Municipal Addressing

• Municipal Addressing System
• System Design
• Address Examples
• Obtaining Your Municipal Address
• Posting Your Municipal Address
• Installation Guidelines
• Sign Price List

Municipal Addressing System

System Design

Address Examples

The above example is for a property South of Stony Plain. The primary access to the subdivision is adjacent to (directly accesses) Range Road 12. The access is north of Township Road 512 by 1250 meters (25 address intervals, spaced at 100 meters on each side of Range Road 12, 25 X 100 m /2-1250 m). Access to the subdivision is 1250 meters north of Township Road 512 on the east side (even numbers north or west of on-road, odd numbers south or east of on-road) or Range Road 12. Range Road 12 may be abbreviated as Rge. Rd. 12.

Sample Address #2:

51321 Range Road 12

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The above location is adjacent to (directly accesses) Range Road 12 and north of Township Road 513. It is north of TR 513 by 1,050 meters (21 X 100 m /2 = 1050 m) and is on the east side of Range Road 12.

Sample Address #3:

7032 Township Road 512

The above location is adjacent to (directly accesses) Township Road 512 and is west of Range Road 70. It is west of Rge. Rd. 70 by 1600 meters (32 X 100 m / 2 = 1600 m) and is on the north side of TR 512. Township Road 512 may be abbreviated as Twp. Rd. 512.

Sample Address #4:

53513B Secondary Highway 757

The above location is adjacent to (directly accesses) Secondary Highway (SH) 757. The access is north of Township Road 534. It is north of Twp. Rd. 535 by 650 meters (13 X 100 m /2 = 650 m) and is on the east side of SH 757. The "B" indicates that there are at least 2 approaches within the 100 meter access interval.

Obtaining Your Municipal Address

You can obtain your Municipal Address by calling Parkland County at (780) 968-8888.

Posting Your Municipal Address

That's where we need your help: Post your municipal address clearly (this is not your legal description) from the road. It's so important, in fact, that Parkland County Council passed a By-law on July 8, 1996, strongly encouraging residents to post their municipal address and requiring addresses to be posted in all new developments and subdivisions.

You will provide for your own safety and well-being --and that of your family--by posting your address and making it easy for emergency crews to find your house.

The By-law states:

• Signs must be in an obvious place next to the driveway at the property line, or on the mail box.
• The two or three digit house number (lot address) is to be placed in country residential subdivisions. All other locations must post the four to five digit reference number or complete address.
• Lettering must be at least 150mm (6") in height in country residential subdivisions and 100mm (4") in all other areas. The signs will be easier to read if the letters contrast with the background color. Therefore, By-law 4-96 states that white reflectorized letters should be placed on a medium green background.
• Assigned addresses should be posted on all occupied parcels of land in Parkland and are required for all new developments or subdivisions. You don't require your name on the sign, just the address. In country residential subdivisions, the house number must be posted and visible from the subdivision roadway

Remember: Emergency Crews may need to read the signs at night or in poor weather conditions.

Installation Guidelines

• Where practical signs should be installed 1' inside property line at a 450 to 900 angle to the driveway.
  
• If possible, signs should be on the right hand side of the driveway as entering the property, and far enough away from the road shoulder to minimize conflict with snow removal equipment and wide vehicles. Where terrain is suitable approximately 6' of separation from sign to driveway shoulder is adequate.
  
• The signs should be a minimum of 3' above natural ground level in a location which is conspicuous from the traveled roadway.
  
• CAUTION should be exercised with any underground installations to avoid contact with underground utilities. For assistance regarding this matter, contact Alberta One-Call at 1-800-242-3447.

Sign Price List

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3 Digit Signs

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