[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Livonia 2-7-1991
by L.L. No. 1-1991. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Numbering Law of
the Town of Livonia, Livingston County, New York."
The purpose of this chapter shall be to require and regulate the numbering
or numerical identification of all principal structures located or hereafter
erected within the Town of Livonia, Livingston County, New York.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
As set forth in Chapter 150, Zoning, or as such definition is hereafter modified by duly enacted ordinance or local law.
The Town of Livonia, Livingston County, New York.
A.
All principal structures located within any town zoning
district shall have and display at least one set of street numbers assigned
to it and approved by the Town Code Enforcement Officer. Numbers must be prominently
displayed on the side of said structure fronting the nearest dedicated or
private road or right-of-way. In no case shall script design be permitted
or said numbers be of written cursive.
B.
In the case where the principal structure is not clearly
visible from the dedicated or private road or right-of-way, a post with the
property address displayed upon it, not to exceed five feet in height, shall
be installed in close proximity to the property access, no fewer than 20 feet
nor greater than 25 feet from the property line fronting the dedicated or
private road or right-of-way.
C.
All numbers shall be Arabic in design only, shall measure
a minimum of five inches in height and shall sharply contrast in color from
the structure or background of the post.
D.
In the case of new construction, no temporary or final
certificate of occupancy will be issued until the Town Code Enforcement Officer
verifies that such street numbers have been properly assigned and installed.
Furthermore, no inspection for new construction will be provided until installation
of the proper address number or lot number in a prominent location on the
site, prior to construction has been completed.
E.
Any work for which a building permit is or shall be required
cannot commence before compliance with this chapter.
F.
The absence of address numbers, the insecure fastening
or absence of any whole number thereof, the use of any number not properly
assigned by the town or its failure to meet visibility requirements shall
be considered to be a violation of this chapter.
G.
Any existing structure having street numbers that are
Arabic in design, logical in sequence and a minimum of four inches in height
as of the effective date of this section shall be deemed to be in substantial
compliance with this chapter.
A.
The Town Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to grant exemptions from the size requirement for numbering or numerical identification as provided in § 64-4 hereof where, in said officer's reasonable discretion, public safety is not or shall not be adversely affected.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this chapter shall not
be enforced retroactively so as to apply to existing principal structures,
but shall be actively enforced in connection with the following events:
(1)
If, at the effective date of this chapter, a principal
structure does not display any number(s) properly identifying the structure,
the Town Code Enforcement Officer shall be authorized to direct compliance.
(2)
Any work for which a building permit application is required
shall authorize a direction to comply with this chapter.
(3)
Any inspection by the Town Code Enforcement Officer undertaken
in connection with the issuance of a certificate of compliance or annual/regular
Fire Code Inspection or similar administrative inspection shall authorize
a direction to comply with this chapter.
C.
The Town Code Enforcement Officer is responsible for
assuring compliance with the requirements of this chapter and is hereby expressly
authorized to issue appearance tickets and/or to appear before a Town Justice
of the town to seek enforcement therewith.
A.
Violation of this chapter shall authorize a civil penalty
not to exceed $50 for each instance of violation.
B.
Noncompliance for a period of one month shall be considered
one instance of violation; each and every succeeding month or part of one
month of noncompliance shall be considered an additional instance of noncompliance.
One month shall be considered and construed for the purposes of this chapter
as a continuous period of 30 days commencing with the date of service of an
appearance ticket or appearance warning ticket upon the noncomplying party.
