§ 22-356. Procedure for changing non-conforming addresses.

(a)

Where the existing building number does not conform to the requirements provided for by this article, the administrative official shall provide a "change of address notice" to the owner of the building. A building number shall be considered non-conforming if it does not conform with the grid numbering system established by this article, if the number is out of sequence with other numbers on the street, or if an odd or even number is on the wrong side of the street.

(b)

A neighborhood information meeting is not required when changing addresses for less than ten properties. The administrative official shall notify the owner of each property and all appropriate government agencies of the address change through the use of a "Change of Address Notice" sent by U.S. Mail. Residents have 90 days to change to the correct address. A copy of the "Change of Address Notice" shall be kept on file in the Addressing Section of the Collier County Community Development Environmental Services (CDES) Division. Within 90 days from the date of the "Change of Address Notice," the owner or occupant of the property shall conform to the address approved.

The "Change of Address Notice" shall contain the following:

(1)

The correct address number, previous number and requirement that the property owner or occupant post the number in accordance with the requirements of this article within 90 days from the date of the notice.

(2)

The name of the property owner and legal description.

(3)

The date of the notice.

(c)

Public notification process when changing addresses for ten or more properties: The administrative official shall conduct at least one neighborhood informational meeting in addition to the above written notice requirements. This meeting shall be held 30 days prior to the "Change of Address Notice" being mailed. The location of the neighborhood informational meeting should be reasonably convenient to those property owners who are required to receive notice and the facilities shall be of sufficient size to accommodate expected attendance. The administrative official shall initiate an advertisement, in type no smaller than 12 point and said advertisement shall be placed in the local or community section of the newspaper. The advertisement shall state the purpose, location, and time of the meeting and shall be placed with a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least seven days prior to the neighborhood informational meeting.

(Ord. No. 07-62, § 11)