Village of Waukesha,WI

ADDRESS POSTING

 (m)    Street Numbers to Be Displayed. The owner, occupant or agent in charge of the premises shall cause to be affixed and to be maintained when so affixed to each principal building controlled by him the official street number assigned to that building as provided in (a) hereof displayed in one or both of the following manners at the option of the property owner;

i.        Address Tiles: The physical numbers provided herein shall be not less than two and one-half (2-1/2) inches high on a background of not less than three (3) inches. The street address numbers shall be installed facing the road your property is addressed from.

ii.     Address Flags: The flags shall be made of heavy metal aluminum, two sided, 20” x 9” with a 3/8 border. Printed white lettering, at the top 1” letters “Village of Waukesha”, in the center 3” alpha numeric characters of the full house number without spaces, and at the bottom 1" letters with the street name. The signs shall use official DOT highway fonts and red reflective background. The flag shall be installed perpendicular to the road.  If property is at the end of a cul-de-sac the flag shall be displayed parallel to the road. Call Lange Enterprises to order an address flag at 1-800-242-3126.

 Posts shall be not less than four feet and not more than five feet above the surface of the driveway. The post shall be for address sign only. No other signs shall be placed on the post. Back edge of address flag or address tiles shall be at the back edge of the road right-of-way. It must not be more than 6 feet from the edge of the driveway.

 If your driveway does not enter from the road your property is addressed from, address tiles and/or address flags should be placed facing said road and centered in line with the main building.

Such posting will make your address clearly visible, coming from either direction, down the road. It must be kept clear at all times of vegetation. House numbers installed on a mailbox, near the doorway, or any other place, is not in compliance with the Village Code.