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HOUSE NUMBERING ORDINANCE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Number Display on Houses Q: The front of my house is visible from the road and it is 100 feet back from the center of my road, how large do the numbers have to be? A: If a house is 100 feet or less from the road’s center than the numbers must be large enough to be plainly visible from the road. The numbers must also be at least 3 inches high. Q: The front of my house is visible from the road and it is 150 feet from the center of my road, how large do the numbers have to be? A: If a house is between 101 and 200 feet from the road’s center then the numbers must be large enough to be plainly visible from the road. The numbers must also be at least 6 inches high. Q: Is the use of script or block letter numbering allowed? A: Yes. Numerals or “lettered numbers” are equally acceptable as long as they can be plainly seen or read from the road. Q: What other things should I know about the ordinance requirements for house display? A: The other details, listed below, are based on common sense with plain visibility from the road as the key factor. The numbers must be: 1. displayed facing the road 2. plainly visible from the road at the end of your driveway 3. wide enough to be plainly visible 4. the color of the numbers must contrast with their background ---PAGE BREAK--- Number Display On Posts Q: The front of my house is 50 feet back from the center of my road, but the house can’t be seen because of trees and terrain, should I put the numbers on the house? A: No. A post or object must be set or used to display the numbers if a house is not visible from the road, even if it is 200 feet or less from the road’s center. Q: The front of my house is visible from the road and it is 250 feet back from the center of my road, how large to the numbers have to be on my house? A: If a house is more than 200 feet back from the road then the numbers must be displayed on a post or other object that meets the posting requirements. Q: What are some other post or object display rules? A: Just like the house display rules, the main factor is that the numbers be plainly visible. The numbers must also be a least 3 inches high and must contrast in color to their background. Also the numbers must be displayed on the object or post: 1. no less that five feet above road level 2. no more than eight feet above the level of the road unless the terrain at the 20 foot setback causes the display to exceed the eight foot maximum height. 3. which is adjacent to, and no more than 20 feet from the edge of the driveway 4. on a post or object which shall be no closer than twenty 20 feet, nor farther than 100 feet, from the road’s edge for the premises, and 5. on a post or object which can securely retain the numbers when affixed to the post or object in a manner that makes the numbers plainly visible from the road. Q: If I have a tree, adjacent to my drive, plainly visible from the road, and under 100 feet from the road, can I post the numbers on it between the 5 and 8 foot height? A: Yes, if the posting otherwise complies with the rules, a tree, or any object that is tall and sturdy enough, can be used.