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Road Naming and Addressing Guidelines of Kerr 911 July 16, 2002

Revision October, 2019

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Road Naming & Addressing Guideline

July 16, 2002 Revision October 2019

Administrative Offices 819 Water Street, Suite 270

Kerrville, Texas 78028

Office: (830) 792-5911 Fax: (830) 792-5923

Email: [email protected]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I. TITLE, PURPOSE, AUTHORITY, AND JURISDICTION .............................................. 4

101 TITLE ................................................................................................................................................ 4

102 PURPOSE ......................................................................................................................................... 4

103 AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................................... 4

104 JURISDICTION ............................................................................................................................... 4

SECTION II. DEFINITIONS & SYNONYMS .......................................................................................... 5

201 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................. 5

202 SYNONYMS ..................................................................................................................................... 7

SECTION III. OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................... 8

301 IN GENERAL ................................................................................................................................... 8

302 ROAD NAMES ................................................................................................................................. 8

303 PROPERTY ADDRESSING ........................................................................................................... 8

SECTION IV. OFFICIAL MAP & GEO-REGIONS .............................................................................. 9

401 OFFICIAL GIS DATA FILES AND ROAD LIST ........................................................................ 9

402 ESTABLISHMENT OF GEO-REGIONS ...................................................................................... 9

501 HIGHWAY NAME CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................10

502 ROAD NAME CHARACTERISTICS ..........................................................................................10

503 RESERVED ROAD NAMES .........................................................................................................11

504 MEMORIAL ROAD NAMES ........................................................................................................11

505 NAMING CONVENTIONS ...........................................................................................................11

506 ROADS REQUIRING NAMES .....................................................................................................13

507 ROAD NAMING AUTHORITY ....................................................................................................13

508 NAMING OF ROADS.....................................................................................................................13

509 RENAMING OF ROADS ...............................................................................................................14

510 ROAD RENAMING PROCEDURES ...........................................................................................15

511 ASSIGNING ROAD NAMES .........................................................................................................15



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SECTION VI. STREET ADDRESSING ...................................................................................................16

601 STREET ADDRESS CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................16

602 STREET ADDRESSING CONVENTIONS ..................................................................................16

603 STREET ADDRESSING METHODOLOGY ..............................................................................17

604 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE ..................................................................................................19

605 ASSIGNMENT OF STREET ADDRESSES .................................................................................19

606 REASONS TO RE-ASSIGN STREET ADDRESSES ..................................................................19

607 NOTIFICATION OF ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT .......................................................................20

608 REQUEST FOR ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT ...............................................................................20

SECTION VII. STREET SIGNS AND POSTING OF ADDRESS NUMBERS ....................................21

701 POSTING OF PROPERTY NUMBER .........................................................................................21

SECTION VIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ..............................................................................22

801 JURISDICTIONAL ADDRESS COORDINATOR .....................................................................22

802 ROAD NAMING AND RENAMING NOTIFICATIONS ...........................................................22

803 CONFORMANCE WITH GUIDELINES.....................................................................................22

804 POSTING AND MARKING OF PROPERTY .............................................................................22

805 MORATORIUM ON ROAD NAMES ...........................................................................................22

806 SEVERABILITY .............................................................................................................................23

807 REFERENCES AND SOURCES ...................................................................................................23

APPENDIX A ..............................................................................................................................................24

APPENDIX B ...............................................................................................................................................25

APPENDIX C ..............................................................................................................................................26

APPENDIX D ..............................................................................................................................................27

APPENDIX E ...............................................................................................................................................28

APPENDIX F - 1 ..........................................................................................................................................29

APPENDIX F - 2 ..........................................................................................................................................30

APPENDIX F - 3 ..........................................................................................................................................31



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Section I. Title, Purpose, Authority, and Jurisdiction 101 Title

This order is entitled “Road Naming and Addressing Guidelines of Kerr 911” and will be referred to herein as “these guidelines”.

102 Purpose

The purpose of these guidelines is to promulgate a uniform road naming and property address numbering system to the incorporated municipalities and unincorporated areas of the District to:

• Enhance and ensure the easy and rapid location of properties for public safety and

emergency services response;

• Expedite postal and package delivery;

• Facilitate public utilities and business services;

• Aid urban and rural planning; and,

• Establish and maintain an official street list. 103 Authority

These guidelines are formulated and adopted under the authority and provisions of the Texas Health and Safety Code Annotated, Subchapter D (The Emergency Telephone Number Act), Sections 772.302; 772.307(a); 772.307(b); 772.310(d); and 772.313(a).

104 Jurisdiction

These guidelines are limited to the incorporated municipalities and unincorporated areas embraced by the corporate boundaries of Kerr County, Texas.



