Street numbers shall be assigned and attached
to each dwelling, business, shop, industry and other building which
are not accessory in nature in the Town of Deerfield.
A. The number shall be made of permanent, weatherproof
materials, shall be at least three (3) inches in height in a contrasting
color, and shall be clearly visible from the public way upon which
the structure fronts.
B. Any structure which is not visible from the street
roadway shall have the assigned number posted on a suitable support,
separate from any mailbox support, at the entrance to the driveway
that services such structure.
C. The numbers posted shall be those assigned to each
structure by the Selectboard. They shall advise the owners of the
property of the assigned or reassigned number in writing at the property's
tax address.
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
D. It shall be the responsibility of each property owner
in the Town to obtain and display the assigned street number on or
before July 1, 1993, and thereafter to maintain the assigned number
in a sightly and readable fashion.
E. This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department.
Failure to comply with this chapter shall subject the property owner(s)
to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.) for each offense
[an offense being defined as a period of noncompliance of thirty (30)
days subsequent to the initial July 1, 1993, date following the adoption
of this chapter]. Compliance within a thirty-day period will result
in cancellation of such assessed fine.