(A) A “mile” shall be considered the distance between 2 consecutive section lines. There shall be available 1,000 address numbers per mile. Even digit numbers shall be used on the west and north sides of the streets, and odd digit numbers shall be used on the east and south sides of the streets.
(B) For the purpose of address numbering on east-west streets, address numbers shall increase linearly with distance from U.S. Highway 89, the division line to be the reference meridian with an address number of 0.
(C) For the purpose of address numbering on north-south streets, address numbers shall increase linearly with distance from Center Street, the division line to be designated the reference meridian with an address number of 0.
(D) Each structure of human occupancy or principal building on any building site to which all other uses on the site are subordinate shall have an assigned number. Other permanent structures with enclosed floor areas may have an assigned address number.
(E) The following rules shall be followed in assigning address numbers:
(1) The intersection of the grid lines should approximately and reasonably conform to the intersections of existing streets so that a traveler can observe a distinct change, for instance, from a 300 block to a 400 block. Where there is no intersection within a long block interval, said block interval shall be divided between 2 streets at a grid line. Numerical block interval changes at minor streets should be avoided where the grid does not indicate a new block.
(2) If a street changes direction drastically and for a substantial length, the numbering should be changed to reflect the orientation with a different meridian line.
(3) The address numbers on parallel streets shall be comparable except on loops and circles.
(4) The numbering shall allow for expansion to accommodate future growth in the area.
(5) Each location where business is conducted or mail is received shall have an address number.
(6) Address numbers shall be assigned to correspond with the predominant direction of the loop or circle. The address number assignment shall begin with the corner nearest the appropriate meridian line and continue around the loop in a regular manner with even numbers on the inside and odd numbers on the outside.
(7) The general principle to apply when numbering diagonal streets is to treat the street as either a north-south or an east-west street if it is not a perfect diagonal. If it is a perfect diagonal, an arbitrary decision is made to treat it as a north-south or an east-west street, maintaining consistency in neighboring areas.
(8) When assigning a number to a building on a corner lot, assign a number from the street upon which the front entrance faces. Dual addresses shall be avoided. If a corner building has two entrances which both look like front entrances, the decision is based on the general site layout. If the direction a corner structure is facing is indeterminate, consider the street from which the number should be most readily identified as the street upon which the structure faces.
(9) Apartments, rooms and offices contained within any structure or complex shall have an assigned address number based on an intersection point with a street. The owner of the structure or complex shall be responsible for assignment of appropriate numbers within the structure or complex.
(10) Separate numbers should be assigned to the entrances of a duplex house, for an upstairs apartment which has an outside entrance or for separate buildings in the rear of other buildings. If a commercial enterprise that is part of a residence has a separate entrance from the street, it may also be assigned a separate number. The owner of the duplex shall be responsible for the assignment of appropriate numbers to the buildings.
(11) Each mobile home park shall have an assigned address number based on an intersection point with a street which shall include appropriate space numbers for each space within the park. The mobile home park owner shall be responsible for the space numbering within the park.
(12) The same address number is assigned for all lots and units with primary access from a private drive or private easement based upon point of intersection with a public thoroughfare. All lots and units shall further be assigned a lot/space number as part of the address.
(13) Rear houses and buildings hidden but plainly subsidiary or auxiliary to a separate front unit and sharing the same vehicular entry shall be assigned the next number in sequence to the front or main structure.
(F) Posting of designated address numbers.
(1) The owner, occupant or person in charge of any house or building to which an address number and street name has been assigned will be notified in writing by the town of the number assigned to the same. Within 60 days after the receipt of such written notification from the Zoning Commission, the owner, occupant or person in charge of a house or building to which a number has been assigned shall affix the number in a conspicuous manner in a conspicuous place.
(2) It is the duty of the owner, occupant or person in charge thereof, upon affixing the new number, to remove any different number which might be mistaken for or confused with the number assigned to the structure by the Zoning Commission.
(3) Numerals indicating the official numbers for each principal building or each front entrance to the building shall be posted in a manner as to be legible and distinguishable from the street on which the property is located according to the following standards:
(a) House numbers shall be large enough to be seen easily from the street.
(b) House numbers shall be set on a background of a contrasting color.
(c) When a house is some distance from a road or when view of the house is blocked by trees or shrubs, house numbers shall be on a sign attached to a tree, fence, gate or lawn stake.
(d) On a corner lot, the house number shall face the street named in the address.
(e) House numbers shall be easily visible at night.
(f) House numbers shall be plain block numerals, not script or written numbers and a minimum 5 inches in height.
(4) Mobile home parks and other group housing served by private drives or easements are assigned an address number based on the intersection point on a street, and the point shall be posted with numerals giving that address number and the range of lot numbers served by the easement. Additionally, the structure on the easement having an address number shall post the designation “Lot_____” according hereto.
(2001 Code, § 7-9-5)