This chapter shall be known as the "Numbering
of Buildings and Property Law for the Unincorporated Town of Ramapo."
This chapter is intended to establish and impose
regulations requiring the display of street address numbers of buildings
and property in the unincorporated Town of Ramapo in order to make
the location of such property readily identifiable to police, volunteer
fire companies, paramedics and other emergency agencies, volunteer
or otherwise, of the Town of Ramapo, towns and villages of the County
of Rockland and agencies of the County of Rockland in order to accomplish
the purposes as intended in the adoption, within the County of Rockland,
of an Enhanced 911 System.
The Executive of the County of Rockland, the
Office of E-911 of the County of Rockland and/or the Building Inspector
of the Town of Ramapo shall have authority to assign numbers to every
parcel of real property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo as
exists as of the effective date of this chapter. On and after the
effective date of this chapter, numbers shall be assigned to new parcels,
created by subdivision or otherwise, by the Building Inspector of
the Town of Ramapo. The owner or occupier of every parcel of real
property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo as exists as of
the effective date of this chapter shall be notified in writing of
the number assigned to the parcel of real property. For this purpose,
notice given prior to the effective date of this chapter by the Executive
of the County of Rockland with respect to any parcel of real property
within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo, pursuant to the adoption
of numbers with respect to the Enhanced 911 System, shall be deemed
notice for the purposes hereunder.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L.
No. 2-2012]
Each owner, agent of the owner or occupier of
real property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo having received
notice of the number assigned to his/her parcel of real property shall,
within 30 days after such notice, or the effective date of this chapter,
whichever occurs last, be responsible for displaying, and maintaining
the display of, the number of said parcel of real property in accordance
with this chapter as follows:
A. Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event
the parcel contains one building with but one number assigned to it,
the number of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed
on the face of the building, the face being any side which faces a
street, and shall be readily readable from the street without the
aid of any artificial lens or lenses. In the event the parcel contains
more than one building and more than one number is assigned to the
parcel, the numbers of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously
displayed on the respective faces of each such building, the face
being that side which faces any street, and shall be readily readable
from the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
In addition to the foregoing, in the event the parcel contains a pylon
or sign designed to advertise the activities conducted on the parcel,
such pylon or sign shall contain the number, or range of numbers,
assigned to the parcel and the numbers shall be readily readable from
the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
B. Residential property.
(1) Buildings set back less than 50 feet from the street.
The number of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed
on the face of the primary residential building, the face being any
side which faces a street, in the event the primary residential building
face shall be less than 50 feet distant from the road pavement of
the street fronting the property and shall be readily readable from
the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
(2) Buildings set back 50 feet or more from the street.
In the event the primary residential building is more than 50 feet
distant from the road pavement of the street fronting the property,
the number of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed
on a gatepost, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure (i.e.,
a sign) within 20 feet of the road pavement of the street fronting
the property and shall be readily readable from the street without
the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
C. The color of the displayed number must contrast with
its background color. The numbers must be at least four inches in
height and if possible made of a reflective material for nighttime
visibility.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L.
No. 2-2012]
Any owner, agent of the owner or occupier of
real property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo who violates
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation
and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 and/or imprisonment
not to exceed 15 days for each such violation. Each day on which such
violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.