TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Regarding Street Naming and Property Numbering; Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Section 70-55 through 70-58; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
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Recommended Action First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-17 on first reading and continue to second reading on June 23, 2026.
Recommended Action Second Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-17 as presented.
City Commission Options First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-17 on first reading and continue to second reading on June 23, 2026.
* Pros:
o Updates regulations to align with current practices and interagency emergency response systems and eliminates outdated provisions.
o Provide for limited administrative authority to depart from certain provisions when such departures are in alignment with emergency response system requirements.
o Provide for due process for those aggrieved with addressing decisions.
* Cons: There are no identifiable disadvantages to approving Ordinance No. 2026-17.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-17.
* Pros: There are no identifiable advantages to denying Ordinance No. 2026-17.
* Cons:
o Allows no flexibility in addressing and property numbering decisions.
o Provides no due process for property owners aggrieved by addressing and property numbering decisions.
o Maintains outdated code language and inconsistencies with current procedures.
City Commission Options Second Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-17 as presented.
* Pros:
o Updates regulations to align with current practices and interagency emergency response systems and eliminates outdated provisions.
o Provide for...
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