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Town of Millville, DE
Sussex County
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The Sussex County government shall establish and assign street address numbers in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Chapter 73, Ordinance No. 1800, of the Code of Sussex County relating to addressing.
The following buildings and uses will be exempt from the addressing system, but may be addressed at the request of the property owner.
A. 
Farm buildings which are not residential or commercial.
B. 
Accessory buildings which have uses that are accessory to the primary use of a residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental buildings.
C. 
Unoccupied farm land or lots containing no dwelling(s) or businesses.
A. 
If an address number is changed for any reason, the County shall be responsible for changing the address number.
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When such a change is made, the County shall notify the building owner to make the change, and the County will notify the United States Postal Service (USPS), and emergency services.
C. 
The owner of the building shall change the posted address numbers within 30 days of receipt of such notice. The resident of the building will be responsible for notifying all suppliers and others of the address change.
A. 
Building permit requirements. Prior to beginning new construction, property owners shall submit an application for a building permit to the Town as well as Sussex County. When the building permit is issued by Sussex County, an address will be assigned and mailed to the address submitted on the building permit.
B. 
Subdivision requirements. No residential or commercial subdivision or land development shall be approved or recorded unless the street name(s) have been assigned. Addresses will be assigned by Sussex County after the subdivision has been recorded.
A. 
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the assigned property number has been displayed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
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It shall be the responsibility of each and every property owner, occupant of each residence or business to purchase post and maintain address numbers as required under this policy at all times.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the above mentioned, upon affixing a new address number, to remove any conflicting number.
D. 
It shall be unlawful to cover any address number with any sign, drapery, or other obstruction tending to conceal such number.
County officials and County employees should be authorized to enter upon private property for the purposes of inspection and to give notice by personal service or by certified mail to persons in violation of this policy directing them to abate the situation within 30 days after issuance of such notice.