Lake Worth Beach Page 114-2019RESOLUTION NO. 14-2019 OF THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN ADDRESSING AND STREET NAMING POLICY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.WHEREAS, under section 19-12 of the City of Lake Worth Beach Code of Ordinances, the names of the City streets may be changed from time to time as deemed necessary by the City Commission through an adopted resolution;WHEREAS, in order to address the issues that arise with changing street names and addresses, City staff created an addressing and street naming policy which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”;WHEREAS, the policy requires the City to check for conflicts with existing street names and addresses in Palm Beach County, coordinate with applicable governmental agencies and provide notice to all potentially affected property owners;WHEREAS, the policy creates a fair and reasonable procedure to address requests for the creation of and changes to street names and addressing issues and charges a fee to cover the City's administrative review process; and,WHEREAS, the City finds the existing addressing and street naming policy serves a valid public purpose and is in the best interest of the City's health, safety and welfare.NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA:SECTION 1: The City adopts the addressing and street naming policy which is attached here to as Exhibit "A".SECTION 2: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.The passage of this resolution was moved by Vice Mayor Amoroso, seconded by Commissioner Robinson, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:Mayor Pam Triolo: AYEVice Mayor Andy Amoroso: AYECommissioner Scott Maxwell: ABSENTCommissioner Omari Hardy: AYECommissioner Herman Robinson: AYEPage 2Pg. 2, Reso. 14-2019The Mayor thereupon declared this resolution duly passed and adopted on the 16th day of April, 2019.LAKE WORTH BEACH CITY COMMISSIONBy: Pam Triolo, MayorATTEST:Deborah M. Andrea, City ClerkCITY OF LAKE WORTH FLORIDA CORPORATE SEALPage 3Exhibit AAddressing & Street Naming PolicyCITY OF LAKE WORTH FLORIDAGeographic Informational SystemsPrepared ByCity of Lake Worth BeachGIS OfficeLast revised April 10, 2019Page 4Table of ContentsAddressing .. 21.1 Primary Addresses .. 21.2 Addressing for multiple residential structures 2-4 units .. 31.3 Secondary Addresses .. 41.4 Addressing for Commercial Structures .. 51.5 Addressing Structures on Private Streets .. 61.6 Address Number Change .. 71.7 Address Request Form .. 81.8 Address Change Notification .. 81.9 Address Number Components .. 8Street Naming .. 92.1 Street Name Components .. 92.2 Street Name Uniqueness and Consistency .. 102.3 Street Name Assignment Procedures .. 102.4 Municipal Annexation of Streets .. 112.5 Reserving New Street Names for New Developments .. 112.6 Renaming Existing Street Names .. 122.7 Honorary Street Names .. 122.8 Street Signage .. 132.9 Street Naming Policy .. 141 | PagePage 5The purpose of this document is to provide the official addressing policies for the City of Lake Worth Beach.Addressing1.1 Primary AddressesAll parcels shall be assigned a numerical primary address for each lot based on the numbered range of the appropriate segment of roadway centerline. The structure number shall be determined by the line perpendicular to the road centerline, which intersects the main access or entrance to the structure. The number of the centerline segment at the point of perpendicular intersection shall be the number of the structure. (see Figure 1)(Map Graphic: Figure 1: Example of City Style Addressing featuring Virginia Dr, Wright Dr, and Griswold Dr)2 | PagePage 6All sites and secondary addresses shall be consistent with the standards for address components and valid address values as described in this document in Appendix A. Addressing of buildings shall be consistent with identification and signage requirements as described in section 2-75.6.2 of the City Code."Premises Identification: Building shall have approved address numbers placed in a position to be plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters. Numbers shall have a minimum stroke width of one-half (0.5) inch (12.7mm) and shall be a minimum of four (4) inches (102mm) high for single-family units, four (4) inches (102mm) high at front and rear entrances for multi-family units, and six (6) inches (153mm) for commercial units."1.2 Addressing for multiple residential structures 2-4 unitsEach unit in a freestanding multi-family residence including duplex (2 unit), triplex (3 unit) and fourplex (4 unit), with direct access to a street, should be issued a single address number and additional units contained in one structure share the main address number with additional unique sub-unit identifiers. The Main* address will compose of the entire structure/parcel while the sub units compose of the individual units within the structure. (see Figure 2)(Map Graphic: Figure 2: Example of Addressing Multi Residential Structure along 4th Ave S and S D St)3 | PagePage 7Alley names shall not be used for addressing purposes. All secondary and auxiliary buildings accessible from alleys along the rear of the property they are located on shall be addressed using the same address as the primary, front street facing building with an additional unique identifier (Unit 1 or 2, Unit A or B) in consecutive order. For identification purposes, this address shall be plainly visible and legible from the alley, and as defined.1.3 Secondary AddressesAll secondary residential/commercial units and or other habitable structure will be issued a unique secondary address number or letter in consecutive order. Additions to the primary house numbers, such as "1/2" or ".5" are not allowed. (see Figure 3)(Map Graphic: Figure 3: Example of Parcels with multiple Secondary Addresses near 7th Ave N and Barnett Ln)4 | PagePage 8One primary number shall be assigned to each structure with multiple units. Each unit within the structure shall be assigned a unit designator such as "suite/unit". Allowed unit designators include apartment (APT) numbers for apartments, and Suite, Bay, Unit (STE, or BAY, or Unit) numbers for commercial buildings. The unit designator shall be numeric or alpha characters in consecutive order.It will be the developer's responsibility to coordinate with the City's GIS Office to assign unit (designators) addresses to all units inside the structure. The list of addresses must be approved by the City's GIS Office prior to release the Certificate of Occupancy.Examples to assign unit numbers are:Ground/First Floor: unit numbers from 100 to 199, (100 Main St. # 101, indicates the unit on the first