Public Hearings 10.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Community Development
- Meeting Date:
- 12/18/2012
- Title:
- Docket R-12-03 (RAD Ordinance Update)
- Submitted By:
- Keith Dennis, Community Development
- Department:
- Community Development
- Division:
- Planning & Zoning
Presentation:
PowerPoint
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Keith Dennis
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Planner II
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Docket Number (If applicable):
R-12-03
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Adopt Ordinance 044-12, approving staff-recommended text changes to the County Rural Addressing Program to conform to state guidelines for road signage standards in the County and to make the program, which is responsible for assigning addresses and road names for new development, more efficient and effective; effective thirty days after approval.
Background:
COCHISE COUNTY RURAL ADDRESSING ORDINANCE UPDATE
I. BACKGROUND AND PROPOSED CHANGES
Cochise County adopted an Ordinance establishing a Rural Addressing system in 1990. Since then, the Ordinance has been updated twice, in 2003 and 2006. The Staff-initiated proposal to be considered as Docket R-12-03 is a small set of amendments to the RAD Ordinance. The proposed changes are highlighted in yellow in the attached Exhibit A. The most significant change, which prompted Staff to bring these changes before the Board, deals with the allowed color scheme for private and non-maintained roads. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) provides the guidelines for road signage standards in the County. The MUTCD changed in 2009 to require that signage on private roads and non-County maintained roads feature white lettering on a blue background. The Highway Staff have updated their standards to reflect this, and the Rural Addressing Ordinance needs to be similarly updated (See page 2 of Exhibit A, attached). Additionally, the standard practice of utilizing white letters on a brown background for road signs in national parks, forests, and monuments, has been codified in the proposed changes.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Board approve Docket R-12-03, making the changes to the Rural Addressing Ordinance as suggested by staff effective thirty days after date of approval.
I. BACKGROUND AND PROPOSED CHANGES
Cochise County adopted an Ordinance establishing a Rural Addressing system in 1990. Since then, the Ordinance has been updated twice, in 2003 and 2006. The Staff-initiated proposal to be considered as Docket R-12-03 is a small set of amendments to the RAD Ordinance. The proposed changes are highlighted in yellow in the attached Exhibit A. The most significant change, which prompted Staff to bring these changes before the Board, deals with the allowed color scheme for private and non-maintained roads. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) provides the guidelines for road signage standards in the County. The MUTCD changed in 2009 to require that signage on private roads and non-County maintained roads feature white lettering on a blue background. The Highway Staff have updated their standards to reflect this, and the Rural Addressing Ordinance needs to be similarly updated (See page 2 of Exhibit A, attached). Additionally, the standard practice of utilizing white letters on a brown background for road signs in national parks, forests, and monuments, has been codified in the proposed changes.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Board approve Docket R-12-03, making the changes to the Rural Addressing Ordinance as suggested by staff effective thirty days after date of approval.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
If the Board of Supervisors approves the Docket, the next step would be for the Chairman to sign the Ordinance
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
If the Board does not approve the Docket, the County Rural Addressing Ordinance will remain unchanged.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
If the Board approves the Docket, please record the signed Ordinance and return a copy to the Planning Staff.
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Attachments
- R-12-03 Staff Memo
- R-12-03 Ordinance Exhibit A
- R-12-03 Legal Notice
- R-12-03 Powerpoint
- Ordinance_Final