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ARTICLE 3. SIGNING AND BUILDING NUMBERING
1274.00. Intent
1274.01. Size of Letters, Numbers and Symbols for Street and Roads Signs
1274.02. Visibility and Legibility of Street and Road Signs
1274.03. Height of Street and Road Signs
1274.04. Names and Numbers on Street and Road Signs
1274.05. Intersecting Roads, Streets and Private Lanes
1274.06. Signs Identifying Traffic Access limitations
1274.07. Installation of Road, Street and Private Lane Signs
1274.08. Addresses for Buildings
1274.09. Size of Letters, Numbers and Symbols for Addresses
1274.10. Installation, Location and Visibility of Addresses
1274.00. Intent
To facilitate locating a fire and to avoid delays in response, all newly constructed or approved roads, street, and buildings shall be designated by names or numbers, posted on signs clearly visible and legible from the roadway. This section shall not restrict the size of letters of numbers appearing on street signs for other purposes.
COUNTY OF EL DORADO -DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS MANUAL II (Adopted May 27, 1986 by Resolution No.136-86 and Revised 5/18/90 by Resolution No.128-90) Reference Section 3.D.6 Building and Road Signs. Street signs: Street name signs of a type and construction approved by the County Engineer shall be placed at each intersection. Traffic control signs shall be placed where designated by the County Engineer. A sign at each access of a rural and minor land division reading, “This Road is not County Maintained”, shall be placed in a prominent location, and shall have 4-inch block letters -black on white background. Reference Standard Plan 105.b
El Dorado County Ordinance 15.04.060 Private Road and Naming procedure:
C. Upon notification of approval from the county surveyor, the initiating landowner(s) shall, within thirty days, coordinate and cause the installation of a permanent sign which is legible and clearly marks the location and the name of the affected road. Typically, the road sign shall be placed appropriately at the intersection of the two roads, however, additional signs shall be erected at locations where the road forks or any other points along the road where there is a need for road alignment clarification. Maintenance of road signs shall be the responsibility of all parcel owners fronting the road. The design, size or material of the sign shall comply with the El Dorado County Subdivision Design Manual.
1274.01. Size of Letters, Numbers and Symbols for Street and Roads Signs
Size of letters, numbers, and symbols for street and road signs shall be a minimum 3 inch letter height, 3/8 inch stroke, reflectorized, contrasting with the background color of the sign.
EL DORADO COUNTY -DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS MANUAL (Adopted May 27, 1986 by resolution No.136-86 and Revised 5/18/90 by Resolution No.128-90) Reference Standard Plan 105.b
El Dorado County Ordinance 15.04.040 -Assignment of house numbers.
A. House numbers shall only be assigned to residential subdivision lots, other residential properties improved with structures, commercial buildings, and industrial buildings. Every owner or occupant of the dwelling unit or their agent shall, within thirty days after assignment of the house number by the county, install permanently on the premises the number issued, subject to the following provisions.
B. All such numbers shall be placed in a horizontal sequence so as to be easily visible and legible from the road upon which the premises front. When the house is a substantial distance from a road, numbers shall be placed on a mailbox or post in a horizontal sequence, in a location adjacent to the driveway access intersection with the road. When the mailbox is on a road other than the road on which the premises front, then the house number and road name shall be clearly marked on the mailbox, to ensure proper mail delivery, and a post displaying the house number shall be installed adjacent to the driveway access intersection with the road.
C. The numbers shall be of a size not less than four inches in height, except on mailboxes, in which case the numbers shall be of a size which are readable from a distance of five feet, and displayed on a contrasting background.
1274.02. Visibility and Legibility of Street and Road Signs
Street and road signs shall be visible and legible from both directions of vehicle travel for a distance of at least 100 feet.
EL DORADO COUNTY- DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS MANUAL (Adopted May 27, 1986 by Resolution No.136-86 and Revised 5/18/90 by Resolution No.128-90) Reference Standard Plan 105.b
1274.03. Height of Street and Road Signs
Height of street and road signs shall be uniform county wide, and meet the visibility and legibility standards of this article.
