Spring 2008
HOUSE
NUMBERS
It seems that every year I
have to repeat this message.
Residents paint over
numbers that are on their house or they simply just
don't have their home numbered.
It would be a real
shame if something happened and the police or ambulance
couldn't identify your house from your neighbors.
HOUSE
NUMBERS
723
Now that spring is here, residents will be out in
their yards cleaning up the
winter debris, touching up paint and getting ready for
summer.
As you clean up and touch up, please check to be sure
your home is properly numbered.
It is a real problem if emergency personnel can't find
your home in an emergency because you don't have the
numbers clearly visible and attached to your home.
Can Police, Fire,
and Medical
Personnel find your home in an
emergency???
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Is your home
properly marked?
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Are the
numbers visible from the street?
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What about at
night?
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Do you know
there is a law that requires your home or
property
be numbered?
and that;
Violation of this Code is punishable by a fine of
fifty dollars ($50.00)
per day for every day not in compliance.
(That's $350.00 a week or $1500.00 a month, when a set
of numbers for
your home might only cost $3.00, or it could cost you
your life)
Below, you will
find a copy of the city code and some suggestions from
the
Brockton Police Dept. on how you could number your
home
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Brockton City Code
1965, s23-28
Par. 20-4,
The Department of Public Works (City Engineering
Department) shall assign
numbers to all buildings
erected or fronting on any public or private way in
the
city, and shall have the power to determine the
form, size, and material of such numbers.
No person shall neglect or refuse to
affix to any building owned by him the street number
so designated for such building, nor shall any person
affix to or suffer to remain on any building owned by
him, for more than three (3) days, a street number
other than the one designated for such building by the
department.
Violation of this Code is punishable by a fine of
fifty dollars ($50.00) per day for every day not in
compliance.
(That's $350.00 a week or $1500.00 a month when a set
of numbers for your home might only cost $3.00, or it
could cost you your life)
The City Engineering Department
further states that they have not set any
regulations
governing the form, size, or material for such
numbers, however they
state that the number must be
affixed to the front of the building,
and that numbers affixed to poles, trees, in bushes
and over garages are not in compliance
with the
code.
Following are
recommendations from the Brockton Police Department
Crime Prevention Unit.
NUMBER SIZE
Use at least three
inch (3”) numbers. Larger
numbers may be necessary depending how far your home
is from the street.
NUMBER FORM
Use plain block
numbers (160) for fast and easy identification.
Spelling out the numbers (one hundred
and sixty) is acceptable by code but not recommended.
NUMBER COLOR
The colors of the
numbers must be in a contrasting color to the surface
they are being mounted to. Basic
black and white are recommended, metal or brass plated
numbers are not. Metal and brass plated numbers may
look nice during daylight hours, but at night when a
bright light is shined on these numbers
they give off a glare that make the numbers nearly
impossible to read.
Questions of concerns can be addressed to the
Brockton Police Dept.
Crime Prevention Unit (508) 897-5374
or you can email us at:
housenumbers@brocktonpolice.com
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at: spotlight@brocktonpolice.com
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