[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Oneida County
by Ord. No. 03-2001. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
To promote the orderly and logical identification of buildings
and the naming of roads within the Towns of Oneida County and to facilitate
the location of residences and businesses by emergency service providers,
mail, delivery services, utilities, travelers and others dependent
on addresses. To this end, a uniform system of naming roads and numbering
of building or building sites, as authorized by §§ 59.54(4),
(4m), Wis. Stats., is hereby adopted for use in the Towns of Oneida
County.
[Amended by Ord. No. 31-2011]
The County shall be the lead coordinator in administering this
chapter. The Towns shall cooperate with the County in the implementation
of this system. The Land Information Director, who shall work under
the direction of the Land Records Committee, shall implement the system
defined below.
[Amended by Ord. No. 31-2011]
(1)
All public roads shall be named.
(2)
All new private roads or easements serving more than four residences
or lots shall be named.
(3)
Existing public or private roads serving more than four residences
or lots are to be named if the County determines it is necessary to
better locate properties or it is needed to allow for proper implementation
of the addressing system.
(4)
State, County and Town agencies shall be responsible for submitting
the proposed name of a road under their respective jurisdiction to
the County for approval.
(5)
Road names shall be supported by an official action by the respective
agencies and submitted to the County.
(6)
The County shall facilitate the process of naming of roads with the
landowners, easement holders and the Town. The County shall have the
final approval authority of the road name.
(7)
Duplication of road names within the County shall not be permitted
unless approved by the County.
(8)
New roads that run continuously from one town into another town within
the County shall bear the same name.
(9)
Road prefix and suffix must be consistent with the County's
approved list.
(10)
The County shall prepare and maintain a Master Road Name List of
all road names in the County and such list shall be consistent with
the names in the 911 Master Street Address Guide.
(11)
Existing noncontinuous roads with duplicate names in the same postal
zip code area and/or telephone exchange shall be renamed if requested
by the County. The Town(s) shall decide which road or if both road
names shall be changed and submit the road name to the County for
approval.
(12)
The County shall negotiate with the affected parties and make a decision
on disputes concerning road names.
(13)
The assignment of addresses or road names to private roads in no
way obligates the Town or County to maintain said private road or
indicates the private road is suitable for access by emergency vehicles.
[Amended by Ord. No. 31-2011]
(1)
Road signs for new roads shall be erected by the Town at all intersections
and shall bear the name of both intersecting roads.
(2)
Road signs shall be of a uniform pattern and color, mounted on a
suitable post and erected at a uniform height throughout the Town.
(3)
The County will provide minimum sign specification when requested
by the Town.
(4)
Towns may Continue to Use Their Current Sign Specifications. Adoption
of new sign specifications shall be in compliance with state and federal
guidelines.
(5)
Towns are responsible for maintaining the signs and ensuring the
signs are clearly visible. Damaged, faded or missing signs must be
replaced by the Town and at such time shall include a sign for both
intersecting roads.
(6)
Towns are responsible for the cost of signs or in the case of new
roads may recover the cost of the signage from the developer of the
road or in the case of a private road or easement, from the landowner(s)
or users of said road.
(7)
The exact spelling, prefix and suffix of a road as listed in the
County's Master List shall be lettered on the sign.
(8)
Landowners are prohibited from placing signs resembling a road sign
within the right-of-way of a road or easement.
[Amended by Ord. No. 31-2011]
(1)
Addresses shall be assigned based upon the existing address grid
of the County. The system is generally defined as:
(a)
The starting origin is at the southeast corner of County and
is assigned 100 northing and 100 westing.
(b)
The northing and westing grid follows the section lines.
(c)
The direction of numbers to be assigned are based on the predominant
direction of the entire stretch of road.
(d)
There are 300 numbers allocated per section mile. The odds are
on the southerly and westerly side of roads, evens on northerly and
easterly side.
(2)
Each principal building shall be assigned an address based on where
the driveway to the building intersects the named road.
(3)
On properties where more than one principal building exist, each
building shall be assigned an address.
(4)
Assignment of "sub" numbers or letters shall not be permitted without
the approval of the County.
(5)
Towns using an "urban" addressing system in and surrounding their
business district must provide to the County a map of the area covered
by the "urban" addressing system along with the design of the system.
