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A. Address Numbers.

1. Address numbers shall be assigned with even numbers on the north side of east-west streets and the west side of north-south streets, and with odd numbers on the south side of east-west streets and the east side of north-south streets.

2. An address shall be complete and official only if it contains all of the following elements:

a. Number (plus a unit number, if necessary. Fractions or alphabetical letters shall not be included in an address number).

b. Directional prefix (only when necessary).

c. Street name (as shown on address maps and recognized by the Addressing Official).

B. Frontage.

1. Address numbers shall be assigned to properties at their point of frontage on a named street. A building on a corner lot shall be assigned an address on the street the driveway accesses. A building on a large parcel shall be assigned an address for the point at which its private driveway meets a named street.

2. Where two (2) or more separate businesses or residences are contained in one (1) building or complex, a single address shall be assigned to that building or complex, and unit numbers (e.g., Suite 1, Apt. 1, etc.) shall be assigned to each door by the property owner. Private clustered housing developments with no more than two (2) points of vehicular access, including manufactured home or RV parks, may likewise be assigned a single address with unit numbers provided by the property owner.

C. Display Standards.

1. Address numbers shall be located so as to be legible from the street on which the address is assigned.

2. Numbers must be legibly marked and contrast with any background material.

3. Address numbers shall be a minimum of four (4) inches high.

4. Where a building or its numbers are not clearly visible from the street on which it is addressed, its address number shall be posted at the point at which the private driveway intersects with the road fronting the property as required by the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, as adopted by the Town.

5. Where unit/suite numbering/lettering is necessary, the property owner is responsible for posting unit/suite numbers/letters in an appropriate location within sixty (60) days of passage of the ordinance codified in this article or within sixty (60) days of notice to comply.

6. It shall be the duty of the owner of a building to post the correct address number of that building in accordance with those standards within sixty (60) days of adoption of the ordinance codified in this article.

7. Any incorrect address number shall be removed and replaced with the correct number by the property owner within sixty (60) days of notification of the correct address by the Addressing Official. [Ordinance #301, 2007; Resolution #1223, 2007; prior code § 15-4-9.]