Addressing Ordinance

ADDRESSING ORDINANCE for the Town of Georgetown, Maine Adopted 15 June 1996

Section 1 Purpose

The purpose of this ordinance is to enhance the easy and rapid location of houses and other structures in the Town of Georgetown by fire, rescue, and emergency medical services and by law-enforcement personnel.

Section 2 Authority

This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to and consistent with municipal home rule powers provided in Article VIII, Part 2, Section 1, of the Constitution of the State of Maine and Title 30-A, Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Section 3001.

Section 3 Administration

A. This Ordinance shall be administered by the Board of Selectmen, which shall assign road names and numbers to all properties, on both existing and proposed roads, in accordance with the principles and practices set forth in Sections 4 and 5.

B. The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for maintaining the following official records of this Ordinance:

1. A map of Georgetown for official use showing road names and structure numbers for existing structures;

2. A list of all property owners as identified by current assessment records, in alphabetical order by last name, showing their road names and assigned structure numbers; and

3. An alphabetical list of all roads with property owners listed on each road in the order of their assigned structure numbers.

Section 4 Naming System

A. All roads that serve two or more properties shall be named, regardless of whether the roads in question are publicly or privately owned. In this Ordinance, the term “road” refers to any highway, road, street, avenue, lane, private way, or similar thoroughfare, whether paved, gravel, or dirt, and the term “property” refers to any property on which a permanent structure has been erected or can be erected. The fact that the Town assigns a name to a road does not mean or imply that the Town has accepted the road as a public way.

B. The naming system shall be based on the following principles: 1. No two roads shall have the same name, such as Pine Road and Pine Lane;

1 18 June 1996 2. No two roads shall have similar-sounding names, such as Beech Road and Peach Road; and

3. Each road shall have the same name for its entire length.

C. The names listed in the Appendix to this Ordinance, proposed by members of the Addressing Committee, are submitted for approval with it. In cases of substantial disagreement with individual names on this list, the Board of Selectmen shall rule.

D. Road signs shall be commercially produced on metal blades fastened to posts and set at appropriate intersections of all named roads. The metal blades shall be six inches high and the lettering on them shall be four inches high. Signs on private roads shall include designation of their private status.

Section 5 Numbering System

A. Numbers shall be assigned every 50 feet along both sides of each road, with even numbers on the left side and odd numbers on the right, beginning at the intersection where the road starts, which is the number origin for that road.

B. The numbering system shall be based on the following practices:

1. The number origin for the Five Islands Road (State Route 127) shall be the Back River Bridge.

2. The number origin for each road that leads from the Five Islands Road shall be its intersection with the Five Islands Road.

3. The number origin for each lesser road shall be its intersection with the road from which it leads.

4. The number assigned to each structure shall be that of the numbered interval falling closest to its driveway or its front door if its front door is visible from the road.

5. Every structure that has more than one principal use or occupancy shall have a separate number for each use or occupancy, except that multiple-unit dwellings such as apartment houses and cottage clusters shall have one road number and separate unit numbers, not letters.

Section 6 Compliance

The owner of any structure in Georgetown shall display the assigned number in a conspicuous place on it by the date set in Section 8 and shall maintain the number so that it remains visible from the road. If the structure or property has previously borne a different number, the owner shall remove it. Numbers shall be no less than three inches high and shall be as legible as possible.

2 18 June 1996 A. Number on the Structure. Where the structure is within 50 feet of the edge of the road and visible from it, the assigned number shall be displayed on the side of the structure closest to the road and must be visible from the road. If the main entrance to the structure is not on that side of the structure, the number shall also be displayed near the main entrance.

B. Number at the Road. Where the structure is more than 50 feet from the edge of the road or is not visible from it, the assigned number shall be displayed on a post, fence, wall, mail box, or some similar place within five feet of the edge of the road and within ten feet of the edge of the driveway. The number must be visible from the road.

C. Interior Location. The owner is urged to post the assigned number and road name near any telephone outlet in the structure so that any occupant can locate it easily in an emergency.