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Section II. Definitions & Synonyms 201 Definitions For the purposes of these guidelines, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: address coordinator – The local entity, division, or department of a local entity, authorized and delegated to assign and re-assign street addresses for and by a county or municipality. alias road name – A word or phrase, other than the official name or designation, by which a road is otherwise called or known. beginning point – The unique origin of a road, usually established as being nearest or most readily accessible from the centroid, used to determine the dominant cardinal direction of a road and the starting point for property addressing. building – Any structure or enclosure intended or used as a habitation or for commercial or public purpose which fronts upon or has access to a road. centroid – The center point of a specified geographic area. city style addressing – The USPS described addressing convention using the property number and street name format. (e.g., 456 CENTER ST). continuous road – A street that has no permanent gaps, impassable interruptions or intersecting road centerline offsets throughout its entire course; or, a previously continuous road that has become segmented by road construction or improvement resulting with intersecting road centerline offsets of less than 100 feet. District – The territory and persons served by the Kerr Emergency 9-1-1 Network limited to the incorporated municipalities and unincorporated areas of Kerr County. duplicate road name – A street as compared to that of another street or street section with the same or similar name, in spelling or pronunciation, regardless of the application, or lack of, directionals and/or suffixes. ESN – Emergency Service Number (XXX) that is assigned to the subscriber's telephone number based on their physical address. 911 Call Centers receive a display of the ESN information which shows which police, fire and rescue agency serves the telephone number calling 911. geo-region – A geographical area of the District defined by highways and county boundaries, established to 1) aid in locating properties, 2) reduce duplicate road names and, 3) assist rural and urban planning efforts. highway – A permanent way designed for vehicular travel, maintained by Federal or State public transportation authorities, open to public travel. highway name – Those official terms assigned by a public transportation authority designating, identifying and describing a highway Kerr 911 – Officially Kerr Emergency 911 Network, hereto referred to Kerr 911 in this document. The Board of Managers, authorized employees, agents and representatives of the Kerr Emergency 9-1-1 Network, the Emergency Communications District serving Kerr County.



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lot – An undivided parcel of land abutting a road, usually within a subdivision, which may now or in the future be used, developed or built upon. MSAG (Master Street Address Guide) – A database of street names and address ranges defining emergency service zones for 9-1-1 purposes. NENA (National Emergency Number Association) – A not-for-profit professional organization established in 1982 for the planning, implementation, management, training and administration of emergency number systems. person – An individual, firm, association, corporation, professional organization, professional society, or a government entity. property – The terms “building”, “lot” and “tract” as used herein. public transportation authority – A Federal, State, county, municipal or other local government or instrumentality with authority to finance, build, operate or maintain transportation facilities and ways. road – An established permanent way, other than a highway, designed and/or maintained for vehicular travel, excluding temporary ways, unimproved easements, alleys, driveways and the ways of parking facilities, categorized according to status as:

• public access road – Any street, irrespective of ownership and maintenance authority, over which public right-of-way or an easement has been granted or established by law.

• private restricted road – A privately owned and privately maintained street used

only by the owner or persons with the owner’s express or implied permission, and to which the general public is denied access.

road name – Official terms assigned by a local public transportation authority, designating, identifying and describing a street. rural style addressing – An obsolete no longer utilized address convention previously implemented by the USPS to provide consistent delivery points (e.g., RR 3 BOX 256 or HC 1 BOX 789). street address – Official numbers and terms identifying the unique location of a property along a highway or road (e.g., 234 SMITH RD BLDG 5 APT 6, 324 US HIGHWAY 60). thoroughfare – A highway affording an unobstructed exit at each end, or along its course, into a highway. tract – An undivided expanse of land with a designated primary entryway on a road. unit – A component of a building, or building complex, such as an apartment, room, suite, floor or department. USPS – The United States Postal Service.



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202 Synonyms For the purposes of these guidelines, the following terms and their synonyms follow: Term Synonym(s) continuous continual road street road name street name street address property address, physical address property number house number, building number



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Section III. Objectives

301 In General

Establish road naming and property addressing guidelines that are:

• Easy to implement

• Adaptable

• Easily maintained

• Compliant with NENA, USPS, U.S. Census Bureau, and National Transit GIS guidelines. 302 Road Names

The general principles of road naming are:

• Avoidance of duplicate, similar sounding or confusing road names

• Continuity with existing road names

• Elimination of alias road names

• Standardization in the use of road name elements

• Recognition or establishment of one official name for each entire road 303 Property Addressing

The general principles of assigning addresses are:

• Numbering should be uniform, consecutive, and expandable

• Numbers should be assigned in standard intervals along road frontage

• Even numbers should always be on one side of the road and odd numbers on the other

• Numbering should be comparable on parallel streets

• The numbering system should accommodate existing addressing schemes



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Section IV. Official Map & Geo-Regions

401 Official GIS Data Files and Road List

A. Kerr 911, with the cooperation and assistance of, and information from, public transportation authorities, will maintain 911 GIS component data files. The official 911 GIS components will minimally include the official names and locations of existing highways and roads in the District and serve as the base road map datum for District jurisdictions and 911 call-taker applications.

