Address Numbers on Structures

CAN YOUR ADDRESS BE SEEN FROM THE STREET? IN THE DARK?

Make sure the Fire Department, Police or Ambulance can find your home without wasting precious seconds or minutes!

In Falcon Heights, property owners are required to have the address number affixed in numbers at least four (4) inches tall:

On the front of the house
If there is an alley, on the side of the garage facing the alley
On business or commercial establishments, on both front and back of the establishment

For your safety and the protection of your property, make sure the numbers are not the same color as the wall behind them.

Go outside and check from the street. Check in both summer and winter. Numbers that show up in winter when leaves are off the trees and snow is there to reflect light may not show in summer when leaves are on and shadows are dark.

What the City Code says...

5-3.04 Placement of Addresses on Principal Structures

Purpose. The placement of numbers indicating correct addresses on all principal structures within the city is deemed to be in the interests of health, welfare and safety of its residents. Property numbered structures will allow for identification for police and fire protection purposes.
Numbered Addresses: All residential structures and garages abutting alleys shall have the proper street address affixed as designated by the city.

All businesses or commercial establishments shall have the proper street addresses affixed to both the front and back of the establishment.
Requirements. All letters shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in height.

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