Town of Orleans, MA Chapter 145 Street Numbering

[HISTORY: Adopted 5-5-1987 Annual Town Meeting, Art. 52. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 145-1 Policy; requirement.

Every building used for residential, commercial, industrial and/or any other purpose situated in whole or in part in the Town of Orleans shall have affixed thereto or otherwise posted on the premises, in a location approved by the Selectmen, the street number which has been assigned to said building. Street numbering shall conform to standards under §§ 145-2 through 145-5 of this chapter.

§ 145-2 Assignment of numbers.

A. Street numbers shall be assigned from time to time by the Selectmen, who shall, as soon after the assignment as practical, cause notice of the number assigned to be mailed to the party or any one (1) of the parties listed as an owner of the premises on the tax records of the town as of January 1 of the year in which the number was assigned or notice mailed, whichever occurs later. Such notice may, at the option of the Selectmen, be given in person or by postal service mail.

B. The Selectmen's office shall have assigned house numbers on file for owners' information.

C. For all new roads, the developer or owner of record must submit an application and requested information on an approved form available at the Selectmen's office.

§ 145-3 Size, color and material of numbers.

A. The size of numbers shall be not less than three (3) inches nor more than twelve (12) inches in height.

B. The color of said numbers shall contrast with the color of the building, mailbox or other background materials.

C. Numbers shall be blocked face. Roman numerals, script or longhand shall not be used.

D. Numbers shall be visible from both directions from the main road and may be of reflective material.

E. The Selectmen shall keep on file a list of accepted materials, which may be updated from time to time.

§ 145-4 Location requirements.

A. Buildings with a door(s) visible from the nearest named street, road or way shall have street numbers mounted thereon. Said numbers shall be placed at said door either to the left, to the right or over said door at a height to be most visible from said street, road or way.

B. Buildings which are not visible from the nearest named street, road or way as provided for in Subsection A above, shall have street numbers affixed to them so as to be visible from the driveway or accessway which services said building(s).

C. The owners of said buildings shall also cause street numbers to be placed on the mailbox, wooden sign or other suitable device at the entrance to the driveway or accessway servicing such building so as to be visible from the nearest named street, road or way.

D. Condominiums, apartments and other group uses.

(1) Condominiums, apartment houses, hotels, motels, boarding- or lodging houses, dormitories, inns, nursing homes or similar entities shall have their street numbers posted on a sign located in front of the property, visible from the nearest named street, road or way and on the aforementioned structures if deemed appropriate by the Selectmen.

(2) Unit numbers shall be assigned by the owner or developer in accordance with regulations.

(3) All units shall be clearly identified by letter or number, for example:

	Hancock 2
	Tonset Woods - Cedars - A

E. Shopping centers, malls, plazas, business complexes or similar entities shall have street numbers and unit numbers posted on each unit/business entity not otherwise required by this chapter. There shall be a sign posted at the entrance to the complex/business, visible from the nearest named street, road or way.

§ 145-5 Compliance required; violations and penalties.

A. Every owner of a building shall be required to post, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the street number or unit number, as the case may be, assigned to such building(s) within six (6) months after receiving notice, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, of such assignment(s).

B. Any owner of a building who fails to so post the street number or unit number as required, upon fifteen (15) days' written notice of such failure from the Selectmen or their agent, or any person who unlawfully removes, defaces or conceals said numbers shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.) for each offense. In case of a failure to post, keep posted or maintain said number in a legible condition, each day such number is not so posted, kept posted or maintained in a legible condition shall constitute a separate offense.

C. Violations shall be enforced by the Selectmen and/or their designee.