THE INFORMATION HIGHWAYMAN presents
The Town of McCandless Building-number signage Policy
The Town of McCandless is participating in Allegheny County's Enhanced 911 program and has, in cooperation with the United States Postal Service, adopted a standard of property address numbering.

The standard enables emergency response teams to better identify and locate individuals in need of aid.

An ordinance enacted by the Town requires that owners of all buildings or property within the town to which street numbers have been assigned shall have these numbers prominently displayed.  Each building must have a street (address) number displayed upon the building itself.

Except where buildings are located a distance greater than 50 feet from the roadway, or if obstructions, such as trees or man-made obstacles obscure the view of the address, then the street numbers must be posted within 20 feet of the roadway.

Addresses displayed on a house or residence must be within the proximity of the door, however the numbers posted on signage within 20 feet of the street must be on a vertical post between four and five feet in height.  Numbers must be clearly visible when affixed to a building.  If for any reason a street number is not readily identifiable by posted signage or because of multiple buildings with different street numbers, then the address should be both affixed to the building and posted by the road.

Similarly, if a single building has multiple street or apartment numbers--such as a professional or commercial building or apartments--then a building directory must be posted at the main entrance of the building.

Street numbers must not be concealed, destroyed, defaced, or removed; and if property owners fail to comply with this ordinance, the Town may issue a written warning to do so.  If the warning goes unheeded, the Town may act to provide such signage as required--the costs of which may be borne by the property owner.

 
These are examples of "good" numbers, with clear lettering and lots of contrast.

 
These are examples of "not-so-good" numbers--overly ornate or with very little contrast.

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