floor). Alternatively if all units are located on the first floor: 1,2,3,4 etc. or A, B, C, D, etc.Second Floor: unit numbers from 200 to 299, (100 Main St. # 201, indicates the first unit on the second floor)1.4 Addressing for Commercial Structures:Strip malls and other multiple commercial businesses will each be issued a range of unique address numbers from the driveway access. Multiple commercial structures on corner lots shall be assigned an address number from the road parallel with the primary entrance of the building. (see Figure 4)5 | PagePage 9(Map Graphic: Figure 4: Addressing Multiple Building Commercial Projects showing Lake Worth Rd and 2nd Ave N)1.5 Addressing Structures on Private StreetsIf development on a private access road has multiple structures the private access road shall be named and numbered and structures addressed according to the requirements herein. (see Figure 5)When assigning individual building addresses to the project, the original project/development address shall not be used for any of the occupied buildings. Existing address shall be used for the common area address.6 | PagePage 10Sales, construction and other miscellaneous buildings and trailers used during the construction of projects shall use the project address assigned to the development. All temporary buildings and trailers shall be assigned a designated suite number approved by the City's GIS Office. Temporary suite numbers shall be assigned a designated unit number.One number shall be assigned to each structure where multiple structures share a common building entrance or parking area. Each unit within the structure shall be assigned a unit designator such as "suite/unit". Allowed unit designators include apartment (APT) numbers for apartments, and Suite, Bay, Unit (STE, or BAY, or Unit) numbers for commercial buildings. The unit designator shall be numeric or alpha characters in consecutive order.Unit designators shall be assigned in a logical manner, with increasing unit numbers corresponding to increasing road centerline numbering as much as possible.1.6 Address Number Change/CreationChanging an address can occur for the following situations:An address is found to be out of sequence related to adjoining addresses - a review of surrounding addresses to identify best number to change existing address to is performed.An address is not compliant with current addressing standard (i.e. half address or unit identifier with a letter and not a number) - a review of surrounding addresses to identify best number to change existing address to is performed.An address change is necessary due to site reconfiguration, usually seen with a change in the ingress/egress of the property - a review of surrounding addresses to identify best number to change existing address to is performed.Vanity address changes are discouraged, if current address meets current standards for a valid address the request should be denied.Creation of a new address:A new structure is built and requires an address (requires Address Request Form)A property is split and requires additional addresses (requires Address Request Form)7 | PagePage 11Address Request Form:Unique address creations or modification applicants are subject to complete the Address Request Form and pay the associated fee outlined in the Address Request Form. Sub units included within the main address request are not considered unique addresses and do not require an additional Address Request Form and fee but are required to be listed on the Address Request Form. Prior to submitting Building Permits, completed Address Request Form and payment are to be sent to the Department for Community Sustainability Planning & Zoning Division, located at 1900 2nd Avenue North, Lake Worth Beach, FL. If there are questions, please call (561) 586-1647.Address Change NotificationsWhen an existing address has been modified or a new address created the City's GIS Office is responsible for notifying the following parties by either email or physical letter sent to location address and owners mailing address. Property owners and residents must receive a hard copy letter in the mail. Property owners mailing address is acquired from the County Tax Appraisers Office.External Parties to Notify:The resident at the locationThe property ownerEmergency Services (Fire & Police)Palm Beach County GISPalm Beach County Tax Appraisers OfficeUnited States Postal ServicePalm Beach County School BoardInternal Notices:Notify Utilities Customer Service of any address changes/creation via email.Address Number Components - The establishment of a new or revised address shall take into consideration the following information:Address NumberAddress Sub NumberPrefix DirectionStreet NameStreet TypeSuffix DirectionUnit TypeUnit NumberCityZip codeZipcode+4Full Street Address8 | PagePage 12Lake Worth, Florida. The Art of Florida Living.smCITY OF LAKE WORTH FLORIDA1900 2nd Avenue North, Lake Worth, FL 33461561.586.1645City of Lake Worth Beach Address Request*PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED**PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR SUBDIVISION REQUIRES SITE PLAN OR PLAT**APPLICANT'S DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED*DATE: _________________ NEW ADDRESS ADDRESS MODIFICATIONAPPLICANT INFORMATIONAPPLICANT: ______________________________________________MAILING ADDRESS (Street Address): ______________________________City: _______________ State: __________ Zip Code: ___________PHONE: ____________________ EMAIL: _________________________PROPERTY INFORMATIONPARCEL NUMBER: _____________________________________________CURRENT STREET ADDRESS: _____________________________________NUMBER OF UNITS: _____________ CURRENT UNIT ADDRESSING: ___________OWNER OF PROPERTY: _________________________________________HOW MANY ADDRESSES ARE BEING CHANGED: _____ NUMBER OF BUILDINGS: _____PROPOSED NEW ADDRESS: ______________________________________PROPERTY HAS UTILITIES: YES NOUTILITIES ACCOUNT NUMBER: __________________________________The City of Lake Worth Beach reserves the right to accept or deny the Address Request dependent on what is found when researching the area surrounding the location provided. We provide all address changes to the United States Post Office, Emergency Services, and Palm Beach County. We follow strict standards and will deny or change the address according to these standards.Address requests require a 7-day review period and a $45.00 non-refundable fee (payable by check or credit card) (p. 1). Completed forms should be submitted to the Planning & Zoning Division, 1900 2nd Avenue North (p. 1). For further information, visit lakeworth.org (p. 1).
