ITEM TITLE:
#21-03 - Amending Title 12 of the Valdez Municipal Code by Creating Chapter 12.06 Titled Addressing and Street Naming. Second Reading. Adoption.
SUBMITTED BY: City Clerk, Planning Department, Legal Department
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
City Administration and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of Ordinance #21-03.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The attached Ordinance #21-03 sets forth policies and procedures related to street naming and addressing within the City of Valdez. While the city has general policies and procedures in place to establish addresses and street names, there has not been a formally adopted method established by City Council. Staff has prepared this ordinance in order to establish guidelines for street naming and assigning street addresses.
This ordinance was prepared by the City Clerk and Planning Department with review by the Legal, Police, and Fire Departments. The resulting document before you includes existing City of Valdez policies, best practices from other municipalities, and standards established by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA).
At their regularly scheduled meeting on February 25, 2021, The City of Valdez Planning and Zoning Commission approved a recommendation to City Council in favor of approval of this ordinance.