12.32.070 Procedures for assigning and changing addresses.
A. Assignment. The community development department must assign both the number and determine which street name to use for all addresses and inform property owners and occupants of them without charge.
B. Change of Address.
1. An address must be changed when it is out of sequence, does not conform to the city’s block numbering map, is confusing, or might delay emergency response. If an address is changed, the community development department must notify the owner and tenant in charge of the building in writing at least ten days before the effective date and must post a public notice on the property at least five days before the effective date.
2. A property owner may apply for an address change for personal reasons by:
a. Submitting an application for number change;
b. Paying a set fee to be determined by the council and adjusted annually July 1st of each year by the annual percentage change in the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
The community development department must decide whether the proposed address meets the requirements of these regulations. If it does not, the application must be denied. If it does, then the application will be approved. (Ord. 1515 § 1, 2008; Ord. 919 § 1 (part), 1982: prior code § 9955)