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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 420 Building Numbering System ORDINANCE NO. 420 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, PROVIDING A UNIFORM BUILDING NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF ADDRESS NUMBERS TO BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES LOCATED ON OR WITH ACCESS FROM OFFICIALLY NAMED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREETS AND WAYS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, deem it necessary to provide a Uniform Building Numbering System for the assignment of address numbers to buildings and structures located on or with access from officially named public and private streets and ways in the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens and inhabitants of the City of Winter Springs, Florida. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION I: The Land Development Code of the Code of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, is hereby amended to add a new Section 15 to Chapter 14, "Uniform Building Numbering System" as follows: Section 14-15. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 14.15.1 Purpose of Uniform Numbering System. This Article is adopted for the purpose of providing a Uniform Building Numbering System for the assignment of address numbers to buildings and structures located on or with access from officially named public and private streets and ways in Winter Springs, Florida, in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens and inhabitants of Winter Springs, Florida. Section 14.15.2 Definitions. (For the purpose of this Article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:) Accessory Building: A building which is clearly incidental or subordinate to and customarily utilized adjacent to and in connection with a principal building located on the same lot. Principal Building: Any structure which is designed, built or used for the support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind for any residential, commercial or industrial purpose. Building Front or Facade: That area or facade of a building which has visible numbers from a public or private street or way because it faces the public or private street or way pursuant to which the building is numbered. When a building is constructed on a corner lot, the building front or facade shall be that area of the building which faces the street on which a projected address was assigned or, in the event a projected address has not been assigned, the area as designated by the Land Development Coordinator. Grid System Guide: A series of designated North/South parallel lines intersecting a second set of East/West parallel lines, as indicated on the official "master grid maps," currently delineated on a 1:2000 map of Winter Springs, Florida. Non-conformance: Any failure to comply with the provisions of this Article including, but not limited to, by way of example: a number out of sequence, odd or even number on wrong side of street, rural box numbers, numbers improperly affixed, numbers not visible, numbers not present, numbers of improper size, numbers not in contrast with immediate background, weather- worn numbers, wrong numbers, and non-approved numbers. Uniform Building Numbering System: A system by which existing buildings and projected lots and parcels for future buildings are assigned addresses in a coordinated and uniform method based on a designated grid system contained in the official master grid maps. Occupant: Any person, firm entity, partnership, trust, corporation, associaiton, or other organization who is occupying or leasing a building or other property for a period exceeding thirty (30) days. Owner: Any and all persons, firms, entities, partnerships, trusts, corporations, associates, or other organizations who own the fee title to, or have an undivided interest in, any building or property which is subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. Private Way: Any street, road, avenue, drive, cul-de-sac or other thoroughfare used for vehicular traffic and any easement or right-of-way that provides sole access to more than one parcel or lot which is not included in the definition of "public way" and which is not maintained by the City of Winter Springs, Florida. This term shall include, but is not limited to, roadways or driveways in mobile home parts, apartments, condominiums, commercial or industrial complexes, which have been named and signed in -2- accordance with the Land Development Code of Winter Springs, Florida. Projected Street Name and Numbering Scheme: All approved site plans and plats, including amendments thereto, which contain projected street names and addresses although no construction or development has occurred on the projected street. Public Way: Any area of a public road or right-of-way, either paved or unpaved, which is intended for vehicular traffic, and that has been dedicated to the City of Winter Springs for the purpose of vehicular traffic and for use as a thoroughfare for vehicular traffic whether or not by the City of Winter Springs, excluding, however, service entrances or driveways. Section 14-16. