[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 1, 5-2-1995]
The purpose of this article is to enhance the easy and repaid
location of properties for the delivery of public safety and emergency
services, postal delivery and business delivery.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 2, 5-2-1995]
This article is adopted pursuant to and consistent with the municipal home rule powers as provided for in Article VIII, Part 2, Section 1 of the State Constitution and 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3001.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 10, 5-2-1995]
(a)
Any violation of this article shall be deemed to be a nuisance.
(b)
This article shall be enforced by a code enforcement officer appointed
by the City Council. If the code enforcement officer shall find that
any provision of this article is being violated, he shall notify in
writing the person responsible for such violation, indicating the
nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct
it. A copy of such notices shall be maintained as a permanent record.
(c)
When the action described in Subsection (b) of this section does not result in the correction or abatement of the violation or nuisance condition, the City Council, upon notice from the code enforcement officer, is hereby authorized to institute any and all actions and proceedings, either legal or equitable, including actions seeking injunctions of violations and the imposing of fines, that may be available or necessary to enforce the provisions of this article, in the name of the City.
(d)
Any person, including but not limited to a landowner, a landowner's
agent or a contractor, who violates any provision of this article
shall be penalized in accordance with 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452.
(e)
In addition, the City shall be entitled to all of the relief, including
its costs and legal fees, as allowed by 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, including the provisions
of 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452, the City shall be entitled to judgment
against any violator for its costs, expert witness fees, code enforcement
expenses and attorney's fees incurred in enforcing this article.
(f)
The City shall also have the right to enforce this article through
civil action, either at law or equity. The enforcement provisions
contained in this section shall exist in addition to those which may
exist under state statutory law or Rule 80K of the Maine Rules of
Civil Procedure, or any other court rule or statutory provision.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 3, 5-2-1995]
This article shall be administered by the City E-911 committee,
which shall assign road names and numbers to all properties, both
on existing and proposed roads. All road names must be approved by
the City council. The E-911 committee shall be responsible for maintaining
the following official records pertaining to this article:
(1)
A City map for official use showing road names and numbers.
(2)
An alphabetical list of all property owners as identified by current
assessment records, by last name, showing the assigned numbers.
(3)
An alphabetical list of all roads, with property owners listed in
order of their assigned numbers.
(4)
An alphabetical list of tenants occupying all residential rental
units in the City.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 4, 5-2-1995]
All roads in the City that serve two or more addresses shall
be named, regardless of whether the ownership is public or private.
A road name assigned by the E-911 committee and approved by the City
council shall not constitute or imply acceptance of the road as a
public way. The following criteria shall govern the naming system:
(1)
No two roads shall be given the same or similar-sounding names (e.g.,
Beech and Peach, Pine Road and Pine Lane).
(2)
Each road shall have the same name throughout its entire length.
(3)
The private access roads to existing developments, mobile home parks,
and driveways serving more than two dwelling units or a commercial
structure shall be designated as fire roads. The fire road name shall
be followed by a four-digit number which will be assigned by the E-911
committee.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 5, 5-2-1995]
Numbers shall be assigned every 50 feet along both sides of
the road, with even numbers appearing on the left side of the road
and odd numbers appearing on the right side of the road, determined
by the number origin. Numbers shall be assigned in one-hundred-foot
intervals in the rural areas. The following criteria shall govern
the numbering system:
(1)
All number origins shall begin from the designated center of the
City or that end of the road closest to the designated center. For
dead-end roads, numbering shall originate at the intersection of the
adjacent road and terminate at the dead end.
(2)
The number assigned to each structure shall be that of the numbered
interval falling closest to the front door or driveway of the structure.
(3)
Every structure with more than one principal use or occupancy shall
have a separate number for each use or occupancy (i.e., apartments
will have one road number with an apartment number, such as "235 Maple
Street, Apt. 2").
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 6(a)-(g), 5-2-1995]
All owners of structures shall display and maintain, in a conspicuous
place on the structure, the assigned numbers, in the following manner:
(1)
Where the residence or structure is within 50 feet of the edge of
the road right-of-way, the assigned number shall be displayed on the
front of the residence or structure in the vicinity of the front door
or entry. The number shall be located on the front of the building
at least four feet above the ground and no more than eight feet above
the ground. The number shall be a minimum of three inches in height,
with the number having a minimum stroke of three-eighths inch.
(2)
Where the residence or structure is over 50 feet from the edge of
the road right-of-way, the assigned number shall be displayed on a
post within 25 feet of the property line adjacent to the walk or access
drive to the residence or structure. The numbers shall be a minimum
of three inches in height, with the number having a minimum stroke
of three-eighths inch. The number located on the post shall be a minimum
of four feet above the ground and no more than eight feet above the
ground.
(3)
Numbers shall be of the fluorescent type and visible from the road.
(4)
Every person whose duty is to display the assigned number shall remove
any different number which might be mistaken for, or confused with,
the number assigned in conformance with this article.
(5)
All residents and other occupants are requested to post the assigned
number and road name adjacent to their telephone for emergency reference.
(6)
Interior apartment numbers are to be located on the door to each
apartment in letters at least three inches in height, with the number
and/or letter having a minimum stroke of three-eighths inch.
(7)
Exterior entrances for apartments with multiple outside entrances
shall be numbered so that the apartment may by readily found. All
numbers giving directions to apartments shall be preceded by the abbreviation
"Apt." to identify the number as belonging to an apartment.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 6(h), 5-2-1995]
Owners of all multifamily and rental houses must notify the
City of the name of the tenants in each apartment or rental house.
The owners of all multifamily houses and rental houses shall notify
the City within 10 days of the name of any new tenant.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 6(i), (j), 5-2-1995]
(a)
All private roads within a subdivision or development shall be assigned
a road name. It shall be the responsibility of the residents and/or
development to erect and maintain road name signs in compliance with
this article.
(b)
All road name signs shall conform with the following:
(1)
Signs shall be 24 inches by six inches in size.
(2)
Signs shall have a dark blue background.
(3)
Letters and numbers shall be white and at least 2 1/2 inches
in height and have a minimum stroke of three-eighths inch and be of
the fluorescent type.
(4)
Signs shall have a fluorescent border.
(5)
Signs shall be visible from both directions of travel.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 7, 5-2-1995]
All new developments and subdivisions shall be named and numbered
in accordance with the provisions of this article and as follows:
(1)
New developments. Whenever any residence or other structure is constructed
or developed, it shall be the duty of the new owner to procure an
assigned number from the code enforcement officer. This shall be done
at the time of the issuance of the building permit.
(2)
New subdivisions. An application for a subdivision must include the
following:
a.
Proposed road names. Road names must be reviewed by the E-911 Committee
and approved by the City Council.
b.
A plot plan showing proposed roads, with lines or dots in the center
of the road every 50 feet from the access road so as to aid in the
assignment of numbers to structures subsequently constructed.
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It shall be the responsibility of the subdivision owner to erect
and maintain the road name signs for the approved subdivision in compliance
with this article.
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[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 8, 5-2-1995]
It shall be the responsibility of the owners of any private
road, except where the road intersects a public road, to erect the
required sign and to maintain the sign in compliance with this article.
[Ord. No. 50-1995, § 9, 5-2-1995]
Numbers on new structures shall be installed prior to final
inspection.