B. Road names utilized in the official 911 GIS datum shall supersede, where applicable,

road names shown on other maps, subdivision plats or other recorded documents. Proposed roads or platted roads that have not been constructed shall not be included in the official GIS datum. Roads that are officially abandoned or discontinued will be removed from the GIS data files.

C. Kerr 911 will maintain a master list of highway and road names, including pre-

approved and reserved road names; with their associated house number ranges and assigned ESNs. The official GIS datum and master road list shall be maintained as printed publications and/or digital computer files.

D. Kerr 911 shall serve as the clearinghouse for information regarding the names and

locations of highway and roads in the District. The official GIS datum and master road list will be available to all government agencies and the public for the cost of reproduction.

402 Establishment of Geo-regions

Geo-regions were a precursor to ESN/MSAG implementation. To aid in locating properties in an emergency, to minimize the occurrence of duplicate road names, and to assist in rural and urban planning, there are six geo-regions established in the District, illustrated in Appendix A.

NOTE: Geo-regions will be phased out as ESNs and the MSAG are fully implemented. ESNs meet all of the objects of Geo-regions.



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Section V. Highway & Road Names 501 Highway Name Characteristics

A. Highways under Federal jurisdiction shall maintain the characteristics and designations assigned by Federal public transportation authorities. Highways under State jurisdiction, unless having been assigned a name by local transportation authorities under subsection 501, paragraph B herein, shall maintain the characteristics and designations assigned by State public transportation authorities The elements of such a highway name, in proper order, are:

1. The jurisdiction indicating the public transportation authority maintaining and controlling the highway, abbreviated per USPS standards, is used to distinguish between Federal and State highways bearing the same classification. (See Appendix B) The jurisdiction element is omitted for interstate highways and State highways of the Farm-to-Market class.

2. The classification describing the type of roadway (i.e., "HIGHWAY", "LOOP",

“EXPRESSWAY”, "TURNPIKE", etc.). The classification should not be abbreviated. (See Appendix B)

3. The identifier, which is usually a number. (See Appendix B)

4. The combination of the jurisdiction, classification, and identifier is equivalent to a

primary street name.

B. To more clearly identify and locate State highways and to avoid duplication of street addresses on State highways using a pre-directional or post-directional component to distinguish different sections of continuous State highways, which is often confused with the direction-of-travel indicators posted on State highways, it is recommended local transportation authorities assign conventional road names to State highways, utilizing the following elements, in proper order:

1. The primary highway name (equivalent to primary street name), an essential

element, is the parent name of the road and should not exceed the USPS recommended maximum length of 15 characters, including spaces.

2. The suffix, an essential element, describing the classification of the highway as a

major or minor thoroughfare.

C. A directional, as described herein in Section 502, shall not be applied to any highway name, as highways are used as boundaries for geo-regions.

502 Road Name Characteristics

The characteristics of all roads in the District, except highways, shall be that road names should not exceed 48 characters, including the space between elements. The elements of a road name, in proper logical order, are:

1. The street prefix directional is a NENA standard convention but is not

recommended. If utilized it will not exceed two characters, including spaces.

2. The primary street name, an essential element, is the parent name of the road and may not exceed the NENA recommended maximum length of forty characters, including spaces.



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3. The suffix, an essential element, which indicates the road type (e.g., STREET,

DRIVE, AVENUE, etc.), may not exceed four characters when abbreviated per USPS and NENA standards. Examples of the USPS suffixes are listed in Appendix C.

4. A directional, indicating the geo-region in which a road lies, is limited to a two-

character maximum and shall be one of the eight NENA approved abbreviated directional indicators (i.e., N, E, W, S, NW, SW, NE, and SE).

503 Reserved Road Names

Road names that are approved on a preliminary plat may be held in reserve for one year from the date of approval. If final platting does not occur within one year from the date of approval of the preliminary plat, approval and reservation of those road names is null and void, unless an extension of time is granted to that particular platting. Kerr 9-1-1 will honor such extension only if notified in writing by the public authority granting the extension.

504 Memorial Road Names

A. The District acknowledges the naming of public roads with the surname of District residents who lost their lives, or were distinguished, serving for the U.S. Armed Forces or local public safety and emergency services.

B. Memorial road names shall comply with these guidelines.

505 Naming Conventions

A. Each highway and road shall have only one official name. B. For highways under Federal jurisdiction, the official highway name shall be that

assigned by Federal public transportation authorities.

C. For State highways under local jurisdiction, the official highway name shall be that assigned by local public transportation authorities; or, if no local name has been assigned, the official highway name shall be that assigned by State public transportation authorities.

D. Local public transportation authorities assigning names to State highways shall apply

the “HIGHWAY” (HWY) suffix to major thoroughfares and the “PARKWAY” (PKWY) suffix to minor thoroughfares and non-thoroughfares.

E. The official names of roads shall be those finally approved by local public

transportation authorities as provided by State law.

F. A road name should be appropriate with a short primary street name (so that it easy to read and remember in an emergency), and may promote tradition, history, geography and character.

