Connecticut 2012 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05380 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5380
2	2		February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1594
3		-	_____~~HB05380PS~~__~~__031412___~~_
	3	+	01594_______PS_
4	4		Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 5380
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12	12		February Session, 2012
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14	14		LCO No. 1594
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16		-	_____~~HB05380PS~~__~~__031412___~~_
	16	+	01594_______PS_
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18	18		Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
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20	20		Introduced by:
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22	22		(PS )
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24	24		AN ACT REQUIRING THE DISPLAY OF HOUSE NUMBERS.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2012) (a) The owner of a residential building shall affix numerals to such building indicating the street number assigned to such building by the town or, if there is no record of such assignment, the street number customarily used for such building.
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30	30		(b) The numerals used to indicate the street number of a building shall be:
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32	32		(1) Located on the exterior front of the building or on a post, sign, mailbox or other device located between the building and the street;
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34	34		(2) At least four inches in height;
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36	36		(3) Of a color contrasting with the color of the background material to which the numerals are affixed; and
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38	38		(4) Positioned not less than four feet or more than twelve feet above the surface of the ground.
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40	40		(c) The location and size of the numerals shall be sufficient to ensure their legibility when the building is viewed from one or more points along the centerline of the street on which the building fronts between projections of the sides of the building intersecting perpendicularly with such centerline.
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42	42		(d) If a building is set back more than one hundred feet from the centerline of the street on which the building fronts, or if the numerals would not be legible from such centerline because of an obstruction, the numerals shall be affixed to a post, sign, mailbox or other device located within ten feet of the driveway entrance to the building.
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44	44		(e) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
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49	49		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
50	50		Section 1 October 1, 2012 New section
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52	52		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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54	54		Section 1
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56	56		October 1, 2012
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58	58		New section
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	60	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	62	+	To require homeowners to prominently display the house number assigned to their home.
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62		-	PS Joint Favorable
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64		-	PS
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66		-	Joint Favorable
	64	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]