Are house numbers in your area visible?
The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors is helping government with the “Find Fast” movement and Diane Moss of Re/Max Atlantic is heading NEFAR’s 911 Find Fast Task Force.
“I’m asking for your help,” said Moss at last month’s general membership meeting at the Jacksonville Marriott. “We need to farm our area to make sure our houses and businesses have proper signage. We have speakers that will come out to your offices to explain the size the letters and number have to be.”
She invited fire officials to the meeting.
“Five to 10 times a day, we can’t see an address or can’t find an address,” said Roy Douglas of the Jacksonville Fire Department. “When you help someone buy a house or sell a house, make sure they put the address where it can be seen by us. If we can’t find you, we can’t do anything for you.”
Here are the basic rules as far as posting your house or business number to pass onto your customers:
• House numbers should be at least four inches high.
• Business numbers must be at least six inches high.
• Numbers must contrast with the immediate background, such as black on white or white on black.
• Numbers cannot be covered by trees, shrubbery or other obstructions. The same is true for street signage.