All public and private roads in Sussex County
shall be identified by a sign and shall display the proper street
name.
Street name signs shall be installed at all
intersections; and shall comply in design, installation and maintenance,
with the following requirements as outlined below. Where possible
existing street signs will be retained.
A.
Sign color. The street name should be reflective or
illuminated and of contrasting colors. (For example: green legend
on a white background or black legend on a white background.)
B.
Sign height. Signs should be not less than seven feet
above the top of the curb in business districts and not less than
five feet above the ground in rural districts. The height from the
ground to the bottom of a secondary sign mounted below another sign
may be one foot less than noted herein.
C.
Sign placement. Signs should be placed with their
faces parallel to the streets they name, as close to the intersection
corner as practicable with the nearest part of each sign not less
than one foot, and preferably two feet, back from both curblines.
D.
Sign posts. Sign posts of signs erected inside a curb
are not regulated. Signs that are not posted behind a curb shall be
of breakaway construction. Sign post material is not regulated.
E.
Sign letters. The street name shall appear in capital
lettering at least six inches high. Supplementary lettering to indicate
the type of street, such as ST, AVE, RD or directional information,
such as N, S, NW may be in smaller lettering, at least four inches
high.
F.
In lieu of signs, the street name may also be placed
in a vertical position on concrete or wood posts.
A.
Existing public roads. Incorporated communities and
or DELDOT are responsible for fabricating and installing street name
signs at the intersections of all existing public roads.
B.
Existing private roads. Sussex County is responsible
for fabricating and installing street signs at the intersections of
all private streets.
C.
New public and private roads. The subdivision developer shall be responsible for fabricating and erecting street name signs at the intersections of all new public and private roads. In new subdivisions, all street names must be approved prior to final subdivision approval. See §§ 73-4B, 73-11, 73-12, and 73-26B.
