. In case a principal building is occupied by more than cne btne),o fom; ly duelling unit. each separate front entrance of such principal building shall bear o separate number c . Numerals indicating the official numbers far each principal building or each front entrance to such building shall be owed in a manner as to be visible from the street on which the property ;$ located Section 3. Administration ._„ o. The >hall be respon,ible for maintaining the numbering system In the peiformance of thisrepc...,bility he shall be guided by the provisions of Sec lion 2 c.;I thi „ oectinor;ce, 10 b. The shall keep a record of all numbers assigned under this ordinance. c, The shall assign to any property owner upon request of a number for each principal building or separatefront en rano° to such building. In doing so, he shall assign only the numbers assigned to such building under the provisions of this ordinance Provided, however, that the recorder may assign additional numerals in accord with the official numbering system whenever a property has been subdivided, o new front entrance opened, or undue hardship hos been worked on any property owner. d. Street names in existence prior to the passage ct this ordinance may be retained subject to approval by Section 4. Penalties Violation of this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 00. 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