G. Frivolous or complicated words or unconventional spellings should not be used for

primary street names.

H. A highway or road should be essentially continuous, without gaps.



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I. Where practicable, each continual road shall have the same primary street name and suffix throughout its entire length, regardless of the boundaries of local political subdivisions.

J. A proposed or new road that is obviously an extension of an existing named road

shall bear the assigned name of the existing road.

K. Alias road names are not permitted.

L. Special characters are not permitted in road names (i.e., hyphens, periods, apostrophes, etc.).

M. A primary street name should not be an USPS suffix or directional (e.g., COURT ST

or NORTH AVE). (See Appendix C)

N. The alteration or inversion of the proper, logical order of road name elements (e.g., AVE OF CEDARS or BLVD BLUE) shall not occur.

O. Roman numerals shall not be used in a road name.

P. Numeric street names should not be spelled out, but abbreviated per USPS

standards. (i.e., 8TH ST instead of EIGHTH ST).

Q. USPS route numbers shall not be used as road names.

R. There shall be no duplication of road names within a geo-region, except in extenuating circumstances; i.e., one short cul-de-sac and/or one short loop that intersect no other street than the parent street, may bear the primary street name of the parent street, but with a different suffix. Examples of duplicate road names are:

• CATHY LANE compared to KATHY LANE; • LAKE VIEW ROAD compared to LAKEVIEW ROAD; • JONDO STREET compared to JONDO CROSSING or HONDO STREET; • PINE TREE LANE compared to PINE TREES LANE or PINES TREE LANE; • MAIN PARKWAY compared to MAIN STREET

S. Until ESNs are fully implemented every road name shall have a geo-region directional.

T. Every road name shall have a corresponding standard suffix that complies with

NENA and USPS standards. (See Appendix C)

U. Where a private restricted road is an extension of a public access road, substantially continuing the same level of service as the public road; from a public safety perspective it is recommended that the private road carry the name of the public road, if there is no obvious demarcation (i.e., an intersection, cattle guard, permanent gate) to easily indicate a change in road status.

V. Jurisdictionally mandated changes or modification to a road name along a continuous

road way should occur only at a major intersection or similar demarcation.

W. Suffixes and directionals shall not be combined with primary street names for the sole purpose of avoiding road name duplication.



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X. Road names memorializing living individuals or politicians are not appropriate.

Y. Road names that are obviously offensive, libelous or derogatory in spelling or pronunciation are prohibited.

506 Roads Requiring Names

A. All publicly maintained roads shall be named and signed.

B. A public access road, or a private restricted road exceeding one-quarter mile (1320 feet) in length, providing easement to two or more unique properties, upon which exists, or potentially exists, more than two uniquely owned buildings should be named and properly signed.

C. Any road, regardless of length, that provides easement to more than two properties

should be named and signed under the following circumstances:

1. The location or arrangement of the buildings confuses or hinders consistent address assignment from a named road.

2. A named road intersects the road, but due to topography or distance, buildings

along the unnamed road are not easily viewed or located from the named intersecting road.

3. Naming of the road is necessary to adequately direct emergency responders to a

building(s) or uniquely owned properties.

4. Any road that leads to one or more roads that provide easement to uniquely owned properties or buildings should be named and signed.

D. A private restricted road may not require naming, and will be treated as a driveway

when the road is:

1. the easement to a single property; and,

2. is entered from a named road, allowing address assignment at that intersection.

E. A driveway need not be named even if the driveway serves multiple buildings if the buildings are visible so that they can be addressed from a named road intersecting the driveway.

507 Road Naming Authority

Except as otherwise set forth in theses guidelines, final authority for road names rests with the County Commissioner's Court for roads in the unincorporated areas of the county, and with the Councils of the Cities for roads within their respective jurisdictions. Kerr 911 acts only in an advisory role in the naming of roads.

508 Naming of Roads

A. The naming of public access roads and private restricted roads usually occurs through the process of approved subdivision platting, or as otherwise provided by State law and local government rules, regulations and guidelines.



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B. Persons desiring to name a new or previously unnamed public access road or private restricted road shall submit application as follows:

• road lies in the County without traversing any City boundary – Kerr County Road

and Bridge, via Kerr Emergency 911 Network. • road lies entirely with the boundaries of a City – City Clerk’s Office of appropriate

City. • road lies within the jurisdiction of the County and any City(s) – a certified copy to

each affected jurisdiction.

C. The proper local public transportation authority according to its procedures shall name new and unnamed roads.

D. Proceedings to name an unnamed existing public access road may be initiated by

Kerr 911, any affected local transportation authority, USPS, or by petition of a simple majority of land owners along the road, by application to the proper local authority.

E. Naming of a new or previously unnamed private restricted road may be initiated by a

petition of landowners along the road, or a local public transportation authority.

F. A local transportation authority receiving an application to name a road shall:

• Present the application to Kerr 911 for compliance review of these guidelines prior to commencement of any formal action on the application; and,

• Advise Kerr 911 the status of the road as a public access road, publicly maintained or a private restricted road.

