The purpose of this chapter to conform to enhanced 9-1-1 standards,
as established by the Maine Public Utilities Commission, and enhance
the rapid location of properties in an emergency or call for law enforcement,
fire, rescue, and emergency medical services in Kittery.
For the purpose of this chapter only, the following definitions
apply:
BUILDING
A residential, commercial or industrial building that will
be occupied by one or more persons. This excludes sheds and accessory
structures that do not contain dwellings or businesses and are not
places where the general public gather.
ROAD
Any highway, road, street, avenue, lane, fire lane, private
way, a Planning Board-approved right-of-way or similar paved, gravel,
or dirt ways.
STREET NUMBERS
Addresses assigned for the purpose of physical location and
enhanced 9-1-1.
All roads that serve two or more principal buildings will be
named regardless of whether the ownership of the road is public or
private. Assignment of a road name does not constitute or imply acceptance
of the road as a public way. The following criteria will govern the
naming system:
A. No two roads will be given the same or similar name (ex. Pine Road
and Pine Lane).
B. No two roads will have similar sounding names (ex. Beech Lane and
Peach Lane, Beech Lane and Beach Lane).
C. Each road will have the same name throughout its entire length.
D. Special characters such as hyphens, apostrophes, periods or decimals
will not be allowed.
E. Single-family dwellings and single-lot access driveways will not
be named unless road naming is required as part of a Planning Board
condition of approval (if required), or if the addressing officer
deems it necessary for emergency response purposes.
F. No road name may duplicate or be similar sounding to road names in
the Town of Eliot.
Road name signs must be in compliance with the following:
A. Road name signs are to be furnished and installed by the developer
of a new public or private road, and by the private road owner(s)
for existing private roads.
B. The material, size, and location of road name signs are to be approved
by the Commissioner of Public Works.
C. Road name signs for private roads will include "private" or an abbreviation
thereof on the sign.
D. Road name signs must be posted at intersections.
E. Private road owners must maintain the surrounding vegetation to allow
for proper visibility of the signs from all directions.
F. Road name signs must have a name that is approved by the addressing
officer.
The owner(s) of a private road may apply to change a road name.
The property owner(s) must notify all property owners with frontage
on the private road of the application.
Any person who, after being notified by the addressing officer,
any law enforcement officer of the Town, or the Code Enforcement Officer
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter will be
subject to a fine of $150 per violation, per day.