Council prompts businesses to display street numbers
28 November 2003
Christchurch businesses that do not display their street numbers will be
receiving a knock on the door from the Christchurch City Council, this summer.
From now until the end of February, a Council officer will be visiting
businesses in the Central Business District and some suburban areas checking
that street numbers are displayed prominently.
“It is the Council’s responsibility to ensure that businesses
and residential properties have street numbers that are visible from the
road. Although we generally receive few complaints about the absence of
numbers, it is creating problems in some parts of the city for residents
and visitors,” Willis Heney, the Council’s Environmental Monitoring
team leader said.
“As well as causing inconvenience, the absence of street numbers
can mean unnecessary delays when emergency services are called. The problem
really escalates when several buildings in one block are not displaying
their numbers,” he said.
Businesses that do not have a prominent street number can expect to receive
a letter, setting out the requirements of the Council’s Public Places
and Signs Bylaw. A follow-up inspection will be made to ensure that the
number is being displayed.
Under the bylaw, the owner or occupier of any land or building that has
been given a number by the Council must display it in a position visible
from the road. The number must be made from non-ferrous metal, plastic or
other weather resistant material and coloured to contrast with the surrounding
fixture.
Numbers also need to be at least 50 millimetres high and displayed at the
main entrance to a property.
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