(a) Odd/Even Numbering System: Address numbers shall be assigned with even numbers on one side of the street and odd numbers on the opposite side of the street. All structures or buildings shall be numbered in accordance to the street which is adjacent to the front of the structure or building.
(b) Official Address: An address shall be complete and official only if it contains all of the following elements, unless listed as optional.
(1) Number (denoting structure location, plus a unit letter, if necessary. Fractions or alphabetical letters shall not be included in an address number).
(2) Street Name (As shown on address map and recognized by the Town Council).
(3) Suffix Designation (Appropriate suffix as shown on the address map recognized by the Town Council) such as Avenue, Street, Road, etc.
(4) Letters used shall be either heat activated 3M~2290 or equivalent, or pressure activated 3M#3290 or equivalent. Normally a type "C" letter should be used. However, a type "B" letter may be used if necessary to fit the name on the sign.
(c) Number Assignment: Where multiple tenants are located within one building commercial or multiple/duplex residential), a singular address shall be assigned to each building and the individual tenants provided with suite or unit letters (A-Z).
(d) In the case of mobile home parks, space numbers shall be displayed upon the mobile home park interior roadway side of the space in a consistent manner so as to be easily legible night or day to responding emergency service units. Space numbers shall be 2 1/2 inches in height and reflective.
(e) Existing Address Numbering Systems: There is no present legal address system.
(f) Display Standards: The Town may provide address numbers for display on individual buildings and/or properties during the initial addressing exercise. Thereafter the addressing numbers are the responsibility of the property owner or person responsible. The location, type, method and design of such numbers shall be in accordance with the Street Naming and Numbering Guidelines. Upon notification of assignment by the Town Council, the address shall be posted within thirty (30) days by the property owner or tenant. The following minimum standards apply:
(1) Address numbers shall be located so as to be legible from the street on which the address is assigned.
(2) Where a building is not clearly visible from the street on which it is addressed, its address number shall be posted at the point at which its private driveway meets that street.
(3) Where unit numbering is necessary, the property owner is responsible for posting unit numbers in a logical and appropriate manner.
(4) Addresses shall be maintained by the property owner or tenant so as to be clearly readable from the named roadway or street that it is addressed on.
(g) Number Assignment and Notification Procedures: The determination of official address numbers and street names shall be according to the Addressing and Street Naming Standards/Guidelines contained herein. The following guidelines are provided to establish general procedures and are for the purposes of ensuring proper administration and notification to affected property owners/tenants:
(1) Addressing of the Town shall be conducted on a phased time schedule established by the Town Council in accordance with staffing and monetary constraints. Such work may be contracted out if deemed necessary and shall be approved by the Town Council.
(2) Upon final determination of a road name and address number for a particular property or area, the Town Council, or their duly appointed representative shall contact the property owner by first class mall or in person. Such property owner is according to the owner of record as listed on record at the Putnam County Courthouse, which is updated on an annual basis. Failure to provide notice according to this section does not constitute a violation of these standards/guidelines or result in disqualifying the official address assigned to the property.
(3) If the Town provides address numbers and plaques for installation of official address numbers, the Town Council, or their duly appointed representative, may deliver, either by mail or in person, the materials necessary for address number installation.
(4) If address numbers and/or plaques are not provided by the Town, such numbers shall be obtained, installed and maintained by the owner/tenant in accordance with this article.
(5) Upon delivery of the address numbers and/or plaques (if applicable) or notification of the official address (if plaques and/or numbers are not provided), the property owner/tenant shall install the address in the proper location on the building or property. Such address shall be installed within 30 days of the date of address notification or number delivery, whichever applies.
(6) Street renaming procedures: If a street renaming is required, it should occur prior to official assignment of a street address to ease property owner/tenant adjustment to the changes and to avoid confusion. However, the order in which such assignment or change occurs may not be preventable. Street renaming shall be in accordance with the procedures contained in Section 905.08.
(Ord. 09-01. Passed 3-19-09.)