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AN ~~~~NC~ T~ ASIC~f ADD RECi~~ATE HOUSE ANp ~U~LD1N~ HUMBER IH ORANGE COUNTY w~IEAS, a consistent and cohearent pause and build~~g numbering system far ~RAN~E COUNmY is necessary far public safety purposes, tv minimize confusion for citizens and vis~.tors to the County, to facilitate orderly and comprehensive maid, de~.ivery, and to establ~.sh a constant and permanent address far oRA~TGE COUNTY citizens; NC~t TEEREFOHE, the Grange County Saard of Carnm~.ssioners do ordain; Section ~.. As used in this ordinance, the term 'fadministrators~~ refers to the person designated by the Cvunty~Manager to perform the responsibilities pursuant to the accomplishment of the terms of this ordinance, sect~.on ~. The owner of every house and every principal building sha~.l d~sp~,ay or cause to be d~spla.yed are the (rant thereof, or on the appropr~.ate ruraX box in a position easily observed Pram the street, the number assigned by the adrn~.nistrator to that specific house or bu~,~.ding. House nu~tbers used on rural boxes must be inscribed iri contrasting color in neat numerals and letters not less than 1 ,inch high, an the aide of the box, ar on thetdoor,,if boxes are grouped. The owner shall comply ~tlth this section within thirty ~3~y days after receiving a written native from the administrator requesting such action, and specifying the house or building number assigned+ section 3, Na person may d~,splay ar cause to be displayed on any house, bui~.ding or box any number other than the number ass~.gned toy the administrator, Section ~, No person may remover obliterate or destroy any number displayed in accordance with Section 2 of this ordinance, section 5, The adm~.nistrator shall assign house and bu~.~.ding numbers in accordance with a system that adheres as closely as possible to tY~e principles set forth ~.n this section. However, matters of interpretation ~egarding the fa~.lowing guidelines sha~.l be formulated hrough the sound discretion of the administrat~.on, a, The County shah. be divided by two axes, the north south axis shall be Highway 86 ~r~ew Highway ~~ from the Caswell County line to ~~-85, old Highway 86 fram I-85 to Calvander}. The east west axis sha~.l be St. ~ary~s Hood from the Durham County ~.ine to ~€ighway 7D} and a continuance of Highway 7~ fram that intersection westward to the A~amanae County line, b, Numbers shall run in an ascending order from east to west an streets to the west of the north-south axis and sha~.l run in an ascending order fram west to east on streets to the cast of the north~sauth base li~ae, Numbers sha~.l run in an ascending order from south to north on streets to the r~arth of the east-west axis and sha~.l run in an ascending order from north to south on streets to the south of the east west axis, c, All dead~end streets shall begzn numbers at the open end, no natter which compass direction they follow, d. sheets with bath ends opening fram the same 1