Section 7 New Construction and New Lots

A. New Construction. If a property owner plans new construction on a lot, he or she shall obtain an assigned number from the Code Enforcement Officer at the time of applying for a building permit and shall ensure that the number is appropriately displayed as prescribed in section 6 above. The number shall be installed before the structure is first used or occupied.

B. New Lots. If a property owner plans to sell part of his or her property or create a subdivision, he or she shall include a proposed road name and lot-numbering system in the material submitted to the Planning Board. Approval by the Planning Board shall constitute the assignment of road names in the subdivision. On the final plan showing proposed roads, the applicant shall include lines or dots in the centers of the roads every fifty feet to aid in assigning numbers to new structures as they are built.

Section 8 Effective Date

A. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after its approval.

B. Structure Numbering. As soon as the State Office of Geographic Information Systems has provided the fifty-foot intervals for the roads, the Board of Selectmen shall notify each structure owner by mail of the new address for that structure. Each property owner shall display the new property number within thirty days of notification.

C. Postal Service Addressing. The Board of Selectmen shall provide the Postmaster of Georgetown with lists of names and structure-number addresses as specified in Section 3 B, paragraphs 2 and 3, as soon as they are available. The Postmaster shall notify the Board of Selectmen of the date by which property owners should use road names and structure numbers, rather than postal route designations, for delivery of mail. The Board of Selectmen shall notify each structure owner by mail of that date and shall urge property owners to use the new numbers and road names as their mailing addresses, except for those whose mail is delivered to numbered boxes at

3 18 June 1996 the Post Office.

Section 9 Enforcement

Any violation of this Ordinance shall constitute a nuisance. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this Ordinance, notifying the property owner in writing and reporting any violations to the Board of Selectmen. Any person who continues to violate any provision of this Ordinance after receiving notice of such violation shall be penalized in accordance with Title 30-A MRSA Section 4452.

Section 10 Severability

If any sentence, clause, section, or part of this Ordinance is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality, or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections, or parts of this Ordinance.

APPENDIX: ROAD NAMES — 18 June 1996

New names are marked with asterisks (*) and designations of lots served

Bay Point Road off Five Islands Road Bayberry Lane off Indian Point Road Beal Road off Webber Road, off Robinhood Road Beaver Valley Road off Five Islands Road * Birch Island Lane off Five Islands Road; new name for Robinhood Way Black Rocks Road off Indian Point Road * Blue Heron Lane off Lewis Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … U14/33 Blueberry Hill off Five Islands Road * Bowman’s Landing Road off Five Islands Road; new name for Old Nutter Farm Road * Bradford Path accessible from Town Landing Road, off Bay Point Road U1/30- 33 * Carriage Lane off Seguinland Road R8/5-7 * Chester Lane off Bowman’s Landing Road, off …; new name for Chester Heal Lane * Christopher Lane accessible from Town Landing Road, off Bay Point Road U1/34- 40 * Clark Lane off Harmon’s Harbor Road, off Seguinland Road Country Mile Road off Robinhood Road Cove Road off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … * Cut Rock Lane off Five Islands Road U13/18-23 * Drayton Lane off Five Islands Road R2/12A * Eaton Run off Drayton Lane, off Five Islands Road R2/11, 11B Ethel Road off Beaver Valley Road, off Five Islands Road * Fernwood Lane off Bay Point Road R6/55-57 First Beach Road off Bay Point Road

