§ 15-31. Definitions generally.

For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Access means the thoroughfare used to travel by automobile to a structure (see Illegal access ).

Accessory building means a building that is clearly incidental or subordinate to and customarily utilized in connection with a principal building located on the same lot or tract.

Address means a combination of house number and thoroughfare name as assigned by the department that describes the physical location of the structure.

Address discrepancy means reasons such as, but not limited to: an address or unit/suite number out of sequence; odd or even number on wrong side of thoroughfare; rural box numbers; numbers improperly affixed, illegible, unclear, obstructed, not visible; unapproved numbers; unapproved street signs; private driveway named or marked similarly to county named streets; street names that sound alike; street suffixes that do not properly describe the street location; and subdivisions, apartments, shopping centers, mobile home parks, condominiums, warehouses, commercial office buildings, campuses, single-family residences, duplexes or other communities of buildings with confusing, ambiguous or misleading addresses; or when emergency service providers believe any normal response time is impaired or may be impaired due to a conflict in the thoroughfare or structure naming or numbering.

Building front means the part of the building that is the architectural front.

Committee means 9-1-1 operations committee, represented by one (1) member of each public safety answering point within the county, chaired by the director.

Campus means any large tract or combination of tracts of property used to collocate a business or residence with multiple buildings. This may include, but is not limited to: farms, industrial complexes, mobile home parks, schools and similar situations.

Department means 9-1-1 management department, addressing authority under the Marion County Board of County Commissioners.

Director means director of the 9-1-1 management department, holding the titles of Marion County 9-1-1 Systems Director and Marion County 9-1-1 Coordinator.

Driveway means a private single thoroughfare which leads to one (1) or more residences or an owner's parcel of land.

Grid system means a series of designed north/south parallel lines intersecting a second set of east/west parallel lines within a land area (i.e. "Section"), as indicated on the 9-1-1 addressing maps.

Illegal access means an access to which the property owner has neither legal easement nor ownership.

Occupant means any person, firm, entity, partnership, trust, corporation, association or other organization which is occupying or leasing a building or other property for a period exceeding thirty (30) days.

Owner means any and all persons, firms, entities, partnerships, trusts, corporations, associations or other organizations owning the fee title to, or having an undivided interest in, any building or property.

Principal building means any structure that is designed, built or used for the support, enclosure, shelter or protection of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind for any residential, commercial or industrial purpose.

Private way means any named thoroughfare used for vehicular traffic which is not included in the definition of "public way" and which is not maintained by Marion County. This term shall include, but is not limited to: roadways; easements; driveways; parking lots in apartment, condominium, commercial or industrial complexes; and prescriptive roads, which have been named, and on which, signs have been placed in accordance with Marion County policy and section 316.077, Florida Statutes (State Uniform Traffic Law). Such private ways may have been created by subdivision construction, prescriptive road designation, private land or family division, or other means, and are subject to identification for 9-1-1 location purposes.

Public way, county maintained, means an officially named public thoroughfare or right-of-way, whether paved or unpaved, which is intended for vehicular traffic, excluding service entrances or driveways, maintained by the county.

Public way, non-county-maintained, means An officially named public thoroughfare or right-of-way, whether paved or unpaved, which is intended for vehicular traffic, excluding service entrances or driveways, not maintained by the county.

Quadrant address means an address based on the quadrant numbering system listed herein.

Quadrant numbering system (or system ) means a uniform method of assigning and coordinating the addresses of buildings and properties based on a designated grid system contained on the official 9-1-1 addressing maps.

Subdivision means a grouping of lots occupied by either businesses or residences with one or more common entrances, usually named.

Subdivision, county maintained, means a grouping of lots occupied by either businesses or residences with one (1) or more common entrances, usually named, where the roads are county maintained.

Subdivision, private road, means a grouping of lots occupied by either businesses or residences with one (1) or more common entrances, usually named, where the roads are not county maintained.

Thoroughfare means a path used for vehicular traffic.

(Ord. No. 04-24, § 3, 11-2-2004)