§ 92.30 PURPOSE.
This subchapter establishes a system for assigning street names and address numbers which will help the public and private sector in locating individual streets, buildings and places in an easy and logical manner and assist in the protection of public health and safety of all persons living, working or visiting in the city.
(Ord. 811, passed 1-24-05)
§ 92.31 STREET ADDRESS MAP, STREET NAME INDEX.
The official street address map is a part of this subchapter and is incorporated herein by reference. The map shall identify all named streets, numbering centerlines and block numbering grids which specify address number ranges. A typical section of land shall be divided into grids, north/south and east/west. Each grid interval shall be 320 feet, except in nonstandard grids identified on the map. Street names appear in § 92.34.
(Ord. 811, passed 1-24-05)
§ 92.32 CENTERLINES.
Market Street and its extension to the city’s east and west planning area boundaries shall be the centerline street for north and south address numbers. Main Street and its extension shall be the east and west centerline for east and west numbering.
(Ord. 811, passed 1-24-05)
§ 92.33 STREET NAMES.
(A) Street. For the purposes of this subchapter, the words “street,” “avenue,” or “road” shall mean all roadways, public and private, open for general public travel. Access drives to apartment and commercial complexes shall not be considered as streets and shall not be named as such.
(B) Cul-de-sac. Cul-de-sac streets which have only one entrance/exit shall not be called “avenue” or “street,” but shall have a suffix name such as “lane,” “place” or “terrace” to indicate their dead-end nature.
(C) Loop streets. Loop streets are circular or rectangular streets which begin at one point and end at another point along a common street and do not connect to any other streets. The street name suffixes on these streets must not be “street”, “avenue,” or “road” but shall be “loop,” “circle,” “court” or other name indicating a closed street layout.
(D) Street name index. An official street name index shall be maintained, which shall list every named street on the map with an alphanumeric reference to assist users in locating streets on the map.
(Ord. 811, passed 1-24-05)
§ 92.34 NAMES AND SPELLING GIVEN TO STREETS.
Street Name
Allen Street
Bluebell Lane
Brookview Drive
Bullard Street
Center Street
Chestnut Road
Clinton Avenue/Illinois 54
Crabtree Court
Depot Road
Dodge Street
Elm Street
Franklin Street
George Rock Drive
Green Street
Grove Street/U.S. 150
Hallam Street
Harrison Street
Haynie Street
High Street
Honeysuckle Lane
Indiana Street
Jackson Street
James Street
John Street
Lincoln Street
Linden Court
Madison Street
Main Street
Maple Street
Market Street
Monroe Street
Mt. Pleasant
Municipal Drive
Murphy Drive
North Street
Oak Lane
Ogle Street
Olive Street
Plum Street
Ponderosa Lane
Richardson Street
Service Way
South Drive
State Street
Stensel Drive
Summer Drive
Thomas Street
Van Buren Street
Walnut Street
Washington Street
West Street
Western Avenue
William Street
Woodward Avenue
(Ord. 811, passed 1-24-05)
§ 92.35 METHODS FOR DETERMINING ADDRESS NUMBERS.
(A) Odd, even numbering. Address numbers shall be even on the right side of the street and odd on the left side of the street as one faces east or west from Main Street or north or south from Market Street. One hundred numbers shall be assigned to each identified grid block, with the lowest number beginning at a point nearest the grid centerline. Address numbers shall be determined by the number grid in which the property is located. Typical block numbering system using 1200 block west of Main Street with a new number every 40 feet.
South side (left) North side (right)
1205 1200
1215 1210
1225 1220
1235 1230
1245 1240
1255 1250
1265 1260
1275 1270
1285 1280
1295 1290
(B) Diagonal and curving streets. Diagonal streets which run 45 degrees or less from a north/south line will be numbered by the north/south grid and those more than 45 degrees from the north/south line will be numbered by the east/west grid. Curving streets will be assigned numbers based upon the grid of their greatest length. For instance, if the beginning is more south than west of the end, then the north/south grid will be used.
(C) Loop streets and cul-de-sac. On loop streets and cul-de-sac streets, address numbering shall begin at the entrance nearest the grid centerline and increase to the opposite end as if the street were in a straight line. Block number changes will be made every 330 feet with odd and even numbers remaining on the same side of the street as they began.
(D) Apartments.
(1) Apartment buildings on public streets or private drives shall be assigned individual addresses. Apartments clustered about a central parking area immediately facing a public street shall also be assigned separate street addresses.
(2) When apartments are arranged along a private street, addresses can be assigned from this private street. A sign showing the apartment complex name, with the street address below it, must be posted at the entrance. In these instances a central postal facility for all apartments must be located so it is readily accessible to a mail carrier from the public street serving the complex.
(3) Each apartment must be identified on the exterior entrance by number or building letter and number for multiple buildings. The numbers shalt be in sequence: 1, 2, 3, etc. Apartments in lettered buildings shall have the building letter as part of each apartment number, such as B-210. When units are on multiple floors, ground floor numbers shall be in the 100 series (101, 102, 103), second floor in the 200 series (201, 202, 203), etc. If a common hallway is used for several apartments, the external hallway entrance to each apartment shall contain a list of the apartments served. When addressing townhouses and other buildings containing units separately owned, each address shall be placed on the principal external entryway to the unit.
(4) The official address for each apartment shall be the building address followed by the apartment number, for example, “329 Park Street, Apt. 8″. Addresses for units in apartment buildings not on a public street shall include the public street address and the building number with the apartment designation. The official address for each apartment will be the public street address followed by the building letter, a dash, and the apartment number, for example, “329 Park Street, Apt. C-104.”
(E) Mobile home parks.
(1) When trailers are arranged along a private street within mobile home parks, each private street within the mobile home park shall be named and a sign, as required by this subchapter for other private streets, shall be erected on each private street within the mobile home park.
(2) Each mobile home on such private street shall then be identified in numerical sequence as determined by calculation within the grid box. The number shall be placed in a conspicuous place on that part of the trailer closest to the street, and all mobile homes within the park shall be marked in the same location of the trailer. Address numbers shall be a minimum of three inches high with block letters and shall be visible from the street.
(Ord. 811, passed 1-24-05)
§ 92.36 NAME AND NUMBER ASSIGNMENT REVIEW, APPROVAL.
(A) Official records maintained. Official records of address numbers shall be maintained by the Police Department. The City Council shall have the final authority to change any assignment upon an appeal by any affected party.
(B) Proposed names and changes. All proposed street names and name changes shall be reviewed for continuity with this subchapter by the Police Chief, who shall recommend alternative names when a proposed name duplicates or is so similar to an existing name that confusion could hamper prompt delivery of emergency services. Appeals of street name assignment can be made to the City Council. The City Council shall have the final authority to change any assignment upon an appeal by any affected party.
(Ord. 811, passed 1-24-05)
