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ATTACHMENT "A" persons on the Department maintained public distribution list in accordance with Subchapter 10 of this Chapter. Sub - Chapter 16 - Coordination with "911 " Addressing System This subchapter shall govern the coordination required with the "911" Addressing System prior to issuance of a Development Authorization by the County. §16.01. Communication with County "911" Coordinator Prior to submitting an Application, the Applicant or the Applicant's authorized agent is required to contact the County "911" Coordinator to confirm the suitability of the naming and designation of proposed roadways and to establish procedures for identifying the "911" addresses for the subdivision. Applications for subdivisions must confirm the suitability of the name and designations in conjunction with the Preliminary Plan. §16.02. Additional Coordination The County "911" Coordinator may require the Applicant to coordinate "911" addressing information with the Hays County Sheriff, municipal police and fire departments, emergency services districts (ESDs) and any other emergency response agencies authorized to operate in the County whose response might be requested during an emergency. §16.03. Approval Required Prior to the issuance of a Development Authorization by the County, the Applicant shall submit evidence of approval by the County "911" Coordinator for the following: (A) The proposed names or designations for new roadways, shared access easements or shared access driveways associated with any Application to the County for a Development Authorization. The County "911" Coordinator is hereby authorized to withhold approval of names or designations that the coordinator determines are very similar to existing names or designations or which may otherwise contribute to confusion in names or designations in a way that may hinder emergency response. (1) When names or designations are allowed to change on a continuous street, street signs must be placed in a clear and unambiguous manner, so as not the hinder emergency response. (B) If "911" addresses have not previously been established for the proposed development, in conjunction with the final Development Authorization, the County shall establish a "911" address for each lot or component of the development served by a Regulated Roadway, shared access easement or shared access driveway associated with that development. If the development plan includes multiple habitable structures located on the same lot (e.g. a multi -unit residential housing unit, a Manufactured Home Rental Community, a multi- unit commercial development, etc.), a "911" address shall be established for each habitable structure. The "911" addresses shall be established by the County "911" Coordinator.