4 18 June 1996 Flying Point Road off Robinhood Road * Four-Wheel Drive off Little Sheepscot Rd, off North End Rd, off …, off … R11/35-40 * Gotts Cove Lane off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … U14/3- 9 * Griffith’s Head Road off Seguinland Road Reid Park Guide Board Hill Road off Five Islands Road Hagan Cove Road off Little Sheepscot Road, off North End Road, off …, off … * Harbor Way off Five Islands Road U11/7-10 Harmon’s Harbor Road off Seguinland Road Heald Road off Five Islands Road * Heffron Lane off Five Islands Road R3/15-17 Henry Road off Five Islands Road Higgins Farm Road off Five Islands Road * Hinckley Lane off Five Islands Road U12/28-30 Indian Point Road off Five Islands Road * J-Land Lane off Flying Point Road, off Robinhood Road R1/24A Jewett Road off Webber Road, off Robinhood Road Keen Way off Bay Point Road Kennebec Point Road off Bay Point Road * Knight Lane off Five Islands Road R4/2, 6 Knubble Road off Robinhood Road * Lamb Island Lane off Marrtown Road, off West Georgetown Road, off … R5/30,31 Lane, The off Indian Point Road * Ledge Island Lane off Seguinland Road R9/31F, 31H Ledgemere Road off Five Islands Road Lewis Road off Old Schoolhouse Road, off Five Islands Road * Little Good Harbor Lane off Seguinland Road R9 * Little John Lane off Robinhood Road; new name for Little John Road Little River Road off Indian Point Road Little Sheepscot Road off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … Loop Road off Indian Point Road * Loveitt Lane off Five Islands Road R3/11-14 Marrtown Road off West Georgetown Road, off Bay Point Road Marsh Road off Indian Point Road * Meadow Wood Lane off Five Islands Road R10/7,8 Mill Island Road off Five Islands Road * Misty Lane off Lewis Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … U14/23-32 * Moffatt Lane off Bay Point Road R6/15, 16 * Molly Point Lane off Sagadahoc Bay Road, off Bay Point Road R6/28C, 28-1, 2 * Moon Shell Lane off Little River Road, off Indian Point Road U5/3-6 Moore’s Turnpike off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … * Morgan Lane off Indian Point Road U9/16-18 * Narrows Way off Moore’s Turnpike, off North End Road, off …, off … R11/5A-14K * Nathaniel Way off Seguinland Road U10/5-5A

5 18 June 1996 North Bay Road off Indian Point Road North End Road off Old Schoolhouse Road, off Five Islands Road Oak Road off Five Islands Road Ocean Avenue off Town Landing Road, off Bay Point Road Old Georgetown Road off Robinhood Road Old Schoolhouse Road off Five Islands Road, starting at the Second Baptist Church Peacock Lane off Bowman’s Landing Road, off Five Islands Road * Pilot House Lane off Harmon’s Harbor Road, off Seguinland Road * Pinkham Court off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … U14/1- 5 * Pitch Pine Lane off Five Islands Road R2/14A-15 * Plum Lane off Old Schoolhouse Road, off Five Islands Road R11/1A-1D * Pond Island Lane off Bay Point Road U1/3,3A Pond Road off Beaver Valley Road, off Five Islands Road * Promontory Way off Indian Point Road U8/21-27 * Quarry Road off Bay Point Road R6/13 * Reed’s Beach Lane off Kennebec Point Road, off Bay Point Road R7/28-33 * Reynolds Point Lane off Birch Island Road, off Five Islands Road R3/3, 5 Ridge Road off Beaver Valley Road, off Five Islands Road * Riggs Cove Lane off Knubble Road, off Robinhood Road R2/46A, 46C River Road off Beaver Valley Road, off Five Islands Road Robinhood Road off Five Islands Road * Saddlers Cove Lane off Five Islands Road U13/50-55 Sagadahoc Bay Road off Bay Point Road Seguinland Road off Five Islands Road * Seidman Ledges off Jewett Road, off Webber Road R1/6A-6H * Snowman Lane off Oak Road, off Five Islands Road U11/17 * Soldiers Point Lane off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … R11/48-53 South Bay Road off Indian Point Road * Spar Island Lane off Five Islands Road R10/2,6 * Spinney Point Lane off Bay Point Road R6/46-46D * Spruce Gum Lane off Five Islands Road U11/28-31, 33 * Spruce Way off Indian Point Road U8/13, 16 * Stevens Lane off Five Islands Road R10/26,29 * Stone Bridge Lane off Robinhood Road R2/40 * Tibbetts Lane off Bay Point Road * Todd’s Bay Lane off Quarry Road, off Bay Point Road R6/5, 10 Town Landing Road off Bay Point Road R6/7-7D * Turnip Island Lane off Moore’s Turnpike, off North End Road, off …, off … R11/9- 12 * Two-Dog Drive off Knubble Road, off Robinhood Road R2/45A,45B Webber Road off Robinhood Road West Georgetown Road off Bay Point Road White Road off Seguinland Road * White’s Cove Lane off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … R11/5- 18 * Wil’s Way off Robinhood Road R2/44H, 44P

