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Address Requirements to Ensure Safety for All Members of Our Community

Emergency Services · 1 pages · 315 words · all documents · the town's PDF →

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Section 7. Compliance

All owners of structures shall, by the date stipulated in Section 8, display and maintain in a conspicuous place on said structure, the assigned numbers in the following manner:

a. Number on the Structure or Residence. Where the residence or structure is within fifty (SO) feet of the edge of the road right of way, and is readily visible, the assigned number shall be displayed on the front of the residence or structure near the front door or entry.

b. Number at the Street Edge. Where the residence or structure is over fifty (50) feet or more from the edge of the road right of way or is within fifty (50) feet and is not readily visible, the assigned number shall be displayed on a post, fence, wall, the mail box, or on some structure at the edge of the road right of way next to the walk or access drive to the residence or structure. When a number is displayed on a post, fence, wall, or mailbox that is perpendicular to the road, the number shall be made visible from both directions of the road.

on Size and Color of Number. Numbers shall be displayed in a color and size approved for use by the addressing authority and shall be located to be visible from the road. Numbers shall be in Arabic numerals and shall not be displayed in a word format. Numbers shall be a minimum four (4) inches in height and shall be of a contrasting color to their background and reflective.

d. Every person whose duty is to display the assigned number shall remove any different number that might be mistaken for, or confused with, the number assigned in conformance with this ordinance.

e. Interior location. All residents and other occupants are requested to post the assigned number and road name next to their telephone for emergency reference.

Source: addressing-requirements.pdf on durhammaine.gov. Text extracted with pdftotext, then OCR; no wording has been corrected.