Rural Addressing
Alignment with provincial standards
Rural addressing is a standardized system of identifying and locating rural properties.
In 2002, the County began putting into effect a municipal rural addressing system for use by emergency service providers — fire, RCMP and ambulance services — and for other purposes such as providing directions for delivery services.
The rural addressing system is a street address that works much like street addresses in an urban town or city. Our Range Roads (RGE RD), which run north and south, correspond to Streets, and our Township Roads (TWP RD), which run east and west, correspond to Avenues.
The rural address for a property is based on the distance from the road junction to the south or east of the driveway (called the Reference Road, whether built or not), to the point a property’s driveway meets a public road (called the Access Road). A Lac Ste. Anne County rural address then consists of the reference road number, access interval number, and access road. In Lac Ste. Anne County, rural addresses are NOT mailing addresses, and do not replace your legal land description.
Address intervals are 100 metres long with odd numbers assigned to one side and even numbers to the other side. Even numbers are on the north side of township roads, and on the west side of range roads. These intervals range from 01 to 32, increasing from the south or east.
Bylaw 21-2021 requires that all parcels of land supporting residential, commercial and industrial development with a primary access onto a developed public road right-of-way be assigned an address by the County; and that such address must be posted.
Cost Responsibilities
Sign procurement and placement costs for residential, commercial and industrial development are the responsibility of the property owner, occupant, or developer.
Signs can be ordered through the County, or procured from another supplier. You can also make your own rural addressing signs — as long as they conform to the specifications set out in the County's rural addressing guidelines listed further down this page.
Rural Addressing Guidelines
Do I have to have a rural address?
It is critical that emergency responders locate your home or business in times of emergencies in Lac Ste. Anne County. As such, it’s important to have proper signage to get to your property if you require Fire, RCMP or Ambulance Services. Please make sure your signs are visible. Help us help you by making sure your municipal address sign can be clearly read from the street or road. If you do not have a Rural Address Sign, you can pick up an application form at the Lac Ste Anne County Office, or print off a digital copy from the County website.
Bylaw 15-2002, the Municipal Addressing System Bylaw, requires that all parcels of land supporting residential, commercial and industrial development with a primary access onto a developed public road right-of-way be assigned an address by Lac Ste. Anne County, and such address must be posted, with the exception of oil and gas industry development, which is regulated by the AEUB.
How do I get my rural address?
Please contact the County office to obtain your rural address. You should have the following information available: legal land description; lot, block, plan, if applicable; and the measurement to your approach from the nearest road junction (Rge Rd, Twp Rd, or Hwy). An easy way is to use your vehicle odometer to make the measurement.
How do I get my sign?
The cost of a municipal rural addressing sign and placement for residential, commercial and industrial development taking place after June 1, 2003, shall be the responsibility of the property owner, occupant, or developer. Such signage shall be erected within three months after receipt of an approved development permit from the Development Officer. A property owner, occupant, or developer may order sign(s) through Lac Ste. Anne County, from another supplier, or make their own as long as the sign(s) conform(s) to the specifications set out in the County’s rural addressing guidelines.
What are the sign specifications?
Rural address panels for quarter-sections and acreages require aluminum 2mm engineer-grade panel, or 3/4” plywood, single-sided, blue background, white border, cropped (rounded) corners, white, High Intensity 4” HWY “C” font, letters and numbers. For an address of 9 to 13 digits: a 40” x 8” panel is required (Fig. 1). For an address of 14 digits plus: a 50” x 8” panel is required, (Fig. 2). If the property has more than one residence, an address and sign will be required for each residence.
Rural Address Panels for subdivision lots require aluminum 2mm Engineer grade panel; or 3/4” plywood, single sided, blue background, white border, cropped (rounded) corners, white, High Intensity 6” HWY “C” font letters and numbers. For an address of 1 to 2 digits: 10” x 8” panel is required (Fig. 3). For an address of 3 digits: 14” x 8” panel is required (Fig. 4).
Where do I install my sign?
Signs shall be placed within 6.1 metres (20 feet) on either side of the shoulder of the driveway (approach) and located 1 metre (3.3 feet from the property boundary, either within the property boundary or within the road right-of-way boundary. The sign shall be no lower than 1 metre (3.3 feet) from ground level (measured from bottom of sign) and no higher than 2 metres (6.6 feet) from ground level (measured from top of sign).
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