Town of Boxford, MA Chapter 65 Buildings, Numbering of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Boxford 5-9-1984 ATM, Art. 32. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Assignment of house numbers — See Ch. 300, § 300-9.

§ 65-1 Display of official numbers; violations and penalties.

A. No residents shall display any house number other than that officially assigned by the Inspector of Buildings, subject to a fine of $50.

B. Each one-month period or fraction thereof of such violation shall be considered a separate offense, following notice of violation.

[Amended 5-22-1991 ATM, Art. 40]

§ 65-2 Visibility of numbers.

[Added 5-11-1988 ATM, Art. 36; amended 5-22-1991 ATM, Art. 40]

All dwellings, public buildings and businesses shall be properly identified by number (assigned by the Inspector of Buildings) in order to be reasonably visible to persons or vehicles approaching from either direction, in the following manner: each building shall have its proper and legible street number affixed in the front entrance. If the number is not visible from the street, the property shall also display the proper legible number on an object affixed in the ground at the end of the driveway. Each one-month period or fraction thereof of such violation shall be considered a separate offense, following notice of violation.

§ 65-3 Identification of new buildings; fine.

A. All new buildings shall be properly identified with specifications listed in this subsection and in § 65-1 before an occupancy permit is issued. All property owners shall be in compliance with this bylaw on or before September 1, 1988.

B. All property owners shall be subject to a fine of $50 for each thirty-period of noncompliance.

[Added 5-11-1988 ATM, Art. 36]