6 18 June 1996 Williams Road off West Georgetown Road, off Bay Point Road * Windward Lane off Knubble Road, off Robinhood Road R2/46B, 46E * Woods Road off Indian Point Road R9/1,3,16

APPENDIX: ROAD NAMES — 18 June 1996

New names are marked with asterisks (*) and designations of lots served

1 From the Back River Bridge to Robinhood road name location lots served * Pitch Pine Lane off Five Islands Road R2/14A-15 * Drayton Lane off Five Islands Road R2/12A * Eaton Run off Drayton Lane, off Five Islands Road R2/11, 11B Robinhood Road off Five Islands Road Flying Point Road off Robinhood Road * J-Land Lane off Flying Point Road, off Robinhood Road R1/24A Old Georgetown Road off Robinhood Road Country Mile Road off Robinhood Road * Little John Lane off Robinhood Road; new name for Little John Road Webber Road off Robinhood Road Jewett Road off Webber Road, off Robinhood Road * Seidman Ledges off Jewett Road, off Webber Road R1/6A-6H Beal Road off Webber Road, off Robinhood Road * Wil’s Way off Robinhood Road R2/44H, 44P * Stone Bridge Lane off Robinhood Road R2/40 Knubble Road off Robinhood Road * Two-Dog Drive off Knubble Road, off Robinhood Road R2/45A,45B * Windward Lane off Knubble Road, off Robinhood Road R2/46B, 46E * Riggs Cove Lane off Knubble Road, off Robinhood Road R2/46A, 46C

2 From the Robinhood Road to the Bay Point Road road name location lots served Mill Island Road off Five Islands Road Guide Board Hill Road off Five Islands Road Henry Road off Five Islands Road * Heffron Lane off Five Islands Road R3/15-17 * Loveitt Lane off Five Islands Road R3/11-14 * Bowman’s Landing Road off Five Islands Road; new name for Old Nutter Farm Road Peacock Lane off Bowman’s Landing Road, off Five Islands Road * Chester Lane off Bowman’s Landing Road, off …; new name for Chester Heal Lane * Birch Island Lane off Five Islands Road; new name for Robinhood Way * Reynolds Point Lane off Birch Island Road, off Five Islands Road R3/3, 5 Beaver Valley Road off Five Islands Road

7 18 June 1996 Ridge Road off Beaver Valley Road, off Five Islands Road Ethel Road off Beaver Valley Road, off Five Islands Road River Road off Beaver Valley Road, off Five Islands Road Pond Road off Beaver Valley Road, off Five Islands Road Heald Road off Five Islands Road Higgins Farm Road off Five Islands Road

8 18 June 1996 3 Bay Point Road road name location lots served Bay Point Road off Five Islands Road West Georgetown Road off Bay Point Road Marrtown Road off West Georgetown Road, off Bay Point Road * Lamb Island Lane off Marrtown Road, off West Georgetown Road, off … R5/30,31 Williams Road off West Georgetown Road, off Bay Point Road * Tibbetts Lane off Bay Point Road * Quarry Road off Bay Point Road R6/13 * Todd’s Bay Lane off Quarry Road, off Bay Point Road R6/5, 10 * Moffatt Lane off Bay Point Road R6/15, 16 Sagadahoc Bay Road off Bay Point Road * Molly Point Lane off Sagadahoc Bay Road, off Bay Point Road R6/28C, 28-1, 2 Kennebec Point Road off Bay Point Road * Reed’s Beach Lane off Kennebec Point Road, off Bay Point Road R7/28-33 * Spinney Point Lane off Bay Point Road R6/46-46D * Fernwood Lane off Bay Point Road R6/55-57 Keen Way off Bay Point Road * Pond Island Lane off Bay Point Road U1/3,3A First Beach Road off Bay Point Road Town Landing Road off Bay Point Road R6/7-7D * Bradford Path accessible from Town Landing Road, off Bay Point Road U1/30- 33 * Christopher Lane accessible from Town Landing Road, off Bay Point Road U1/34- 40 Ocean Avenue off Town Landing Road, off Bay Point Road

