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ORD 63-135 DESIGNATING STREETS AN ORDIN~NCE e~babl. ~ning a system of designating streets, avenues, and other ~ublic waj~I and for numoe~I_ng houses and other premises ~-n~.thin the To~m of Winslow. DE I~ ORDA!NED by the Town Council of the T~,:m of Uinslow, Uashington, as follows: Section 1 Definitions.. T~e following word~ or phrascs whenever used inkthis ordinance shall have -4he meaning ascribed to them in this section unless, where used, the context shall clearly indicat~ to ~he contrar3~' '~,Vay" - a public or private thor ~tt[ ~.fare dedicated or improved fo~ general travel and as a means oJ ~ri~ry access to the front of residential, business or other property and, except for occasional sinuosities, running in a generally east--west direction. "Avenue" - A public or private thoroughfare dedicated or improved for general travel and as a means of primary access to the front of residential, business or o~er property and, except for occasional sinuositiee, running in ~b g.~I~rally north-south direction. "Alley" - A public or private way 20 feet or less in width not designed or improved for general travel and used as a means of secondary access or to the rear of residential, business or other property. '~8oulevard" - or "Drive" or "Lane" - a public ray ded- icated or improved for general travel ~nd as a primary means of access to the front oi p~operty, eith.r as a ~orou~hlare or cul- de-sac, having such sinuosities as not ~o fit into the regular street or avenue pattern, or a divided or other ornamental way ~thin or adjacent t~ a park, scenic or ].andscaFed e~e~ and not being a portion or extension of a named st~'eet or avenue. "Place" - Same as y or "Ave~.~,~ but lying between and ,,l~a . parallel to streets or avenues as an extra nighway to the grid system of 16 streets ~to a-mtL~; or a public or private v~y other than an alley, bo~levard, 8rive, or lane, which does not fit into the ?ixed ~t~et~and avenue pa~tern by ~rtue of r~iug at an acute an[~te to streets or a~nues. "Designat .ng Official'~ - The Town Engineer or other To~m administrative emplQyees ordered by the Mayor to perform the ~ties of the "Designating Ofiicial" as heroin prescribed. Section ~. The Designating Official shall assign numbers to all public or pri~te ways, now existing or hereafter. Pro- vided that no name or number shall be assigned 'to a private road or way unless the same shall be servient to one or more properties other than the tract of which it is a p~rtion and unless an ease- ment appurtenant has been granted by recorded deed. Section 3. The DesiE~mting C.'ficial shall assi.qn a number to such streets, avenues or places by %pplic~tion of the follow- ing principles: (a) All Ways~ Avenues, (or Places) shall be iosignated by names, ~ssi]~ed at intervals of ~ne-si~:~= ~nth of s n!i~ke irom the base or neridian lines heroin es ~-~blishec~. ~-~) (b) The base line for Way tames shall be ¥~inslow Way and shall bear the suffix "E" (east) on the ~:ast side of ~.'.adison Ave. and the suffix ,nji,, (west) on the west side of Madison Ave. (c) Ways anu Pla~es running generally east-west, ~orth of Uinslow Way shall bear the suffix "ME" (n~rtheast) on the east side of ! ~dison Ave. and "~77t' (northzest) on the v,~est side of Nad- ison Ave. (d) I. aye and Places running generally east-west, south of !finslow Vtay shall bear the suffix "$E" (south~a~) on the east side of ]'.'adison ~ve., and "~7J" (soathwest) on the wes~ side of Madison Ave. (e) ~he meridian line for Avenues and Places, running generally north-south shall be i adison Ave. a~d shall bear the suffi. "N" (north) on the north side of ¥Iinslow ~iay and the suffix "S! (s~uth) on the ~outh side of Uinslow ',7~y~ (f) Avenues and Places running qenerally north-south, north of Vfinslow Way shall bear the suffix "ME" (northeast) on the east side of I~ladison Ave. axed "~'~" (northwest) on the west side of i~sclison Ave. ( (g) Avenues and ~laces ~unning generally north-south, south of ~,~inslow Way shall bear the suff~ "SE" (southeast) on the east ~ide of kadison lye. and the su~f.'j~. %!V" (southwest) on the west side of IRdison Ave. (h) Block or grid numbering pattern shall be as follows: ~. Beginning at the east-west base line of V[inslow ¥fay (the zero point), all blocks or grids shall be numbered from I (one) with consecutively in- creasinE numb~rs both to the north and to the south. 