[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Newfield 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-1. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to require the
clear display of authorized and assigned house or building numbers
on every building fronting on any street or road in the Borough of
Newfield, 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 Borough of Newfield
shall display identification numbers as provided herein and in accordance
with specifications provided herein.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every
structure which now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public
or private street or road within the Borough of Newfield shall, at
his own expense, within three months after the adoption and publication
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.
A.
House or building numbers shall be:
(1)
In Arabic numerals.
(2)
A minimum height of three inches.
(3)
Mounted in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch
of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street.
(4)
Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background,
arrangement, spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from
the street.
(5)
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 buildings fronts.
B.
For commercial establishments located in shopping
centers, strip buildings and other multi-occupant buildings and groups
of buildings, additional numbers shall be placed at rear entrances
in the same manner as above provided.
House numbers shall be determined by the Tax
Assessor of the Borough of Newfield. Every owner, occupant or lessee
of a building constructed or to be constructed in the Borough of Newfield
shall apply to the Tax Assessor for a number, if no number has been
previously assigned, in accordance with this chapter.
Garden apartments and townhouse complexes shall
provide such building and apartment numbers as are provided for in
the BOCA Code.
Any structure which is erected, repaired, altered
or modified after the effective date of this chapter shall have the
certificate of occupancy withheld until permanent and proper numbers
have been affixed.
Any person, partnership, corporation or other
business entity violating any provision of this chapter shall be notified
in writing (by personal service or regular and certified mail) of
the violation and be given 30 days to correct, followed by a second
warning in writing with an additional 14 days to correct. If the person,
partnership, corporation or other business entity shall fail to comply
with the provisions of this chapter after the written notice of violation
and second warning, a violation of this chapter shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than $100 and no more than $500. For any continuing
violation, by way of failure to comply with the provisions of this
chapter after a first finding of violation and penalty has been imposed,
any subsequent penalty shall be not less than $500 for each subsequent
violation.
