[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting
of the Town of Griswold 2-27-1986. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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The Assessor shall assign street numbers to
all buildings, parts of buildings and building lots fronting on Town
streets, and a record of these number assignments shall be kept in
the Griswold Town Hall. The Assessor shall give notification of the
street number assignment to all owners and/or occupants.
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A.
Each owner
or occupant shall affix in a conspicuous place, either on a building
on an object or on a mailbox, the correctly assigned number that will
identify the address as assigned by the street numbering system of
the Town of Griswold. The numbers must be visible and readable from
the street or highway, shall be contrasting and reflective from both
directions of travel, shall be no smaller than three inches in height
and shall be placed within 10 feet of the curbline of the street.
B.
Private
roads, shared driveways to include any break in the road/driveway
and dwellings containing more than one residence must be identified
individually and must conform with this section.
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Each owner or occupant shall be required to
affix the assigned number within 90 days of the receipt of notice
of the assignment of the number. Failure to do so shall be considered
a violation of this chapter and punishable by a citation of not less
than $1 per day and not more than $25 for each offense. Each notice
by the Town of Griswold shall constitute a separate offense.
A.
For the purpose of creating order in the streets of
the Town of Griswold, to ensure that the Town of Griswold has proper
and useful planning, to promote public safety and convenience and
to ease and speed essential emergency services, the street numbering
system, as shown on a set of maps on file in the office of the Assessor
and Town Clerk, is hereby adopted, as specified in Section 7-148(c)(6)(C)(i)
of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as the street
numbering system of the Town of Griswold.
B.
Furthermore, to ensure that the street numbering system
of the Town of Griswold is correct and understandable and there is
no confusion in street names, the following streets and roads shall
be officially recognized by the names indicated herein:
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(1)
Connecticut Route 201, from its intersection with
Connecticut Route 12 in Jewett City easterly to an intersection with
Norman Road, shall be known as "East Main Street."
(2)
Connecticut Route 201, from its intersection with
Norman Road easterly and southerly to its intersection with Connecticut
Route 138, shall be known as "Hopeville Road."
(3)
Connecticut Route 201, from its intersection with
Connecticut Route 138 southerly to the North Stonington Town line,
shall be known as "Glasgo Road."
(4)
Connecticut Route 138, from its intersection with
Connecticut Route 12 in Jewett City easterly to its intersection with
Interstate Route 164, shall be known as "Slater Avenue."
(5)
Connecticut Route 138, from its intersection with
Route 164 easterly to the Voluntown Town line, shall be known as "Voluntown
Road."
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Certain streets and roads within the Town of
Griswold that have been numbered and are not Town-accepted roads must
meet all of the requirements of this chapter. This has been done for
consistency and convenience and shall not be interpreted as acceptance
of the street or road by the Town.
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Duplicate street names are not allowed in the
Town of Griswold or Borough of Jewett City. The Assessor shall assign
a name to streets with no name, preexisting duplicate street names
and streets with more than one name. Said street name must meet the
approval of the Board of Selectmen.
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The Assessor shall allocate numbers on any new
developments, which plans must be submitted by the Planning and Zoning
Commission before its final approval is given.
The Building Official will use all the new numbers,
as established, on all new building and repair permits.
