The purpose of this article is to have in place
a logical process of assigning building street address numbers and
preventing duplicate and close sounding names, in the interest of
public safety.
The Town Manager or designee shall assign address
numbers in accordance with procedures established by the Town Manager
or his designee to allow timely identification of structures and buildings
during emergency and nonemergency situations.
This article shall not be retroactive except
that any building or structure that is sold or otherwise has any change
in the deedholder(s) or is modified or renovated so that it must be
brought into conformance with the existing applicable firesafety or
building safety code shall also bring the building or structure into
compliance with this article.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued
for any building or structure that does not meet [the requirements
of] this article when it is applicable as determined by the Town Manager
or his designee, who will notify the Building Official whether or
not the building/structure is in compliance with this article.