In the interest of public safety, all homes, buildings and other structures shall clearly display, at a location that provides for unobstructed view from the street, the identifying building name and/or house number as recorded in the Town Assessor’s Office. Such building identification shall conform to the following conditions as prescribed by the Atkinson Fire Chief:

Building identification name or house number shall be located in the vicinity of the front door.

In the event the front door does not face the street, the building identification number shall appear on the corner of the building nearest the driveway.

Building identification shall be o smaller than four (4) inches in height.

Buildings, which are not visible from the road, shall display the building identification name and/or house number at a location approved by the Fire Chief.

Effective January 1, 1996, all homes, buildings or other structures will have building identification in place, or face fines up to $10.00 per day for every day the violation continues.

Effective April, 1995, any home, building or other structure, which requires a permit from the Building Inspector, shall be required to comply with the building identification requirements.

The Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Atkinson shall enforce the provisions of this ordinance.