2. Like~rise, beginning at l,he north-south base line of [7adison -~ve, ~,~he z~ro point) all blocks or grids shall be nun~ ered from l(onel with con- secutively increasing numbers both to the east and to the west. Section h. Boulevards, drives ~nd ~mys, whenever feasible, shall be designated with suffixes to confc,rm to the provisions of Section 3 applicable to ways, places and aven~es. When the boul- evards, drives o? ways are running in a predominantly east-west direction, the applicable suffixes will apply, aand when the direction of such boulevards, drives or ~ys are i~edominantly ~orth-south, the applicable suffix v~ill apply. Section ~. =~tensions of existing boulevards, drives or lane shall bear tDe name of the existing Doulevard, drive or lane unless such extension is ~pproximately straight and will fit into the system for designation of a way or avenue in ~ich case the Designating Officia?. shall designate such extension as a way or avenue unless the To~m Council, by ordinance shall direct the extension to bear the name of the prior e~isting way. Section 6. '~ew boulevards, dri~s or ways shall be named or designated by ordinance of the Town Council after reconunendation by interested persons, c~a~.~nityErcups, Planning C~_immission, or the Designating Official. Secbion 7. All existing and named streets, avenues, places, boulevard~, drives or ~sys ~hall continue to bear the d'~signation heretofc-c ex~ s+ing u~.ess changed by reso]rbion or er~.!nance of the To~x~ ~o'~ncll after the Council ~s det~ ined thab t~e prior designation does not c reform to the official street designating ordinance and that the public convenience and welfare vdll be served by such dhange in designation~ Section 8. The Designating Official shall issue house or p~cmise numbers to each new residence or other structure requiring a n~ans of separat~ and si~l~le identification at the time of issuing a building permit therefor, S:mch numbers shall be issue lot ~reexisting building or premise upon the re- q~e~t of the o~ne~. or legal occupant where no such desig- n~.t.ir~g number has been issued, or where the issued number conflicts with the n~mberin~ system created by this o~d- induce, aLd publ~ co:~venie,~'~e and '~elfare would be ~,: ,- moted by su,'h tenumbering. Section 9. The mmbers assigned by tl-~e Designating Offici~,l shall bj determined by ~pplication o~ the follow- f ng ru~e s: (a) House or ~remise ~.umbers s ,~-be determined by adding ~o digits to the block number in ~ich such house or premise is located. The block numbe~ shah be cbtained from Ways and AvenuSs only, ~nd no consideration or change in block numbers shall be ma~e by the intersection of a Place. (b) Consecutive numbers shah be assigned on Ways or Places running east-we~~. for each 22 foot interval com- mencing from the nearest avenue intersection with the num- bers ~oginning at the end of the block ~.~. ~t the meri~i~m. (c) Consecutive n~mbers shall b~ assigned on avenues or places running nor~h-south~ fo~? ~ch 22 foot interval from the nearest Way intersection with the ~umb~s beginning at the end of the block nearest the base line. (d) The houses or premises located on the south- and/or west side of such streets, avenues, places or ~ays shall receive odd numbers and the ~remises or houses on the north~md/or eas ~ side of such ways shall receive even numbers. Section 10. (a) ~umeral~! Lnd~c~Ating the official number of each bY~lding or each front entrance to such building shall be cor~spicuously placed ~m~ediately ~ov~, on, or at the side of the proper door so th~.t the can be seen plainly from the street 1'~ i~ ~. (b) The n~orals used shall be ~t ~s ss then 3 (three) inches in height and shall be of du~,able and clearly visible material. Section ll. Whoever s~ ,.1! fail +.o comply wii ~ ~he ~rovisions of this ord i:nance, or whoever sha~ ~ affix to or display upon any house or bulld~, any ~uch numbers ot than those assign~,J. o it, shall oe guilty of a misdem~' ~or, and upon convictio~ therefor shall be fined. not more than $25-00 Section 12. This Ordinance shall be known as the "Official ~treet and House Designating Ordinance" l Passed by the Town Council of th~ Town of Winslow, ~llashington, this 5th day of November, 1963.