• After final approval, the addressing authority will provide Kerr 911 with a accurate scale map of the road location from its inception to termination and its relationship to other established roads. This map is required to properly update the 911 GIS centerline road file.

G. Upon receiving a completed application and verifying the status of the road, the local

authority having majority jurisdiction shall handle the matter according to the policy of the local authority

509 Renaming of Roads

A. Reasons to rename an existing road are:

1. to eliminate duplication and confusion

2. when a permanent gap occurs in a previous continuous road

3. to change the classification, type or status of a road

4. to correct misspelling

5. to improve or maintain continuity and parity of street numbering

6. to provide a required suffix or directional

7. to recognize a person or organization



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B. If an existing road requires renaming because of duplication within a geo-region or ESN jurisdictional region, because of non-compliance with these guidelines, or for one or more of the other reasons listed in Section 511, paragraph "A", the procedures of Section 511 shall be followed.

510 Road Renaming Procedures

A. Renaming of a public access road may be initiated by Kerr 911, any affected local transportation authority, USPS, or by petition of a simple majority of landowners along the road, by application to the proper local transportation authority.

B. Renaming of a private restricted road may be initiated by a petition of landowners

along the road or a local transportation authority, by application presented to the proper transportation authority.

C. The proper local public transportation authority according to its procedures shall

name roads as required. If a road requiring renaming is under the jurisdiction of more than one local public transportation authority, the jurisdiction within which lies the greater portion of the road shall have final naming responsibility

D. Persons seeking to rename a road shall submit an application as follows:

• road lies in the County without traversing any City boundary – Kerr County Road

and Bridge, via Kerr Emergency 911 Network. • road lies entirely with the boundaries of a City – City Clerk’s Office of appropriate

City. • road lies within the jurisdiction of the County and any City(ies) – a certified copy

to each affected jurisdiction.

E. When considering the renaming of a road, a local authority may request a recommendation on the name change from Kerr 911.

511 Assigning Road Names

A. Road names shall comply with the intent of the standards and conventions of these guidelines.

B. The naming or final name approval of a privately maintained road by the County or a

City shall not constitute nor imply acceptance of the road for public maintenance.

C. Preplanning Subdivisions: New subdivisions will require road name assignment by developer with approval from the jurisdictional address coordinator and Kerr 911 prior to final plat certification.



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Section VI. Street Addressing 601 Street Address Characteristics

The logical, grammatical order of street address elements shall follow NENA/USPS standards: house number, house number suffix, prefix directional (if used), primary street name, suffix, secondary number (if used) and directional. A. The house number is the numeric component of a street address, officially assigned

to a property that precedes the road name. (e.g., 100 GRANITE DR). B. The house number suffix is an alpha component of a street address, used to

distinguish and identify a unique house number address for multiple dwellings sharing a single access private roadway or driveway (e.g., 256A WARD ST, 256B WARD ST, etc.)

C. The secondary number is an alphanumeric component of a street address that

describes an apartment, room, suite, or other secondary addressing unit, that is part of the property described by the house number. (e.g., 247 SMILE RD, APT 3 or 321 HAPPY ST, LOT 17). The secondary number follows the primary street name and suffix. See Appendix D for USPS approved secondary addressing unit identifiers.

602 Street Addressing Conventions

A. Official house numbers shall proceed from the beginning point or other logical point of origin of the road and shall be in proper numerical sequence in relation to other street numbers on the same road.

B. Odd numbers shall be assigned to properties on one side of the road and even

numbers to properties on the other side of the road.

C. Unique house numbers shall be assigned to principal buildings wherever possible, with house number suffixes or secondary numbers assigned to the units of the principal building(s).

D. House numbers should not exceed ten digits.

E. Fractional addresses are not permitted. (e.g., 101 1/2 MAIN ST).

F. Only specific addresses shall be used for street addresses. (e.g., 303 PLAT PKWY).

Non-specific addresses, such as corner location addresses (e.g., PITT RD and SIDE ST) may not be used as street addresses.

G. House numbers shall consist only of numeric characters (101, 257, 1675, etc.),

house number suffixes shall consist only of alpha characters (A, B, C, etc.) and secondary numbers shall consist of alphanumeric characters (APT 21, UNIT A, etc.)

H. Hyphenated house numbers or secondary numbers are not permitted. (e.g., 13-423

SMITTEN WAY or 741 AERO LN, APT 22-111).

I. Leading zeros shall not be used in house numbers or secondary numbers ( e.g., 0415 LUCKY RDG, APT 0012).

J. House number continuity shall be maintained regardless of local political subdivision

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K. House number parity shall remain the same throughout the course of a continuous

road.

L. The interval between house numbers should be sufficient to allow house number assignment to future principal buildings/properties between existing principal buildings/properties.

