Ulster County, New York has implemented an enhanced
911 telephone system whereby an individual will be able to dial a
911 telephone in the event of an emergency. The intent and purpose
of this chapter is to assist in rapid recognition, by 911 personnel,
of the location of a residence and/or business in an emergency situation
and for the purpose of assigning street addresses as well as street
names to all developed properties in the town as well as to future
developed properties in the town.
The Town Board of the Town of Marlborough hereby
determines that it is in the best interest of the public health, safety
and welfare of the residents of the town to adopt and implement a
uniform system of street names and property numbers in the town to
assist and facilitate the providers of emergency services to the residents
of the town.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING
The principal building or buildings on each lot.
COLLECTOR ROAD
All town roads that connect a main road, as herein defined,
at two different points or that lead from one main road to another
main road. In addition, the term "collector road" shall include roads
that may be used as detours should a main road be closed due to a
catastrophe or reconstruction.
LOCAL ROAD
Shall include all low-traffic roads within the town, such
as those servicing residential neighborhoods or which end in a dead
end, cul-de-sac or empty into another low-volume road.
MAIN ROAD
All New York State routes and all county highways within
the town.