The purpose of addresses and street names is to assist emergency service agencies, public and private agencies, businesses, the U.S. Postal Service, and the general public in locating a specific dwelling, building, business, or property. Addresses are assigned by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division of the Information Technology Services Department during permitting phase (i.e., such as a building permit review/issuance) or at time of final map review during the division of land. New street names which are proposed by the applicants/developers for their new streets are also reviewed by GIS. 

Information on the requirements can be found at "Addressing by the City of Fremont,CA" (a Collection of Story Maps of Fremont's addressing policy, guidelines and requirements for requesting a new address or verifying an existing address to the review of proposed street names). 

To increase efficiency and optimize digital technology, the City of Fremont is requiring the submission of Computer Aided Design (CAD) digital files for new developments and address assignment. These files allow for improved accuracy and currency of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) base map while reducing redundancy of data. During the permit process, the applicant will be informed if a digital submittal is required along with instructions regarding the submittal process. These requirements became effective on June 21, 2013.

Resources:

• Digital Submittal Requirements: Contains detailed instructions and information on:
  • CAD standards and layering conventions
  • Coordinate system
  • Survey control points
• AutoCAD Requirements: A spreadsheet containing a listing of the required elements including where the information is needed and its format.
• AutoCAD Layers and Blocks:   A DWG file containing pre-defined layer and block definitions. A copy of the file can be found in the Zip file listed below. 
• Zip file: A file containing a copy of all the above listed resource documents as well as the Address & Street Name Application form.