603 Street Addressing Methodology

The "Frontage Interval Addressing System", in general application and preferred by NENA and USPS, shall be used in the District. It is based on the measurement of the intervals between the beginning of a road and the structures along the road. The rules of frontage interval addressing follow. A. The Frontage Interval: The prime interval shall be 52.8 feet (16.09344 meters or

1/100th mile). This will yield 200 numbers per mile, 100 odd on one side and 100 even on the other side. The prime interval shall be used to assign street addresses on all new roads, new extensions of existing roads, un-addressed existing roads, and when converting roads with rural style addressing to city style addressing. (See Appendix E)

B. Parity (Odd/Even Number Location): Traveling forward, away from the beginning

point of a road, assign even numbers to properties on the left side of the road and odd numbers on the right side of the road. If a preexisting opposite parity scheme exists on the road or on the parallel roads of a localized area, and such scheme is otherwise compliant with these guidelines, continue the existing parity scheme, if practicable. (See Appendix E)

C. Initial Numbers: Numbering on new and un-addressed roads shall begin with three

(3) digit numbers, with subsequent numbers increasing incrementally from the beginning three digit number with respect to numbering parity. (See Appendix E)

D. Continuity: All address numbers assigned or reassigned along a road shall be in

logical sequence with relation to the beginning point and other address numbers along the road. (See Appendix E)

E. Beginning Point: The beginning point of a road usually is the point of the road nearest

the centroid. The beginning point of a dead end road is the point of departure from the main road. Other circumstances, such as the main ingress to a loop being the farthest point from the centroid, may require that logical point of origin being used as the beginning point for that road. (See Appendix E)

F. Semi-circular Roads: Crescent shaped roads or semicircular loops that begin and

end on the same road should, following parity and continuity, be numbered first and consecutively around the outside of the semi-circle. The inside of the semi-circle is then numbered to match and mix with the outside. This will usually result with fewer numbers on the inside of the semi-circle, and with number spacing differing between the inner and outer numbers. (See Appendix F-1, Fig. #1)

G. Cul-de-sacs: Number from the street intersection towards the cul-de-sac. Odd and

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H. Circles: The beginning point for circles should always be where the circle intersects the main road, never where the circle intersects itself. Special care must be exercised in numbering circles to maintain parity. Always number a circle continuing past the road's self-intersection so as to end the numbering where the road intersects itself. Always number the outside of the circle first. If there are odd numbers facing odd numbers, or even numbers facing even numbers on the stem of the circle, the addressing is incorrect. (See Appendix F-1, Fig. #3)

I. Crossing County Lines: When crossing county lines, consideration will be given to a

compatible existing numbering system in the other county. If no system exists, the numbering will stop at the county line. If a compatible system does exist in that county, those numbers may continue, following these guidelines. If a road name changes at the county line, the numbering can continue, start over or end, as the case may be.

J. Stacked Addresses: Single-tenant buildings, sharing a common driveway, and

otherwise compliant with these guidelines, shall share a street number, with the second building being assigned a house number suffix or secondary number with the house number of the original building. (e.g., 278A KRYING TRL - 278B KRYING TRL, or 278 KRYING TRL, UNIT 1 – 278 KRYING TRL, UNIT 2). (See Appendix F-2, Fig. #4)

K. Multi-Tenant Buildings: Apartments and other multi-tenant structures shall be

numbered with the main building and then assigned a house number suffix or secondary numbers to the individual units of the main building. (e.g. 202 MAIN ST SW, APT 303). If possible, use apartment numbers to indicate the floor location (e.g. APT 303 is the third apartment on the third floor). (See Appendix F-2, Fig. #5)

L. Business Complexes: Business buildings comprised of individual stores, suites,

offices or other units, under one roof, will be addressed just as multi-tenant buildings. Closely spaced units, each under its own roof, may be addressed just as multi-tenant buildings. (e.g., 225 INDUSTRIAL LANE E, SUITE 33). (See Appendix F-2, Fig. #6)

M. Mobile Home Parks: Mobile home parks with named internal roads will use city style

addressing consisting of house number and fully qualified street name. Mobile home parks that do not have named internal roads shall be numbered just like apartments, with the park assigned the house number and secondary numbers assigned to lots and spaces. (e.g., 601 BALLY ST S, LOT 17).. (See Appendix F-2, Fig. #7)

N. Interfacing With Existing Systems: Street numbers of the City of Kerrville, a USPS

schemed area, and the street numbers of other cities in the District, if substantially compliant with Section 6 of these guidelines, shall be extended, as far as practical, into rural areas of the District, taking into account considerations of topographical restrictions, highway and road characteristics and these guidelines.

O. Highways: Highways and their frontage roads, excepting Interstate Highways or

similar controlled-access highways, shall be numbered just as roads.

P. House Numbers: The property’s/building’s/home’s main access point (driveway, private path, parking lot access road, etc.) off of the named street shall be used to determine the house number assigned. (See Appendix F-3, Fig. #9)



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Q. Vacant Properties: Properties on which no building has been constructed or laid out shall be street numbered at a permanent entrance to the property. If a permanent entrance to the property is not discernible, the center most point of property abutting the road shall be assigned the house (property) number.

