[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Stafford 2-5-1985 by Ord. No. 85-15. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
and referred to as the "House Numbering Ordinance of the Township
of Stafford."
The purpose of these regulations is to require
the clear display of authorized and assigned house or building numbers
on every building fronting on any street in the Township of Stafford
in order to assist the general public and emergency services, public
and private, in identifying any property in case of emergency or otherwise.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other
structures erected or to be erected within the Township of Stafford
shall display identification numbers as provided herein and in accordance
with specifications provided herein.
House numbers shall be determined and assigned
by the Township of Stafford. The owner of any structure requiring
a house number, for which structure such a number has not been assigned
as of the effective date of this chapter, will be notified by the
Township when such number is assigned to said structure.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every
structure which now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public
or private street within the Township of Stafford who has been assigned
a house number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall,
at his own expense, within 30 days after the effective date of this
chapter, cause the authorized and assigned number of such structure
to be permanently and conspicuously placed in accordance with the
specifications set forth herein. Any owner who has not been assigned
a number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall, within
30 days after notice of assignment of such number, comply with the
requirements of this section.
House or building numbers shall be:
A.
In Arabic numerals.
B.
A minimum height of three inches for residential properties
and a minimum height of six inches for commercial and industrial properties.
C.
Mounted in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch
of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street.
D.
Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background,
arrangement, spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from
the street.
E.
At least 30 inches above ground level and so placed
that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of
sight of the numbers from the street upon which the building fronts.
If numbers affixed to the front of the building
would not be visible from the street, regulations may be satisfied
if the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide the Arabic numerals,
as required by these regulations, upon a post, rod or other type of
fixture of substantial nature or a mailbox at or near the frontage
with the same number affixed thereof and so located upon the same
so that the number may be conspicuous and visible from the street
upon which the building fronts. When the provisions of this section
have been complied with, the owner, occupant or lessee of the house
or building shall not be otherwise obligated to affix Arabic numerals
to said house or building and shall be permitted, at his option, to
utilize cursive numbers or no numbers at all upon the house or building.
Garden apartment and townhouse condominium complexes
shall provide such building and apartment numbers as are provided
for in the regulations.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or
modified after the effective date of this chapter shall have the certificate
of occupancy withheld until it is assigned a house number and said
number is affixed to said structure in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 11-11-1986 by Ord. No. 86-55; 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-22]
A.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any
of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, by imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 90 days or by community service of not more than
90 days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service
as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. The
continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute
a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting
the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above
for each separate offense.
B.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be subject to abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
