W. Va. Code R. § 169-2-2 - Addressing and Mapping Standards

2.1. Addressing Standards.

2.1.a. Unaddressed areas. -- By the time of the completion of the Project, all areas without city-type addresses must be addressed in accordance with, and otherwise conform to, the Statewide Addressing and Mapping System, including addresses and signage.

2.1.b. Established addresses and addressing systems. -- By the time of the completion of the Project, all public agency addressing systems, including addresses and signage, must conform to the Statewide Addressing and Mapping System, unless:

2.1.b.1. The public agency is exempt under W. Va. Code § 24E-1-6(b); or

2.1.b.2. The public agency has obtained a waiver under these rules.

2.1.c. Changes of addresses and addressing systems. -- Addresses and addressing systems in the state are not to be changed unless necessary to conform to requirements of the Statewide Addressing and Mapping System, and then, only after the Board finds that conformance to the System is necessary or advisable for prompt and accurate emergency services dispatch for the protection of human life, the protection of property or the maintenance of general community security, and the public agency responsible for the change of address makes the change. This subsection does not, however, prevent public agencies from making changes to addresses, without the participation of the Board, that are otherwise in compliance with these rules.

2.1.d. Addressing standards for the Statewide Addressing and Mapping System. -- The Statewide Addressing and Mapping System must follow the standards and guidelines in the attached "West Virginia 911 Addressing Handbook, First Edition, April 2003." Where the term "should" is used in those standards and guidelines, it means that the standard or guideline in question must be followed in good faith and consistent with prompt and accurate emergency services dispatch, but may be deviated from where compliance is not feasible or practical under the circumstances. The affected public agency has the right to determine, in the first instance, whether to comply with or deviate from the standards and guidelines in the West Virginia 911 Addressing Handbook, First Edition, April 2003, subject to review at the discretion of the Board.

2.2. Mapping Standards.

2.2.a. In general. -- By the time of the completion of the Project, all public agency mapping systems used for emergency services purposes must conform to the Statewide Addressing and Mapping System, unless:

2.2.a.1. The public agency is exempt under W. Va. Code § 24E-1-6(b); or

2.1.a.2. The public agency has obtained a waiver under these rules.

2.2.b. Use of mapping work product. -- In the absence of an exemption or a waiver, a public agency may comply with subsection 2.2.a. only by using the mapping work product and database systems of the Statewide Addressing and Mapping System to be created as a result of the Project.

2.2.c. Specific mapping standards. -- The Statewide Addressing and Mapping System must follow the specifications set forth in the attached Expression of Interest, SAMB 0202, and the response thereto selected by the Board, unless otherwise established by the Board.

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W. Va. Code R. § 169-2-2