R. Exempt Buildings and Uses: The following buildings and uses will be exempt from the

addressing system, but may be addressed at the request of the property owner. • Farm buildings which are not residential or commercial • Accessory buildings that have uses that are accessory to the primary use of a

residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental buildings. • Unoccupied farm land or lots containing no dwelling(s) or businesses

U. Rural Complexes and Compounds: In unincorporated portions of the county, single

entity owned or operated land areas, such as recreational camps, hunting camps, recreational ranches and similar acreage properties which contain unmarked, unmapped and less-than-permanent road networks, or for which access is denied to Kerr 911 for addressing purposes, the address coordinator will assign an address to that property at the major access point of entry on the property on a recognized named road. In such instances it shall be the property owner’s responsibility to provide directional signage or escort in the event of emergency situations requiring entry. Should the property owner desire and permit access for mapping and naming of internal roads, more specific internal addressing will be assigned to structures and dwellings as appropriate and requested by the property owner.

604 Substantial Compliance

Street addresses along a road, or portion of a road, not based on the prime interval, but otherwise consistent and compliant with theses guidelines, shall be deemed to be in compliance with these guidelines.

605 Assignment of Street Addresses The jurisdictional address coordinator shall assign or re-assign any street address, or street address elements, in accordance with these guidelines.

606 Reasons to Re-Assign Street Addresses The following are circumstances requiring the re-assignment of street addresses: 1. Address number(s) out of sequence

2. Odd and even numbers mixed on the same side of the street

3. Relocation of driveway, when driveway used as access point of address

4. Erection or location of new buildings on a property originally addressed for one

building

5. Relocation of streets

6. Relocating buildings on property



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7. Address number not officially assigned

8. New buildings on a street necessitating naming of the street

9. Change in road name 607 Notification of Address Assignment

The jurisdictional address coordinator shall notify in writing a property owner of a new or changed address. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to notify tenants of new or changed addresses. Property owners have 30 days to begin using new or changed addresses after receiving notice of a new address or address change. New or changed address numbers should be posted on property immediately.

608 Request for Address Assignment

1. When a request is made for a street address, the jurisdictional address coordinator

will obtain the approximate location, along with any identifying structures or landmarks, and the legal description of the property.

2. When an address is assigned and Kerr 911 is the appointed addressing agent for the

jurisdiction, Kerr 911 will provide an address verification letter to the property owner. The property owner is responsible for notifying all agencies of the address assignment; including but not limited to all service providers, the telephone company, the city/county tax assessor, Kerr Central Appraisal District, USPS, and DPS.



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Section VII. Street Signs and Posting of Address Numbers

Street signs and property address markers complete the link between assigning addresses and locating properties. The following are generally accepted recommendations for street signs and the posting of street numbers.

701 Posting of Property Number

A. Signs may be mounted on mailboxes if your mailbox is adjacent (next to and same side of road) to your drive/access road. Signs should NOT be placed on gang mailboxes or on mailboxes that are not located adjacent to your driveway.

B. Sign may be mounted on either side of driveway entrance, on gates or fences

adjacent to your driveway.

C. Mounting should be 24 to 60 inches high.

D. Sign should be visible from the public roadway and from both directions of travel.

E. The sign should be clear of any bushes, limbs, poles or any other obstruction that might obscure viewing of the sign.

F. Sign placement should make it perfectly clear where the access point is to the

residence or structure.



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Section VIII. Miscellaneous Provisions 801 Jurisdictional Address Coordinator

The address coordinator as appointed, by interlocal agreement or resolution, by each jurisdiction shall:

A. Assign numbers for all properties and buildings within their jurisdiction

B. Maintain address records for each property assigned a street address

C. Change existing addresses when necessary for conformance with these guidelines

D. Assist the public in complying with these guidelines

E. Report all address assignments and reassignments to Kerr 911 (if Kerr 911 is not

the jurisdiction’s address coordinator.)

F. Notify property owners of address assignments or reassignment 802 Road Naming and Renaming Notifications

When a public access road or private restricted road is named or renamed, outside the normal subdivision approval process, it shall be the responsibility of the local public authority naming or renaming the road to notify public agencies and the known property owners along the road of the road naming or renaming.

803 Conformance with Guidelines

Following the expiration of one year from the latest version date of these guidelines, Kerr 911 shall not record on the official map datum nor in the street list or MSAG, any road names, street addresses, or any other data or information which is not in conformance with these guidelines, or other applicable guidelines of Kerr 911.

804 Posting and Marking of Property

A. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to purchase, install, affix and display a property number assigned or reassigned by the jurisdictional address coordinator.

B. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to notify the jurisdictional address

coordinator of any changes to the property that may require additional property numbers or reassignment of property numbers.

