The Select Board shall name all streets and avenues in the Town, but no present name of any street or avenue shall be given to any other street or avenue.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Sterling: originally adopted under "Ways" 2-3-1930 by Art. IX, X, approved 3-26-1930; amended 2-5-1940 by Art. 35; 2-5-1945 by Art. 40; 5-30-1992 by Art. 32, approved 4-2-1993; readopted 5-14-2012 ATM by Art. 19, approved 10-11-2012. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Ways — See Ch. 192.
Street numbers shall be attached to each dwelling, business, industrial and other buildings in the Town of Sterling.
The number shall be made of permanent, weatherproof materials in contrasting color, shall be at least three inches in height, and shall be clearly visible from the street or roadway upon which the structure fronts.
Any structure that is not visible from the street or roadway shall have the assigned number posted on a suitable support at the entrance to the driveway that services such structure.
The numbers posted shall be those assigned to each structure by the Fire Department, and filed in the office of the Town Clerk. The Fire Department shall advise the owners of property in writing of the assigned or reassigned number at the property's tax address.
It shall be the responsibility of each property owner in the Town to obtain and maintain the assigned street number and to display same within 90 days of the assignment of said street number.
This bylaw shall be enforced by either the Police Department or the Fire Department.
Failure to comply with this bylaw shall subject property owners to a fine of not more than $20 for each offense.