TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Williams, Planning and Building Services, and County Counsel
MEETING DATE: January 26, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Ted Williams
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Brent Schultz
PHONE:
234-6650
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kiedrowski
PHONE:
234-6885
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Sections 18.16.070 and 18.16.080 of the Mendocino County Code Regarding Naming and Renaming of Private Roads
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt ordinance amending sections 18.16.070 and 18.16.080 of the Mendocino County Code regarding naming and renaming of private roads.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On May 7, 2019, the Board of Supervisors referred the "Road Naming Issues and Proposal" to the Fire and EMS Services Ad Hoc Committee. On December 15, 2020 the Ordinance was introduced and the first reading was waived.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Fire and EMS Services Ad Hoc Committee met and discussed with staff from the Department of Planning and Building Services and the County Counsel's Office various options to streamline the County's current ordinance sections regarding the naming of private roads. The primary goal was to create a system that would allow for public safety agencies to submit road name proposals in a more efficient manner than provided for under existing ordinance sections.
After researching the issue, County staff proposed ordinance revisions that delegate the naming of private roads to the Director of Planning and Building Services. As outlined in the proposed ordinance, road name proposals may be commenced by the County, property owners along a road, or public safety agencies (specifically defined in the ordinance, but generally fire protection and law enforcement entities). The proposal is reviewed by the Address Coordinator and then interested entities are noti...
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