The threat of stormy weather didn’t keep visitors away from the 10th annual celebration of Arbor Day.
Mary Dieter of St. Charles was the winner of the first Cherished Tree Memories Contest and read her essay to the many visitors gathered around the podium. Mary received a 6’ Myabi Maple and a one-year family membership to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle for her account of the fond memories she and her husband share of the “stately and majestic Sugar Maple” that resides in the yard of her former home in Massachusetts. The Cherished Tree Memories Contest was a new addition to the Arbor Day ceremony and will be repeated next year.
Having clear address numbering on buildings allows those not familiar with a building or home to locate it more easily, especially for emergency response.
House numbering was not always common practice. During the Civil War, the U.S. Post Office began free door-to-door delivery of mail; contingent upon numbering of houses, and house numbering came into common use.
The following is from the St. Charles Municipal Code, Title 12, "Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places," Chapter 12.12, Street Numbering.
It is the responsibility or duty of the owner and occupant of a single-family or multiple-family dwelling to post the address numbers on the building.
For one-family and two-family dwellings the address is to be posted within 10-feet of all exterior doors.
In the event your front door is not on the side of the building or structure facing the street, the requirement of being within ten-feet of the front door does not apply.
Address numerals shall be in Arabic numbers (not Roman numerals) and shall be a minimum of three-inches in height and of proportionate width, be of contrasting color to the mounting surface and be in such a place that is in plain view from the street.
During construction, buildings shall have temporary numbers affixed to or painted on the structure.
We would recommend you take a couple of minutes and check to see if your street numbers on your dwelling are visible from the street. If you have any questions on your address numbers, please contact the Building and Zoning Division at 630.377.4406.
The Engineering Division scheduled annual road maintenance activities for city streets listed below. The streets scheduled for a grind and overlay will begin July 27 and be completed August 28. The streets scheduled for a heat scarification process will begin September 1 and be completed October 1. Whitetopping of 4th Street (McKinley to Fellows) and Ohio Avenue (3rd to 4th Ave) will occur after Labor Day. Residents affected by these activities will receive a flyer with details. Please call 630.377.4486 with questions or for more information.