805 Moratorium on Road Names

Any road named or renamed according to and in conformance with these guidelines, after the implementation of these guidelines, shall not be reconsidered for naming or renaming for two (2) years following final approval of that road name.



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806 Severability

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in these guidelines shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, and these guidelines shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein.

807 References and Sources

• NENA's book, Addressing Systems, 1995, ISBN 1-883119-18-9

• USPS management paper, Addressing Conventions, 1989, number DM-940-89-03

• NENA’s book, E9-1-1 Data Base Guide, 1994, ISBN 1-883119-16-2

• USPS publication, Postal Addressing Standards, 1997, Publication 28

• Applicable portions of the Texas Transportation Code

• Applicable portions of the Texas Local Government Code

• Texas Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications' book, Addressing Handbook for Local Governments, 1991

• Texas Attorney General Letter Opinion Number 95-078, 12-08-95

• Texas Attorney General Opinion Number JM-200, 8-31-84

• Texas Attorney General Letter Opinion Number 95-064, 10-23-95

• Texas Attorney General Opinion Number JM-789, 9-21-87



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Appendix A

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Appendix B The following are examples of highway primary names and the USPS recommended standardized format. Examples in Use Standard Examples in Use Standard EXPRESSWAY 55 EXPRESSWAY 55 IH 44 FRONTAGE

ROAD INTERSTATE 44 FRONTAGE RD

FARM to MARKET 123 FM 123 RT 67 ROUTE 67 FM 187 FM 187 RTE 78 ROUTE 78 HWY FM 1200 FM 1200 RR 680 RANCH ROAD 680 HIWAY 60 HIGHWAY 60 RANCH RD 12 RANCH ROAD 12 HWY 29 HIGHWAY 29 ST HWY 45 STATE HIGHWAY 45 HWY 11 BYPASS HIGHWAY 11 BYP STATE HIWAY 19 STATE HIGHWAY 19 HWY 33 FRONTAGE ROAD

HIGHWAY 33 FRONTAGE RD

SR 345 STATE ROAD 345

HWY 57 BYP ROAD HIGHWAY 57 BYPASS ROAD

ST RD 46 STATE ROAD 46

I-10 INTERSTATE 10 US HWY 58 US HIGHWAY 58 IH35 INTERSTATE 35 TEXAS 19 TX HIGHWAY 19 INTERSTATE HWY 20 INTERSTATE 20 TX HWY 21 TX HIGHWAY 21 NOTE: When the name of a state is used as the portion of the primary street name, the standard two-letter state abbreviation is recommended (e.g., TX ROCKS DR). However, when the state name is the complete primary street name, such as OKLAHOMA AVE, then the state name should be spelled out completely.



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Appendix C

Reserved Standard Road Name Suffixes for Major and Minor State thoroughfares, abbreviated per USPS guidelines: HIGHWAY (HWY) – A State highway classified as a major thoroughfare (designated by the State as a highway, expressway, freeway, turnpike, etc.) PARKWAY (PKWY) – A State highway classified as a minor thoroughfare or a non-thoroughfare (Farm-to-Market, Park Road, etc.) Suggested Standard Road Name Suffixes, abbreviated per USPS guidelines:

ALLEY (ALY) – A narrow lane between or behind a row of buildings AVENUE (AVE) – A principal road in a densely populated area BOULEVARD (BLVD) – A street with a median reflecting the boulevard character CIRCLE (CIR) – Self-terminating circular streets COURT (CT) – A permanently closed street ending in a cul-de-sac COVE (CV) – A short permanently closed road ending in a cul-de-sac DRIVE (DR) – A curvilinear street LANE (LN) – A secondary dead-end road LOOP (LOOP) – A crescent shaped road that connects two or more different roads PATH (PATH) – A minor road, usually consisting of a single traffic lane RIDGE (RDG) – A scenic road, usually in urban areas ROAD (RD) – A common collector road, usually in rural areas ROW (ROW) – A minor short road RUN (RUN) – A minor road, usually in a residential subdivision STREET (ST) – A common collector road, usually in urban areas TRAIL (TRL) – A secondary curvilinear road VIEW (VW) – A scenic road, usually in rural areas WAY (WAY) – A minor roadway Other suffixes for roads not listed above may be considered at the discretion of local transportation authorities provided the suffix meets these guidelines and is a valid street suffix and abbreviated, as defined in USPS publication, Postal Addressing Standards, 1997, Publication 28.



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Appendix D

USPS Approved Secondary Unit Designators

Apartment APT * Basement BSMT ** Building BLDG * Department DEPT * Floor FL Front FRNT ** Hanger HNGR Key KEY Lobby LBBY Lot LOT * Lower LOWR ** Office OFC ** Penthouse PH ** Pier PIER Rear REAR ** Room RM * Side SIDE ** Space SPC * Stop STOP Suite STE * Trailer TRLR Unit UNIT * Upper UPPR ** * commonly used designator ** does not require a secondary number or range to follow



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Appendix E



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Appendix F - 1

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Appendix F - 2

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Appendix F - 3

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