Town of Barnstable, MA Chapter 51 Buildings, Numbering of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Barnstable 8-18-1994 by Order No. 95-014 (Art. V of Ch. III of the General Ordinances as updated through 7-7-2003). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Noncriminal disposition — See Ch. 1, Art. I.

Subdivision Rules and Regulations —  See Ch. 801.

§ 51-1 Town Manager's responsibilities.

The Town Manager shall require, determine and prescribe the numbering, changes in numbering and renumbering of buildings on or near the lines of any and all public and private ways within the Town; said numbering shall be consistent with a Town-wide uniform numbering system that is based on periodic sequential points along road layout center lines.

§ 51-2 Rules and regulations.

The Town Manager shall make reasonable rules and regulations to take effect when filed with the Town Clerk and after publication in a newspaper published within the Town, relative to numbering, changes in numbering, renumbering of buildings as well as to materials, location, visibility and size of said numbers along the lines of public and private ways.

§ 51-3 Affixing and maintaining numbers on buildings.

All property owners or occupants or either of them shall affix or maintain assigned numbers or numbering devices on buildings along the lines of public or private ways or with access to such ways, and no person shall willfully remove, deface, or change numbers or numbering devices placed upon buildings under the provisions of this chapter.

§ 51-4 Violations and penalties.

Whoever violates any provision of this chapter, or any order, rule or regulation made by the Town Manager under authority of this chapter, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50.