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Presentation from the Regional 9-1-1 Consolidation Project Governance Committees requesting that Lake County remedy dual or inconsistent addressing in unincorporated areas of Lake County.
Staff Summary
• In July 1977, Lake County adopted an ordinance mandating standard addressing and its use for tax records, but granted exemptions for mailing addresses to several homeowners' associations (resulting in two addresses for these locations).
• Dual addressing is a public safety issue for two reasons:
o Multiple addresses complicates emergency response - the 9-1-1 system and first responders must operate from a single, standard map to minimize response time and maximize coordination; and
o The State of Illinois has mandated adoption of Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1 geographic information system (GIS) standards by July 1, 2020 which requires a single address for each property or location.
• Multiple addresses in 9-1-1 databases, map layers, and telephone system databases make it difficult to identify a property or location when emergency services are needed which induces errors and delays in 9-1-1 systems and responses.
• There are approximately 3,000 properties in unincorporated Lake County with dual addresses.
• In the past, the issue of dual addressing has been brought to the County with no solution implemented.
• It is recommended that Lake County amend its 1977 addressing ordinance to establish a single address for each property in unincorporated Lake County ensuring each address / series of addresses follows established and NG 9-1-1 compliant GIS and public safety standards (sequential order, etc.).