EL DORADO COUNTY- DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS MANUAL (Adopted May 27, 1986 by Resolution No.136-86 and Revised 5/18/90 by Resolution No.128-90) Reference Standard Plan 105.b
1274.04. Names and Numbers on Street and Road Signs
Newly constructed or approved public and private roads and streets must be identified by a name or number through a consistent countywide system that provides for sequenced or patterned numbering and/or non-duplicating naming within each county. All signs shall be mounted and oriented in a uniform manner. This section does not require any entity to rename or renumber existing roads or streets, nor shall a roadway providing access only to a single commercial or industrial occupancy require naming or numbering.
COUNTY OF EL DORADO DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS MANUAL II (Adopted May 27, 1986 by Resolution No.136-86 and Revised 5/18/90 by Resolution No.128-90) Reference Section 3.E. Street Names: Street names and suffixes shall be designated by the subdivider, subject to the approval of the approving agency and in accordance with Ordinance No. 2021. The following agency shall review and approve street names for the appropriate Land Division.
- Minor Land Division -----Planning Division-Community Development Department.
- Major Land Division -------Planning Commission and/or Board of Supervisors.
- El Dorado County Ordinance 15.04.060 Private Road and Naming procedure:
A. To name a private road, the initiating landowner who is only responsible for naming the road in which his structure will be addressed from, shall obtain a road name petition from the county surveyor. The landowner shall choose a proposed road name which does not duplicate or sound like any existing road name within the county. The county surveyor will provide pre-screening assistance to determine whether proposed road names are duplications or sound-alike. The landowner shall then obtain the signature of at least fifty-one percent of the parcel owners whose parcels front the private road being named whether or not the owners gain access from that road. In addition, the landowner shall obtain approval signatures from the agency responsible for fire protection and the post office responsible for mail delivery. In the event of dispute between said public agencies regarding road name selection, the county surveyor shall have final authority for road name approval.
B. After obtaining the necessary approval signatures, the landowner shall submit the road name petition to the county surveyor for approval together with the following:
1. Record map or appropriate assessors map(s) with the exact road alignment accurately plotted;
2. Applicable filing fee per fee schedule on file in the county surveyor's office.
C. Upon notification of approval from the county surveyor, the initiating landowner(s) shall, within thirty days, coordinate and cause the installation of a permanent sign which is legible and clearly marks the location and the name of the affected road. Typically, the road sign shall be placed appropriately at the intersection of the two roads, however, additional signs shall be erected at locations where the road forks or any other points along the road where there is a need for road alignment clarification. Maintenance of road signs shall be the responsibility of all parcel owners fronting the road. The design, size or material of the sign shall comply with the El Dorado County Sub-division Design Manual.
1274.05. Roads, Streets and Private Lanes
Signs required by this article identifying intersecting roads, streets and private lanes shall be placed at the intersection of those roads, streets, and/or private lanes.
COUNTY OF EL DORADO -DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS MANUAL II (Adopted May 27, 1986 by Resolution No.136-86 and Revised 5/18/90 by Resolution No.128-90) Reference Standard Plan Design #1 05.b
Reference Section 3.D.6 Building and Road Signs. Street signs: Street name signs of a type and construction approved by the County Engineer shall be placed at each intersection. Traffic control signs shall be placed where designated by the County Engineer. A sign at each access of a rural and minor land division reading, “This Road is not County Maintained”, shall be placed in a prominent location, and shall have 4-inch block letters --black on white background.
El Dorado County Ordinance 15.04.060 --Intersecting Roads.
C. Upon notification of approval from the county surveyor, the initiating landowner(s) shall, within thirty days, coordinate and cause the installation of a permanent sign which is legible and clearly marks the location and the name of the affected road. Typically, the road sign shall be placed appropriately at the intersection of the two roads, however, additional signs shall be erected at locations where the road forks or any other points along the road where there is a need for road alignment clarification. Maintenance of road signs shall be the responsibility of all parcel owners fronting the road. The design, size or material of the sign shall comply with the El Dorado County Sub-division Design Manual.
1274.06. Signs Identifying Traffic Access limitations
A sign identifying traffic access or flow limitations, including but not limited to weight or vertical clearance limitations, dead-end road, one-way road or single lane conditions, shall be placed:
(a) at the intersection preceding the traffic access limitation, and
(b) no more than 100 feet before such traffic access limitation.
