[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Town of Manchester
11-12-1996 (Sec. 4-2 of the 1996 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 129.
CHARTER REFERENCES
Authority to regulate buildings — See § 1-3(31).
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Authority of Town to make rules relating to the maintenance of safe
and sanitary housing — See C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(7)(A)(i).
The purpose of this chapter shall be to promote public safety and convenience
by providing a rational street numbering system whereby addresses may be identified
with the ease and speed which is essential to the quick response of emergency
services, including police, fire fighting and emergency medical care.
Under the supervision of the Public Works Director or his designee,
the Town, without notice, may assign to each building, or part of a building
other than an accessory building, a street identification number by which
such building shall be known, and may change such number of such buildings
or part of such building. Whenever a new street or highway is laid out, the
Town shall assign to the land abutting such street or highway numbers at such
measured intervals or distances as the public interest shall require.
The owners of buildings existing on the effective date of this chapter
shall affix numerals indicating the street identification number which has
been assigned to such building. Any owner who refuses or neglects to comply
with this section shall be notified by the Town, in writing, of the provisions
of this chapter and shall comply with such provisions within 30 days of the
mailing of such notice.
The owners of buildings completed after the effective date of this chapter
shall affix numerals indicating the street identification numbers assigned
to such building prior to the occupancy of such buildings.
A.
The numerals used to indicate the street identification
number of buildings shall be located on the exterior front of the building
which they identify or on a post, sign, mailbox or other device located between
the building and the street. Such numerals shall be at least three inches
in height and shall be of a color contrasting to the color of the background
material to which they are affixed. When affixed, they shall be positioned
not less than four feet nor more than 12 feet from the surface of the ground
directly below them. The location and size of such numerals shall be sufficient
to assure their legibility when the building which they occupy is used for
one or more points along the center line of the street on which it fronts
between projections of the size of such building intersecting perpendicularly
with said center line.
B.
If such building is set back more than 100 feet from
the center line of the street on which it fronts, or if the numerals cannot
be made legible from the center line because of construction, the numerals
shall be affixed to a post, sign, mailbox or other device which shall be located
within 10 feet of the driveway entrance to the premises and which shall otherwise
conform to the specifications herein.
C.
For buildings containing more than three dwelling units
which have entrances from interior passageways, numerals shall be affixed
within five feet of every door by which the building may be entered. Otherwise
the specifications and locations for such numerals shall be as for other buildings.
Whoever violates any provisions of the foregoing sections, or refuses
or neglects to comply with the same, shall be deemed guilty of an infraction
and shall be fined $10 for each offense, and each and every ten-day period
of refusal or neglect to comply with the provisions of said section shall
be deemed a separate offense. The penalty shall not, however, exceed the sum
of $100 for any one building.
