[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Hudson 4-26-1988 as Ord. No.
O88-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
RSA 31:39L provides the authority for this chapter.
A.
The Fire Department Chief shall be responsible for assigning official
addresses, to be known as "approved addresses," to all residences
and other buildings within the Town of Hudson at the time such building
site is approved. He is authorized to make rules or regulations consistent
with this chapter governing the size or placement of approved street
numbers or approved addresses, which he shall file with the Town Clerk.
B.
The Assessor's Office shall be responsible for maintaining a
file of all approved addresses within the Town of Hudson. All addresses
on file with the Assessor's Office are declared to be approved
addresses.
[Amended 10-11-1988 by Ord. No. O88-7]
C.
Prior to issuing building permits, the Chief Code Enforcement Officer
shall confirm that the Fire Chief has assigned an approved address
to the residences or buildings for which the permits are sought.
D.
Prior to issuing certificates of occupancy, the Chief Code Enforcement
Officer shall confirm that the approved street numbers or approved
addresses have been posted in accordance with this chapter.
E.
The Assessor shall ensure that all addresses entered on the Assessor's
records are approved addresses.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The street number and the street name which the Fire Chief has assigned a residence or other building pursuant to his authority under § 281-2 of this chapter.
The number or combination of numbers and letters which the Fire Chief has assigned a residence or other building pursuant to his authority under § 281-2 of this chapter. (Example: In "126B Main Street," "126B" is the "approved street number"; "126B Main Street" is the approved address.)
Includes any person, partnership, corporation or entity which
has an ownership interest in a residence or other building located
in the Town of Hudson. The term includes condominium associations
or the owner of a condominium unit.
Includes any person, partnership, corporation or entity which
actually occupies a residence or building in the Town of Hudson whether
or not it owns or leases the residence or building.
Includes any street, avenue, road, lane, highway or other
ways.
A.
It shall be the responsibility of the landowner(s) and the occupant(s) of each residence or other buildings within the Town of Hudson to assure that the approved street number or the complete approved address is properly posted on each dwelling or other building which he owns or occupies in accordance with the terms of this § 281-4 of this chapter.
B.
The landowner or occupant shall post the approved street number on
each residence or other building so as to be plainly visible from
the street which is included in its approved address.
C.
When long driveways, inadequate streetlighting or other conditions
make it difficult or impossible to see a street number posted on a
residence or other building from the street, the landowner or occupant
shall post the approved street number at the end of the driveway or
close to the street so the approved street number can be plainly seen
from the street.
D.
If the driveway or parking lot of a residence or building exits onto
an abutting street, the landowner or occupant shall also post the
complete approved address so as to be plainly seen from the abutting
street.
E.
If a residence or other building abuts another street, the approved
street number shall be plainly visible from the street which is included
in its approved address. If, however, the landowner or occupant also
chooses to display the street number on the abutting street, he shall
display the complete approved address on the abutting street and not
just the approved street number.
F.
It shall be the responsibility of all landowners and occupants to
promptly remove all nonconforming street numbers or addresses from
their residences and buildings.
