The purpose of this chapter is to require that numerals identifying buildings in the Township be readable from the road and placed in uniform locations to facilitate the accurate location of buildings by emergency services.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of the Township of Cannon by Ord. No. 92-3; amended 1-9-1995 by Ord. No. 95-10. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The street address number assigned by the Kent County Road Commission in accordance with the regulations of the United States Postal Service to any building in the Township of Cannon shall be placed on such building as provided in this chapter.
Street address numbers shall be located as follows:
A.
The street address number shall be displayed on a post, or a sign less than two square feet in area, placed in a location which can be viewed from the abutting public or private road and as close as possible to the intersection of the building driveway and the abutting public or private road, but not closer than five feet from the edge of the road right-of-way. The post or sign shall be of substantial construction and of sufficient height so that the numerals will be visible above accumulated snow and vegetation. However, if the building's mailbox is located directly adjacent to the abutting public or private road, is located on the same side of the road as the building, and is within 100 feet of the intersection of the building's driveway and the abutting public or private road, then the property owner may display the street address number on the mailbox, using numerals of a design and size as specified in this chapter, instead of displaying the street address number on a post or sign.
B.
For buildings located on private roads, in addition to displaying the street address number as provided in Subsection A above, a sign or signs shall be located as close as possible to the intersection of that private road, or any other private road or roads with which that private road intersects, and the public road. The sign or signs shall identify the road name and street address numbers on that private road. For private roads hereafter constructed, the person or persons responsible for building the private road shall be responsible for placing a sign containing the name of the private road and sufficient room for street address numbers for all buildings constructed or to be constructed on the road. The person responsible for constructing the private road shall also ensure that the owners or future owners of buildings on the private road have the legal right to display their building's street address number on the sign. Such signs shall be no larger than necessary to display the street or road name and each street address number, using letters and numerals of a size as provided in this chapter.
(1)
For existing private roads, each of the property owners must have the street address number of their building placed on a sign, of a size and in a location as required above for private roads hereafter constructed, containing one or more street address numbers. However, a property owner who does not have the legal right to use the required location for such a sign is not required to comply with this Subsection B.
(2)
If a private road is identified by name by a sign placed by the Kent County Road Commission or State Highway Commission, then the sign required by this Subsection B need not include the name of the private road. Signs required by this Subsection B shall be of substantial construction and of sufficient height so that the letters and numerals will be visible above accumulated snow and snowbanks.
A.
The street address number shall be displayed in Arabic numerals only.
B.
Numerals or letters displayed on a post, sign or mailbox shall be not less than three inches nor more than six inches in height.
C.
The numerals shall be of a color which contrasts with the background on which they are mounted.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]