(6)
In unique situations where addressing will not conform to the system
above, the County shall have the authority to coordinate the addressing
in such a manner so the stated purpose of this ordinance is maintained.
(7)
Existing duplicate address numbers on the same road or numbers inconsistent
with the address system will be evaluated. If the County determines
a correction is needed, it may include changing of all the addresses
on that road.
(1)
The County shall provide a standardized application form and instructions
for completion to be used by all towns, landowners or applicants.
(2)
The applicant shall obtain the application form from either the Town
Clerk, Oneida County Land Information Office or the Planning and Zoning
Office.
(3)
The Town or their designee shall complete the application form and
return it to the Town or their designee along with any fee required
by the Town.
(4)
The Town or their designee must send or fax the completed application
form to the County.
(5)
The County shall evaluate the application and make an address assignment
consistent with the County address system taking into consideration
existing addresses.
(6)
The County shall issue the address to the Town. The Town or their
designee shall instruct the applicant to place a temporary sign until
the permanent sign is placed and shall notify the landowner of the
assigned address to their property.
(7)
The County shall not issue a number in Towns where a driveway permit
is required from the Town, Department of Transportation or County
Highway Department unless the application indicates the permit has
been issued.
(8)
The County shall forward the address assigned to the fire department,
post office, utility, sheriff and real property departments within
10 working days of assignment.
(9)
Incorrect assignment of an address due to incomplete or incorrect
information on the application form or an error on the part of the
person issuing the address shall be corrected immediately.
(10)
If the location of an existing driveway access point changes, the
present address number may remain unless the County determines the
change disrupts the orderly and uniform sequence of the addressing
system. If the location of the driveway access point is moved to a
different roadway, the property shall be required to be readdressed.
(11)
Existing addresses that are discovered to have been incorrectly assigned
shall be evaluated by the County and a determination shall be made
if the situation needs to be corrected. The landowner(s) affected
may be required to change their address to correct the situation.
(12)
The Town must provide the County with the name, address and phone
number of the Towns contact person for address or road naming coordination
within the Town.
[Amended by Ord. No. 31-2011]
(1)
Address signs shall be of a uniform pattern and color, mounted on
a suitable post and erected at a uniform height throughout the Town.
(2)
The County will provide minimum sign and post specifications when
requested by the Town.
(3)
Towns may continue to use their current sign and post specifications.
Adoption of new signage specifications shall be in compliance with
state and federal guidelines.
(4)
The Town or their designee shall be responsible for the physical
placement of the address sign within 30 days of address assignment.
(5)
The sign shall be placed at the intersection of the driveway with
the named road and clearly visible from the road.
(6)
Where an unnamed road serves more than one principal building or
residence, a sign shall be placed at the intersection of the unnamed
road and named road, and another sign placed at the intersection of
the unnamed road and driveway leading to the building or residence.
(7)
The landowner is responsible for maintaining sign visibility and
upkeep of the sign.
(8)
The Town shall be responsible for replacing damaged, missing or deteriorated
signs.
(9)
Address signs in Towns using the urban style addressing system can
be placed on building fronts if clearly visible and readable without
the aid of magnification, except eyewear, from the road.
(1)
The Town or their designee shall provide the general location of
a new road.
(2)
The County will verify the alignment of the new road and annually
update the base map of the County.
(3)
The County will annually verify the driveway points for new addresses,
update the address maps and provide three copies to the Towns.
(4)
Special request from Towns to the County for map creation will be
handled on an individual basis and the County may charge for these
requests.
The Towns or their designee may charge the applicant or landowner
reasonable and necessary fees for placement of addresses, cost of
the sign, cost of the post or cost of a replacement sign or post.
Such fee must be set by an official action of the Town.
Any person owning a principal building or parcel required to
be addressed under this ordinance or who neglects or fails to obtain
a proper number and display it in a manner as to be visible from the
roadway shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100.
Any law enforcement officer or person designated by an official
action of the Town or County is authorized to issue citations for
a violation under this chapter.
Should any portion of this chapter conflict with the Wisconsin
State Statutes or Administrative Codes, only those provision of the
ordinance in conflict are affected and the remainder of this chapter
shall remain in full force and effect.
