[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Islesboro effective 1-21-1997. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish and maintain addressing
which supports Enhanced 911 service and the requirements of the United
States Postal Service.
[Amended 6-6-2012]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to and consistent with 30-A
M.R.S.A. § 3001.
A.
This chapter shall be administered by the Islesboro Addressing Authority
(IAA) which is authorized to and shall assign road names and numbers
to all properties on existing, proposed and future roads. The Islesboro
Addressing Authority shall consist of a Coordinator and volunteers
who are appointed annually by the Board of Selectmen.
B.
The IAA Coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining records
necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
Every official road name should have a standard suffix that
complies with United States Postal Service regulations and the Maine
Enhanced 911 database standards that link telephone numbers with addresses.
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Editor's Note: The Procedure for Road Name Changes is included at the end of this chapter.
Numbers shall be assigned along both sides of the road with
even numbers appearing on the left side of all roads and odd numbers
appearing on the right side of all roads, determined by direction
from the number origin.
All owners of structures are requested to display and maintain
the assigned number in a conspicuous place in the following manner:
A.
Number may be displayed on a residence or structure if the number
is clearly legible from the road.
B.
Where the residence or structure is a distance from the road whereby
the number, if displayed on the structure, is not legible, the number
shall be displayed on a post, fence, wall, mailbox, or on some structure
on the property next to the walk or access drive to the residence
or structure.
C.
The size of the number should be four inches high and the color should
be contrasted to the background on which it is attached.
D.
No other number is to be displayed which might be mistaken for or
confused with the number assigned for conformance with this chapter.
In all new construction and subdivisions, properties shall be
named and numbered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
and the current operating practices of the IAA.
A.
This chapter may be amended from time to time in the manner set forth
by law for passing of ordinances.