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM Section 14-16.1 UNIFORM BUILDING NUMBERING SYSTEM. A Uniform Building Numbering System, as determined by the Grid System Guide Map filed in the Land Development Coordinator's Office of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, is hereby adopted for use in the corporate limits of the City of Winter Springs, Florida. The Grid System Guide Map and all explanatory matter thereon and related thereto are hereby adopted, incorporated herein by reference, and made a part of this Article. Section 14-17. ADMINISTRATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF NUMBERS Section 14-17.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS. The City of Winter Springs Land Development Coordinator's Office shall be responsible for coordinating and maintaining the numbering system established by this Article. Said Department shall approve street names and designations and shall assign building numbers in conformity with the Uniform Building Numbering System established in the preceding section. The Land Development Coordinator's Office shall be responsible for enforcing compliance with the premise posting requirements established in Section 14-17.5 of this Article. Section 14-17.2 Should an existing building fail to conform with the uniform numbering system, the Land Development Coordinator's Office shall give notice to those owners or occupants whose building number is in non- conformity with the Uniform Building Numbering System. Said notice shall be delivered to the owner or occupant by certified mail, return receipt requested; by posting same in a conspicuous place on the property or by hand delivery. Said notice may include a notification of a change of address which shall contain the new building number(s) assigned to the building in accordance with the provisions of this Article and shall direct the owner or the occupant to post the newly assigned building number on said building or property in -3- accordance with Section 14-17.5 of this Article. The owners or occupants shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice sent by certified mail, from the date of hand delivery, if delivered by hand, or from the date of posting,if such notice is posted on the property, to come into compliance with this Article. Section 14-17.3 Assignment by the Land Development Coordinator's Office of the assigned number to a lot or parcel on which a projected future building may be constructed shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a Building Permit for any such building. Section 14-17.4 In coordination with the Seminole County E-9ll Coordinator, the Land Development Coordinator's Office shall record and maintain records of all street names and numbers currently assigned under this Article and all names and numbers which have ever been assigned pursuant to this Article and shall monitor same to insure that duplicate street names and numbers are prevented. Section 14-17.5 POSTING OF NUMBERS. All buildings in the corporate limits of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, shall have its assigned building number properly displayed in accordance with the conformity to the requirements of this Article, whether or not mail is delivered to such building or property. It shall be the duty of the owners and occupants of each building to post the assigned building number on the property in conformity with this Article as follows: Section 14-17.5.1 The building address number shall be affixed to the building front or facade as defined herein, or to a separate structure such as both sides of a mailbox, post, wall, fence, or other visible and commonly used area, in such a manner so as to be clearly visible and legible and without obstruction from the public or private way on which the building fronts. Section 14-17.5.2 Any numbers which are not clearly visible and legible from the public or private way shall not be used. Section 14-17.5.3 The numerals shall be of a contrasting color with the immediate background of the building or structure on which such numerals are affixed and shall be not less than three inches (3") in height and one-half inch (1/2") in width. Section 14-17.5.4 Numerals shall be made of a durable weather resistant material permanently affixed to the front of the building or structure. Section 14-18 MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION. Whenever a parcel of land, a subdivision, or any part thereof, becomes part of the corporate limits of the City of Winter Springs, by municipal annexation or otherwise, it shall be the -4- responsibility of the Land Development Coordinator's Office to review the address numbers of such property and determine whether such numbers, their posting, and the method of numbering for such contracted portion conform to the designated grid system and the Uniform Building Numbering System established by this Article within thirty (30) days of such annexation. Section 14-19 ADDRESS CHANGES If the number, posting, or