“Address” means a property location identification including the following elements: number, directional prefix, street name (unit number, if applicable).

“Baseline” means a north-south or east-west line used as a zero starting point for address numbers in a grid system.

“Dedicated street” means a named or unnamed roadway located on land that is publicly owned and reserved for public access (a.k.a. public dedicated right-of-way).

“Directional prefix” means a prefix assigned to a street based on its overall direction and its location within a grid system. The directional prefix is not part of the street name, but for addressing and 9-1-1 purposes.

“Frontage” means the direction a building faces, or the point at which a private driveway meets a named roadway.

“Grid system” means an addressing system whereby address numbers are assigned based on distance from a baseline.

“Origin” means the point at which the north-south and east-west baselines meet in a grid system.

“Preexisting addressing system” means an addressing system for an area, in use prior to adoption of the ordinance codified in this article, which remains the official addressing system for that area as determined by the Addressing Official.

“Private driveway” means an unnamed roadway not located on publicly owned land, or land under public jurisdiction, providing access to one (1) or more buildings. Also, a private street is not owned by a public entity.

“Street name” means the official name of a roadway including a name and a suffix designation.

“Suffix designation” means a descriptive qualifier at the end of a street name.

“Unit number” means a number affixed to an address number indicating a separate unit (apartment, suite, etc.) within a building or complex that is assigned a single address. [Ordinance #301, 2007; Resolution #1223, 2007; prior code § 15-4-11.]