Addressing Bylaw

Can your address be easily seen from the road?

  • Can an ambulance find you in an emergency?
  • Does the delivery person know where to drop off your parcel?

Whether you own a home, office, multi-family property or commercial or industrial property, it’s your responsibility to make sure your address is clearly visible from the road.

What Do I Need to Know?

St. Albert’s Addressing Bylaw came into effect on April 2017. It requires owners of all buildings to display an address so that it’s clearly visible from the road. It also facilitates the orderly numbering of land, buildings, units, and internal suites.  Addressing shall always be coorindated with the City - please contact a Planning Technician at 780-459-1642.

  • Addressing shall follow good cartographic practices and enable geographic locations to be found quickly and without incident to ensure efficient emergency response of first responders, avoid interfering with the functions of delivery services, utility services, mail delivery, and wayfinding. 

Minimum Character Size of Address Numbers

The size of the address numbers depends on how far your house or building is set back from the adjacent curb line.

0 to 10 m (0 to 32.8 ft)
Minimum character size – 10 cm (4 in.) – at least as tall as a can of pop

Coke Can

Greater than 10 m (32.8 ft)
Minimum character size – 15 cm (6 in.) – at least as tall as a 20-dollar bill

A 20 Dollar Bill

Are You a Residential Property Owner?

  • Ensure your address is visible year-round from the road. Make sure it’s not blocked by trees, or covered by snow in the winter. 
  • If you have a back lane, ensure that your address is clearly visible from the lane as well.

back lane address

  • Address numbers should contrast from the background you are putting them on.
  • For a typical house, the address numbers should be at least as tall as a can of pop.

Sit on a Condo Board or Own a Multi-Family Property?

  • If you have multiple buildings on your property, each address number must be visible at the property line and the entrance of each building. 
  • Address numbers should contrast from the background you are putting them on.
  • You should display address numbers lower than or at the first storey of a building. If it is displayed higher up, it must still be visible from ground level.
  • Addressing of all individual suites shall be coordinated with the City.   Please contact a Planning Technician at 780-459-1642.

lower than first storey

Own or Operate a Commercial or Industrial Property?

  • Ensure your address is clearly visible from the street.
  • If your building has more than one internal suite or unit, address numbers must be displayed for each unit on, beside, or above the front door.

multiple units

  • All buildings set back greater than 10 metres from the property line are required to use address numbers at least 15 cm in size. If it’s smaller than a 20-dollar bill, it’s too small.

Resources

Addressing Bylaw

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Last edited: January 23, 2024

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