[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Stoughton 4-27-1987, Art.
83. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Street address numbers shall be provided for each dwelling and each
business, industrial, and other buildings in the Town of Stoughton by the
owner of such structures by 90 days after approval of the Attorney General
in accordance with the following:
A.Â
The numbers shall be made of permanent weatherproof material,
shall be at least three inches in height and shall be clearly visible from
the street or roadway upon which the dwelling or building fronts.
B.Â
The numbers shall be placed on each structure or on a
suitable support near the main entrance to the structure so as to be visible.
C.Â
The numbers shall be those assigned to each structure
in accordance with the street numbering policy on file in the office of the
Building Inspector.
The owner of any property seeking a building permit for a new building
or structure shall apply for and receive a building number designation from
the Building Inspector prior to submitting application to the Building Inspector
for a permit, and no building permit shall be issued without designation of
such building number.
It shall be the responsibility of each property owner in the Town to
obtain a number assigned to his affected structure or structures within three
months of the effective date of this chapter.
Any owner who violates this chapter and after being notified of the
violation by the Building Inspector, in writing, permits said violation to
continue for 30 days after receipt of notice, may be punished by a fine of
not more than $50. For purposes of this chapter, each successive day during
which any violation is committed or continued shall be deemed a separate offense.
