The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the rapid location
of properties by law enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency medical
services personnel in the Town of Casco.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to and consistent with the
municipal home rule powers as provided for in Article VIII, Part 2,
Section 1, of the Constitution of the State of Maine and 30-A M.R.S.A.
§ 3001. It does not apply to roads and structures contained
within the boundaries of state parks or other state property.
This chapter shall be implemented by the Town of Casco Enhanced 911 Committee which is authorized to and shall cause road names and numbers to be assigned to all properties on existing roads in accordance with the criteria in §§
134-4 and
134-5. The Enhanced 911 Committee will act to acquire the following products in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Maintenance of the products shall then become the responsibility of the Town.
A. A Casco map for official use showing road names and numbering intervals.
(The Committee is responsible for providing all the necessary information
to the state which will produce the actual map at no cost to the Town.)
B. A database system in which to store all the roads, property owner
names, tenant names, new street addresses, Tax Map numbers, plot numbers,
and any additional information deemed necessary by the Enhanced 911
Committee. The system must be designed to facilitate annual re-validation
of the data.
All new construction and subdivisions shall be named and numbered
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as follows:
A. New construction. Whenever any residence or other structure is constructed
or developed, it shall be the duty of the owner to obtain an assigned
address from the Code Enforcement Officer. This shall be done at the
time of the issuance of the building permit.
B. New subdivisions. Any prospective subdivider shall show a proposed
road name and lot numbering system on the preapplication submission
to the Planning Board. Approval by the Planning Board, after consultation
with the Code Enforcement Officer, shall constitute the assignment
of road names and numbers to the lots in the subdivision. On the final
plan showing proposed roads, the applicant shall mark on the plan
lines or dots in the center of the streets at an interval to be set
by the Code Enforcement Officer to aid in assignment of numbers to
structures subsequently constructed.
This chapter shall become effective as of January 11, 1997.
It shall be the duty of the Town to notify by mail each property owner
and the Casco and South Casco Post Office of a new address at least
30 days before the effective date of its use. It shall be the duty
of each property owner to comply with this chapter, including the
posting of new property numbers, within 30 days following notification
of the new address. On new structures, numbering will be installed
before final inspection or when the structure is first used or occupied,
whichever comes first.
Violation of this chapter shall be a civil violation. The person
or persons committing the violation shall be liable for a civil penalty
of $2 per day for each and every day on which the violation occurs.
Enforcement shall be the responsibility of the Code Enforcement Officer.