method of numbering a building is in non-conformance with the City of Winter Springs' Grid System Guide Map and Uniform Building Numbering System after a municipal annexation, the Land Development Coordinator's Office, shall give notice of such non-conformance to the owners or occupants of the affected building or property. Section 14-19.1 Said notice shall be delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested; by posting said notice in a conspicuous place on the building; or, by hand delivery. Section 14-19.2 Said notice shall include a notification or a change of address which shall contain the correct or new building number(s) assigned to the building or property in accordance with the provisions of this Article and the date of notification. Section 14-19.3 Said notice shall direct the owner or the occupant to post the newly assigned building number(s) contained in the change of address on said building or property in accordance with Section 14-19.1 of this Article. Section 14-19.4 Said notice shall notify the owner or occupant that, if he or she disagrees with the determination of the Land Development Coordinator's Office, an appeal may be taken regarding the determination made to the City Manager. SECTION 14-20. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS Section 14-20.1 Penalties. Any person, firm, entity, partnership, trust, corporation, association, or other organization failing to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be punished as provided by general law. Section 14-20.2 Code Enforcement Board Authority. As an additional means of ensuing compliance with the provisions of this Article, the Winter Springs Code Enforcement Board shall have jurisdiction and authority to hear and decide alleged violations occurring in the corporate limits of the City of Winter Springs. Proceedings before the Code Enforcement Board shall be governed by its rules and procedures. =5= SECTION II: That if any section or portion of a section or sub- section of this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force, or effect of any other section or portion of a section or subsection or part of this Ordinance. SECTION III: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION IV: That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and adoption. Passed and adopted this 13th day of June, 1988 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS LEANNE M. GROVE, MAYOR ATTEST: Mary T. Norton CITY CLERK FIRST READING May 9, 1988 POSTED May 13, 1988 SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING June 13, 1988 The Orlando Sentinel Published Daily AItamonte Spring., Seminole County, Florida ~l~~~~ O~:)R:~~:ribn} SS. Before the undersigned authority personally appeared _-1l.iLgi n i R F. Skllrnw , who on oath says that she is the Legal Advertising Representative of the Orlando Sentinel, a Daily newspaper published at Altarnonte Springs, in Seminole County, Florida; that the attached copy of ad- vertisement,beingR Notice of Public Hearing Ordinance No. 420 in the matter of in the Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of May 22. 1988 Mfiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at Altamonte Springs, in Seminole County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been contin- uously published in said Seminole County, Florida, each Week Day and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post office in Altarnonte Springs, in said Seminole County, Florida for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of ad- vertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. L-/[ U' /l JI I A A_ ~ ,.\,/V'-"~.- t /k~'-M.{Al~J Swom to and 8ubscribed before me this 21ni day of __ May A..D., 19 88 ~~ L. [-l,"\. N'J~'2r'l IN~y Public M/ C0nlll1::j';;::" :x~'r~::: F ;LrL';"~'Y ~~:_~, 1:j9.2 .. , . ~ , ADVERTISING CHARGE__ $ 32.55 Crr:'OTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICO:,:WeW~~P~~~SbFLORIDA Commission of th . Y the City Springs, Aorida, lhate~~y~f Winter will hOld a Public Hearin mm'sslon nance entitled as follows, g on an ord,- ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE OF T . 420 WINTER SPRINGS, FL~D~~R~ ~s:Js~~~R~g~~~fE~ BF~~Di~~ IGNMENT OF ADORE ~~R't~~~~lsO L~~~PJ~GS A~g ~~T~E~C~E~SlI~R~~r?FFf6~AL~~ STREETS AND WAYS' PRIVATE FOR CONFUCTS . PROVIDING AND EFFECTIVE DAWERABIUTY, ~~ PU~'C Hearing will be held at 7'30 eatte,.o~ U~~~,~9B8. Or as soon ther- Chamber, City Hall, ~~kheE CommIssIon W,nl.er Springs, Fl. 32708 ast S.R. 434, COPIes of the pro sed' . available In the oif~ of tdlnance are for inspectIon Interested he City Clerk appear at thIS he partIes may- with respect to thIS a~~g and be heard :;'er::a~re advls~ t~hO::'~~: meetIng, th:~g~,:;na made at th.s proceecbngs and for such r:;cord of the maYd need to ensure that 1: vrrbat m' they COr of the proceed I re- record Includes the '~~ IS made wh,ch dence Upon WhICh the s mony and ev.- ~a;~':.sper SectIon 286ap6'f~ '~,~~,~ Dated this 13th day of Ma 19B8 CITY OF WINTER ~PRINGS FLORIDA ' Is/Mary T. Norton Mary T. Norton LS City Clerk ' -748(65) MaY.22,I9B8 FORM NO. AD-261