It's been a long time since I first started this thread and it's time for an update.
Essentially, the letter from the county commission stated that they couldn't locate the right of way connecting the property to the private road. We initiated a survey and had deeds recorded that incorporated the right of way. We then reapplied for the house numbers in August. After receiving no response, we reappeared before the county commission (twice). Some one on the county commission (I don't know exactly which commissioner intervened with the county attorney but the attorney's comments indicated that at least one had.) We now have our house numbers.
The county commission has decried that a committee of 'interested' parties will meet in January to address the policy for granting house numbers.
There were two issues from the commissions perspective. First, they want the authority to zone the county, something that has been refused by the state legislature and which lost soundly in a referendum. Second, the county wants to limit growth where that growth would be inconvienient for the county to provide services. We had to agree that the county would not be obligated to provide basic services such as trash pickup and 9/11 services.
Thanks for the update. Glad they got what they needed. Interesting legal question as to whether the county can contract away its obligations to provide emergency services. (And one that I don't know the answer to.)
It sounds sort of resolved, but unfortunately simply issuing house numbers is a pragmatic act for safety reasons not associated with legally subdividing the land. The county officials do not understand their position function.
Glad to hear your family(s) got their house numbers and can get on with their plans. I don't see any problem with the above as long as they don't restrict your ability to burn your garbage or keep and bear firearms. The latter part regarding 911 services - are those services reporting services (answering a 911 call), or response services - as in they won't be able to send an officer to the reporting location? I doubt you'd get very far with this bunch of bureacrats by asking for an appropriate reduction in property taxes because of the reduced level of services they are providing.