[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of White 4-26-1995 by Ord. No. 930. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide orderly
assignment of street addresses to every inhabitable structure in White
Township which does not currently have a valid municipal style street
address in order to protect the safety and welfare of the general
public by facilitating the location of individual dwellings and businesses
by emergency response personnel.
B.
White Township shall have the sole authority to verify,
modify or assign new street addresses and to enforce the requirements
of this chapter.
C.
During the conduct of addressing operations White
Township or its designated representatives shall have the right to
enter upon, travel, measure and inspect all roadways and driveways
to visit and record information about all inhabitable structures within
the Township for the purposes of determining, assigning, and notifying
the inhabitants thereof of such assigned addresses.
D.
Requests for review of assigned addresses may be submitted
to White Township. Each review request shall be in writing and addressed
to the White Township Board of Supervisors.
A.
Within 30 days of receipt of written notification,
in accordance with this chapter, by White Township or its designated
representatives, of the assignment of or change of a structure address
number, the owner of said structure shall post the assigned structure
address number in compliance with the requirements herein.
B.
All address numbers shall be constructed of durable
material with a color which shall contrast with the color scheme of
the surface on which it is posted. The minimum size for all such posted
address numbers shall be three inches in height. In every case the
posted numbers shall be clear and readable from the street or roadway
along which the structure is addressed.
C.
The numbers shall be posted upon the structure within
three feet of the main entrance thereto unless the structure is more
than 75 feet from the road right-of-way or not visible from the roadway.
In such cases, the address numbers shall be posted on the property
within 10 feet of the road right-of-way line and within 15 feet of
either side of the driveway to the structure; or on the mail box serving
the property, provided the location of the mail box is in compliance
with current postal regulations.
D.
Following the posting of the assigned address numbers,
as required herein, the owner shall maintain the posted address number
at all times in compliance with this chapter. Posted address numbers,
as viewed from the public roadway, shall not be obstructed from view
by landscaping, shrubs, vegetation, screen doors, canopies, ornaments,
or any other plant or structure.
A.
When an owner or resident of any structure in White
Township receives notification of a new or changed address, that owner
or resident shall promptly provide all information requested by completing
the questions on the notification; sign the appropriate place on the
form to acknowledge receipt of the notification; and return the completed
and signed return portion of the notification form to the address
listed on the notification form.
B.
No building permit will be issued for any new or remodeled
building or structure in White Township until the owner or developer
has been issued a street address.
A.
One-hundred-block-style addressing. White Township
shall have the sole authority to verify the validity of the addressing
system in areas of the Township which are currently addressed with
a one-hundred-block-style addressing system, and to determine which
areas of the Township will use the one-hundered-block-style system.
New structures in these areas of White Township will be assigned an
address which complies with the existing valid system. White Township
shall have the sole authority to modify or assign new street addresses
in these areas.
B.
Distance-based addressing system. White Township shall
have the sole authority to determine which areas of the Township will
use the distance-based addressing system. The distance-based addressing
system is based on a calculated street address which uses:
(1)
The measured distance along the roadway from an intersection
to the property to be addressed.
(2)
The orientation of the roadway in relation to the
intersection of Philadelphia Street and 1st Street, and north along
Martin Road, south along Wayne Avenue, east along East Pike and west
along West Pike/Old Route 422.
(3)
The side of the roadway on which the property is situated.
C.
Philadelphia Street and 1st Street in Indiana Borough
are considered the baselines for the distance-based addressing system.
The intersection of Philadelphia Street and 1st Street in Indiana
Borough is considered the point of origin for these baselines. All
assigned addresses on each roadway will start with the lowest assigned
numerical address at that end of the roadway which is the closest
to the point of origin of the baselines. In the case of dead-end roads
the numbers will begin at the end of the road which intersects another
named roadway.
D.
The numbering of all roads which cross either of the
baseline roads will begin at the baseline and progress upward away
from the baseline. Such roads will then also be designated with an
east, west, north, or south prefix. For those roads which cross more
than two baselines, the directional prefix will be based solely upon
the north-south baseline, 6th Street north to Marion Road and south
to Wayne Avenue in Indiana Borough.
E.
Individual addresses will be the product of the division
of the measured distance along the roadway by the number 5.28 so that
every address will reflect the mileage along the roadway. For example,
an address of 1600 will be located 1.6 miles along the roadway. Numbers
will be assigned with even numbers on the right side of the roadway,
odd numbers on the left side of the roadway, as one would stand with
their back towards the beginning point. All inhabitable structures
will be addressed. Structures which are obviously facing a named road
will be addressed with respect to that roadway. Addresses will be
assigned based upon the measured distance to the front door of the
structure. Buildings which are more than 75 feet from the roadway
will be addressed based upon the measured distance to the center of
the driveway to the structure.
F.
No letter characters will be used in assigning new
addresses except in the case of individual units situated within a
multifamily structure. In such cases, the entire multifamily structure
shall have an individual numeric address assigned in accordance with
this chapter.
A.
White Township shall have the sole authority to name
all roadways within its boundaries.
B.
Road names currently on file with White Township are
hereby declared the official names of these roads, unless changed
by action of White Township. White Township shall have the sole authority
to determine the need for road name changes.
C.
"Private roadways" shall be defined as roads not maintained
by White Township or the state, owned by a private citizen, and with
more than two inhabitable structures located on it. White Township
shall have the authority to assign a temporary name to unnamed private
roads. Property owners wishing to have a permanent name assigned to
a private road may submit a written request to White Township for
review and approval.