1274.07. Installation of Road, Street and Private Lane Signs
Road, street and private lane signs required by this article shall be installed. prior to final acceptance by the local jurisdiction of road improvements.
El Dorado County Ordinance 15.04.080 -Land Division -Road naming procedure. A road name petition shall be filed with the county surveyor, using procedures set forth in Section 15.040.060 of this chapter, for all roads within final subdivision maps, planned developments, and parcel maps. The developer or subdivider shall be responsible for filing a separate road name petition for each and every road name within the development, whether or not the road is proposed to be a county road or a private road. (Ord. 3862 (part), 1988)
1274.08. Addresses for Buildings
All buildings shall be issued an address by the local jurisdiction which conforms to that jurisdiction's overall address system. Accessory buildings will not be required to have a separate address; however, each dwelling unit within a building shall be separately identified.
El Dorado County Ordinance 15.04.040 -Assignment of house numbers. House numbers shall only be assigned to residential subdivision lots, other residential properties improved with structures, commercial buildings, and industrial buildings. Every owner or occupant of a dwelling unit or their agent shall within thirty days after assignment of a house number by the county install permanently on the premises the number issued, subject to the following provisions:
A. Accessory buildings need not be numbered but, if located on a separate unit of frontage, may be assigned numbers if requested by the owner of proprietor of the principal establishment to which the building or buildings are accessory.
1274.09. Size of Letters, Numbers and Symbols for Addresses
Size of letters, numbers and symbols for addresses shall be a minimum 3 inch letter height, 3/8 inc stroke, reflectorized, contrasting with the background color of the sign.
El Dorado County Ordinance 15.04.040 -Assignment of house numbers.
C. The numbers shall be of a size not less than four inches in height, except on mailboxes, in which case the numbers shall be of a size which are readable from a distance of five feet, and displayed on a contrasting background.
D. Within thirty days of the effective date of the notice of number assigned, the owner of a dwelling unit or authorized agent then shall remove or obscure from public view any old or previous number not in accordance with the system.
1274.10. Installation, Location and Visibility of Addresses
(a) All buildings shall have a permanently posted address, which shall be placed at each driveway entrance and visible from both directions of travel along the road. In all cases, the address shall be posted at the beginning of construction and shall be maintained thereafter, and the address shall be visible and legible from the road on which the address is located.
(b) Address signs along one-way roads shall be visible from both the intended direction of travel and the opposite direction.
(c) Where multiple addresses are required at a single driveway, they shall be mounted on a single post.
(d) Where a roadway provides access solely to a single commercial or industrial business, the address sign shall be placed at the nearest road intersection providing access to that site.
El Dorado County Ordinance 15.04.040 -Assignment of house numbers. House numbers shall only be assigned to residential subdivision lots, other residential properties improved with structures, commercial buildings, and industrial buildings. Every owner or occupant of a dwelling unit or their agent shall within thirty days after assignment of a house number by the county install permanently on the premise the number issued, subject to the following provisions:
A. Accessory buildings need not be numbered but, if located on a separate unit of frontage, may be assigned numbers if requested by the owner of proprietor of the principal establishment to which the building or buildings are accessory.
B. All such numbers shall be placed in a horizontal sequence so as to be easily visible and legible from the road upon which the premises front. When the house is a substantial distance from a road,numbers shall be placed on a mailbox or post in a horizontal sequence, in a location adjacent to the driveway access intersection with the road. When the mailbox is on a road other than the road on which it fronts, then the house and road name shall be clearly marked on the mailbox, to ensure proper mail delivery, and a post displaying the house number shall be installed adjacent to the driveway access intersection with the road.
F. The procedure for obtaining a building permit shall require an applicant to submit a detailed site plan, showing the driveway intersection with the access road, which will be routed to the county surveyor for assignment of a house number. If the access road is not officially named for the purpose of addressing, the county surveyor shall notify the applicant in writing of the procedure for road naming pursuant to Section 15.04.060. Access roads shall be officially named for addressing purposes and a house number assigned prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Prior to a request for final inspection, house number shall be permanently displayed as set forth in subsections, B, C and D of this section. (Ord. 3862 (part), 1988)