[Adopted 10-20-1981 by Ord. No. 109]
[Amended 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549; 7-20-2021 by Ord. No. 763]]
All of the present names of the streets and
public ways within the corporate limits of the City of Isanti as assigned
and the designations formerly applied to said streets and ways, and
whether the same have been fixed by dedication of plats as they appear
on file in the office of the County Recorder of Isanti County or by
common consent, or otherwise, are hereby revoked, set aside, and extinguished
to the extent they are in conflict with the Official City of Isanti
Street Naming and Lot Numbering Map referenced below.
[Amended 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549; 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 745]
From and after the adoption, approval, and publication of this
article, there is hereby established a City of Isanti Street Naming
and Lot Numbering Map (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "map"),
which will be updated from time to time and is the responsibility
of the Community Development Director or his/her designee to maintain.
This map will be on permanent file for public inspection in the office
of the Community Development Director or his/her designee. It shall
be the responsibility of the City to maintain said map.
[Amended 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549]
A.
New and existing buildings shall have approved address
numbers, building numbers or approved building identification placed
in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street
or road fronting the property. These numbers shall contrast with their
background. Where required by the Fire Code Official, address numbers
shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency
response. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical
letters. Numbers shall be a minimum of four inches (101.6 mm) high
with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch (12.7 mm). Where access is
by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from
the public way, a monument, pole or other sign or means shall be used
to identify the structure. Address numbers shall be maintained.
B.
In case a principal building is occupied by more than
one business or family dwelling unit, each separate front entrance
of such principal building shall bear a separate number, to include
a unit number or suite number, if so assigned.
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Editor's Note: Former § 284-4, Maintenance of Official
Map, as amended, was repealed 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 745.
[Amended 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549; 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 745]
The developer, builder, or person making application
for preliminary plat shall submit a street naming plan as hereinabove
set forth, for review by the Community Development Director or his/her
designee. The assignment of names and numbers by the Community Development Director or his/her designee
shall be final.
A.
City streets shall not be required to fall into any
pattern of alphabetical sequence.
B.
Major emphasis shall be given to avoiding duplicate
and similar sounding names.
C.
For all future developments, east-west streets will
be designated as streets, and north-south streets will be designated
as avenues. Upon approval by the City Council, other designations
may be approved, such as parkways, boulevards, trails, courts, etc.
[Amended 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549]
D.
Existing street names shall be extended where practical.
Avenues shall be numbered and placed within sequential order from
the zero starting point.
[Amended 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549]
E.
The intersection of the Burlington Northern Railroad
line and Main Street shall be considered the zero starting point for
the purpose of the lot-numbering system.
[Amended 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549]
F.
Numbers shall be assigned to each block in increments
of 100 for each block progressing northerly, easterly, southerly,
and westerly from said zero starting point.
G.
Even numbers shall be assigned to lots on the north
side of streets running east-west and on the east side of avenues
running north-south.
[Amended 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 745]
H.
Odd numbers shall be assigned to lots on the south
side of streets running east-west and on the west side of avenues
running north-south.
[Amended 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 745]
I.
Where, in the past, odd and/or even numbers have already been assigned
along the majority of a street segment and they are not in accordance
with the regulations provided in this article, the Community Development
Director or his/her designee may continue to assign numbers in accordance
with the existing numbers provided.
[Added 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549; 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 745]
J.
Ordinals shall be placed at the end of each street name, to include
NW, SW, NE, or SE, depending upon the location of the street within
the City of Isanti street grid system.
[Added 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549]
K.
Street names located on the east side of Trunk Highway 65 shall be
consistent with those street names located on the west side of Trunk
Highway 65.
[Added 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549]
L.
The City of Isanti has been granted authority through joint resolution
with Isanti County to re-address in accordance with this article any
property in the Tier One Area. When it has been identified by the
appropriate public safety authority that public safety will be enhanced
by renumbering and establishing new street names in accordance with
this article, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to
consider such proposals and make recommendations to the City Council
for re-addressing in the Tier One Area.
[Added 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549]
[Amended 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 549; 12-1-2020 by Ord. No. 745]
A.
The Community Development Director or his/her designee shall keep
an up-to-date record of all names and numbers assigned under this
article.
B.
The Community Development Director or his/her designee shall assign
to any property owner in the City of Isanti, upon request, a number
for each principal building or separate front entrance to such building.
In doing so, he/she shall assign only those names and numbers assigned
under the provisions of this article; provided, however, that the
Community Development Director or his/her designee may assign additional
names or numbers in accordance with the system established on the
City of Isanti Street Naming and Lot Numbering Map whenever the property
has been subdivided, a new front entrance opened, or undue hardship
has been worked upon any property owner.
