§ 10-5. House numbers; numerical street address.

(a)

Single-family residences. The official address number assigned by the town shall be displayed: (1) in an easily visible location on the primary entrance side of each structure, at least four feet above the floor level of the first occupied floor; and (2) on a post or mail box located within or near the street right-of-way nearest the road which provides access to the building. The location of the post or mail box shall be such that the markings provide a clear identification of the residence in question. If a post, unattached to a mailbox, is utilized for displaying the address number, it shall be installed between six and ten feet from the street pavement and shall be located in such a fashion as to give emergency service personnel an easy view of the number from the street. For installations where several mail boxes are located in close proximity to each other on the same side of the street, each residence served by those mail boxes must have a separate post marking the individual residence address number. The address number(s) shall be at least three inches in height. Numerals shall be of contrasting color to the background and reflective numbers are recommended.

(1)

For corner lots (lots with frontage on two streets) the official address number required within or near the street right-of-way shall be located on the street of the official address assigned to the residence by the town.

(2)

For new single-family residences, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued until all required numbers are appropriately installed.

(3)

Single-family residential structures existing upon the effective date of the ordinance from which this section derives shall post the required numerical street designation on or before April 30, 2009.

(4)

Homeowners may, either in writing or by calling the Fire Department and EMS of Pine Knoll Shores, request that town fire/EMS personnel install, at a reasonable fee to be prepaid by the property owner, a numbered sign which satisfies the house numbers ordinance.

(b)

Multifamily projects. Every multifamily project within the town shall cause each project identification sign to include the designated numerical street address assigned by the town to the project. Such sign and designation must be readily visible from the nearest street right-of-way. In addition, each residence within each such project must post in a consistent project location, and in a style and color readily visible from the nearest access to such residence, the unit designation of such residence. As required by section 10-2, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any residence within a multifamily project until the required designations are appropriately installed. All existing multifamily projects must comply with the requirements of this subsection on or before January 1, 1991.

(Code 2001, § 10-5; Ord. of 8-14-1990; Ord. of 9-11-1990; Ord. No. 2008-09, 9-9-2008; Ord. No. 2008-14, 12-9-2008)