§ 21.81.008. Methods of assigning new street addresses.

A.

Preliminary addresses shall be assigned by the department of public works to all parcels within the municipality not later than December 31, 1983. These addresses will be systematically assigned in accordance with these regulations in the following phased sequence: (1) Anchorage Bowl area; (2) Eagle River-Chugiak-Eklutna; (3) Turnagain Arm. Preliminary addresses are primarily for internal municipal use, may be changed when permanent addresses are assigned, and should not be used on official documents. Preliminary addresses will not be assigned upon request and will not be made public until each geographical phase is totally completed.

B.

Permanent street addresses shall be assigned in writing by the department of public works only to officially subdivided parcels, which access dedicated rights-of-way. Assignment of addresses shall be made in the following situations and timeframes:

1.

At the department of public works' discretion, after the recording of a final plat, with written notification of assigned addresses to be sent to the property owner as soon as possible.

2.

Residential street addresses shall normally be assigned, and written notification postmarked, within two working days of a request by the property owner.

3.

Addresses for a subdivision containing ten or more lots, and addresses for condominiums, townhouses, apartment buildings, and planned unit developments shall be assigned and written notification postmarked within five working days of the owner's request and receipt of an as-built survey of the property.

4.

All business addresses shall be assigned, and written notification postmarked within five working days of receipt by the department of public works of the as-built survey of the property.

(AR No. 81-284; AR No. 84-280)

Authority— Anchorage Municipal Code 3.40, 21.80.270.