Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 169-2-1 - General1.1. Scope. -- Pursuant to W. Va. Code § 24E-1-6. -7. and -9(b), the West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board does hereby adopt the following rules governing statewide addressing and mapping standards; governing participation by public agencies in the statewide addressing and mapping project undertaken by the Board pursuant to W. Va. Code §24E-1 et seq.; and governing protections of privacy of the state's citizens and of the homeland security during the project, as well as governing the distribution generally of works created as a result of the project.1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§ 24E-1-6, 7 & 9(b); 29A-3-15.1.3. Filing Date. -- April 8, 2004.1.4. Effective Date. -- April 8, 2004.1.5. Application. 1.5.a. In general. -- These rules establish statewide addressing and mapping standards, and regulations for participation in the statewide addressing and mapping project undertaken by the Board pursuant to W. Va. Code §24E-1 et seq.1.5.b. Waiver. -- If these rules result in an unreasonable or undue hardship, application may be made to the Board for temporary exemption from these rules under the circumstances for which application is made, for unreasonable or undue hardship and good cause shown. The Board may also grant waivers upon its own motion.1.6. Definitions. 1.6.a. "Board" means the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping board.1.6.b. "City-type address" means a unique address for a structure using a building number and street name. "City-type addresses" are based on an address system, which means that they usually appear in a consistent numeric sequence along a street and reflect parity conventions (that is, odd numbers all appear on one side of the street and even numbers on the other). If number assignment is based on a standard numbering interval, then the "city-type address" will also logically provide a distance location from the beginning point of the road.1.6.c. "Emergency services purposes" means use related to 9-1-1 or enhanced 9-1-1 dispatch and response.1.6.d. "Fund" means the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping fund.1.6.e. "Local exchange telephone company" means any public utility that is engaged in the provisions of local exchange service in this state and that operates and maintains an automatic location identification database of addresses of subscribers for use with enhanced emergency telephone systems.1.6.f. "Project" means the project for the creation of a statewide addressing and mapping system for emergency services purposes, but usable as a base for other purposes, in accordance with and consistent with W. Va. Code §24E-1 et seq.1.6.g. "Project manager" means the project manager hired by the Board for the Project.1.6.h. "Public agency" means any municipality, county, public district or public authority that provides or has the authority to provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical rescue or other emergency services.1.6.i. "Statewide Addressing and Mapping System" or "the System" means the system to be created as a result of the Project, with the participation of public agencies and other entities, including, without limitation, the establishment of city-type addressing and mapping systems essential to the prompt and accurate dispatch of emergency service providers. The terms "Statewide Addressing and Mapping System" and "the System" also include any local modifications that may be made to the System in order to tailor it to meet specialized local concerns.