[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Seymour
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-9-2017 as
Ch. 12 of the 2017 Code]
The Town of Seymour will be purchasing and installing new flag-style
address plates and posts that are larger in size, will be visible
from both directions of travel, and will be made from reflective materials.
A.
The sign shall be a two-sided flag-style sign, eight inches by 18
inches, with HIP (high-intensity prismatic) sheeting overlaid with
a protective film (Dura-Sign), or a process equivalent to this if
in the future this process is no longer available. Signs will be blue
with white letters/numbers and border. Address will have four-inch-high
letters/numbers, and the "Town of Seymour" letters will be one inch
high.
B.
The sign shall be mounted on a green painted/powder-coated post sufficient
in strength and length to properly support the address sign. The sign
will be visible from both directions of travel and will be a minimum
of two feet and a maximum of five feet, whenever possible, above the
level of the road surface. Signs are to be placed approximately five
feet to 15 feet before the property's main entrance when considering
the normal route that an emergency vehicle would be coming from. Installing
the sign on the opposite side of the driveway may be used if there
is a conflict with foliage, lot line boundaries, or other obstructions
that would compromise the effectiveness of the sign if installed in
the primary location. Sign must be placed on the back slope of the
road right-of-way at least five feet from the bottom of the ditch
(whenever possible) and not beyond the right-of-way edge.
All newly assigned addresses after the date of this article
will also utilize the flag-style sign in lieu of the former tile sign.
It will be required that all new or replacement signs and posts must
be purchased from the Town of Seymour in order to maintain regularity
of the signage throughout the Town.
Once the sign is installed it is the property owner's or occupant's
responsibility to keep the sign in readable condition, clean and free
from vegetation. If the owner or occupant should move or remove said
sign without the approval of the Town Board that person would be considered
in violation of this article. Notice will be given by the Town Board
to the property owner or occupant to correct any violations or deficiencies.
Property owner or occupant will have 10 days to correct said violation
or deficiency. Any person who violates this article shall be subject
to a forfeiture of not less than $75 nor more than $200 together with
the costs of prosecution. Each day will be considered a separate violation.
The owner or occupant shall also be responsible for any labor and
material costs incurred by the Town of Seymour to correct the violation
or deficiency if the property owner or occupant is unwilling or unable
to do so.