4 From the Bay Point Road to Indian Point road name location lots served * Knight Lane off Five Islands Road R4/2, 6 Indian Point Road off Five Islands Road * Woods Road off Indian Point Road R9/1,3,16 Lane, The off Indian Point Road Marsh Road off Indian Point Road Black Rocks Road off Indian Point Road Little River Road off Indian Point Road * Moon Shell Lane off Little River Road, off Indian Point Road U5/3-6 North Bay Road off Indian Point Road Loop Road off Indian Point Road * Spruce Way off Indian Point Road U8/13, 16 * Promontory Way off Indian Point Road U8/21-27 Bayberry Lane off Indian Point Road * Morgan Lane off Indian Point Road U9/16-18 South Bay Road off Indian Point Road

9 18 June 1996 10 18 June 1996 5 From the Indian Point Road to Reid State Park road name location lots served * Spar Island Lane off Five Islands Road R10/2,6 * Meadow Wood Lane off Five Islands Road R10/7,8 Seguinland Road off Five Islands Road * Nathaniel Way off Seguinland Road U10/5-5A Harmon’s Harbor Road off Seguinland Road * Clark Lane off Harmon’s Harbor Road, off Seguinland Road * Pilot House Lane off Harmon’s Harbor Road, off Seguinland Road * Ledge Island Lane off Seguinland Road R9/31F, 31H * Little Good Harbor Lane off Seguinland Road R9 White Road off Seguinland Road * Carriage Lane off Seguinland Road R8/5-7 * Griffith’s Head Road off Seguinland Road Reid Park

6 From the Seguinland Road to the Wharf road name location lots served * Stevens Lane off Five Islands Road R10/26,29 * Harbor Way off Five Islands Road U11/7-10 * Spruce Gum Lane off Five Islands Road U11/28-31, 33 Oak Road off Five Islands Road * Snowman Lane off Oak Road, off Five Islands Road U11/17 * Cut Rock Lane off Five Islands Road U13/18-23 Blueberry Hill off Five Islands Road Ledgemere Road off Five Islands Road * Hinckley Lane off Five Islands Road U12/28-30 * Saddlers Cove Lane off Five Islands Road U13/50-55

7 Five Islands and the North End road name location lots served Old Schoolhouse Road off Five Islands Road, starting at the Second Baptist Church * Plum Lane off Old Schoolhouse Road, off Five Islands Road R11/1A-1D North End Road off Old Schoolhouse Road, off Five Islands Road * Pinkham Court off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … U14/1- 5 * Gotts Cove Lane off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … U14/3- 9 Moore’s Turnpike off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … * Narrows Way off Moore’s Turnpike, off North End Road, off …, off … R11/5A-14K * Turnip Island Lane off Moore’s Turnpike, off North End Road, off …, off … R11/9- 12 * White’s Cove Lane off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … R11/5- 18 Little Sheepscot Road off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … * Four-Wheel Drive off Little Sheepscot Rd, off North End Rd, off …, off …

11 18 June 1996 R11/35-40 Hagan Cove Road off Little Sheepscot Road, off North End Road, off …, off … Cove Road off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … * Soldiers Point Lane off North End Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … R11/48-53 Lewis Road off Old Schoolhouse Road, off Five Islands Road * Misty Lane off Lewis Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … U14/23-32 * Blue Heron Lane off Lewis Road, off Old Schoolhouse Road, off … U14/33

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