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Ravalli County Rural Addressing Policy

A private road is a non-county road providing access to multiple dwelling units. To comply with 911 requirements, every private road must be named.

Naming a new road:

  1. Obtain a Road Name Petition from the Ravalli County GIS Department or download a copy from the GIS Web page.
  2. Fill in all of the pertinent information.  Use the Road Location and Parcel Tax-ID items to provide a good clue as to where this new road can be found.
  3. Supply at least three alternate road names.
  4. Make sure that the road names have suffix types that comply with U.S. Postal Standards such as Court, Drive, Lane, etc.
  5. Obtain signatures of at least 60% of the adjoining land owners—these signatures indicate that those persons approve of the chosen road name.
  6. Sign the Road Name Petition before a Notary of Public.
  7. Return the completed form to the GIS Department with the appropriate fee ($125).
  8. Allow two weeks for processing.

Renaming an existing road:

To rename an existing road, the process is essentially the same as above, except that signatures from 100% of the adjoining land owners are required. All residents of the road must change their address to reflect the new road name and address sequence.

Addresses and Road Signs:

After the new road has been entered into the GIS database, you will be sent a letter stating that the road has been entered into the County’s system. At that time, you may contact the Clerk and Recorder’s Office for addresses. You may also present a copy of the letter to the Road and Bridge Department for a road name sign.

Road Sign Fees (Payable to the Road and Bridge Department):

  • Sign Plate Only: $72*
  • Sign, Post, Installed: $280*

* These costs are subject to change.
Please contact the Ravalli County Road Department for further information.

Important Notes:

  • The road must be accessible to facilitate GPS collection by the GIS staff.
  • Proper road names must be unique - they cannot be duplicates of existing names within the county. For example: “East Side Lane” will not be accepted because “Eastside Highway” already exists.
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Last updated 2/2/2012 5:07:26 PM by Frohlich, Joe