[Added 3-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-05]
The Township Council finds that residents and property owners
of the Township would be more effectively and efficiently served by
its Police and Fire Departments, its ambulance corps, its Department
of Public Works and by similar municipal services if readily visible
house and building numbers were affixed to all such structures in
the municipality.
The Department of Engineering shall develop and maintain maps
indicating street names and house numbers. Such maps shall be distributable
to all municipal departments having need for same.
A.
It shall be the duty of the owners, occupants or lessee of all dwellings,
rental buildings, condominium or cooperative buildings, apartment
houses, commercial and industrial establishments and other buildings
to number such buildings bearing the number assigned as the address
to the building or property. The number so assigned to each building
shall be displayed by the owner or occupant so that it may easily
be read by a person seated in a vehicle on the adjoining street. The
building number shall be in Arabic numerals, shall be located on the
building or on a mailbox, post or other suitable holder, shall be
reflective or lighted to be visible at night, and shall be positioned
so that such number can be easily read by a person seated in a vehicle
on the pavement of the roadway on which the property is situated.
The designated number shall not be obstructed by shrubs or other materials
and shall be in contrasting color to its background. The owners, occupants
or lessees shall number such dwellings, rental buildings, condominium
or cooperative buildings, apartment houses, commercial and industrial
establishments and other buildings in accordance with the provisions
of this section within 90 days after passage and publication of this
code enactment.
[Amended 8-15-2022 by Ord. No. 22-14]
B.
The Department of Engineering shall be responsible for the assignment
of a street address number, consistent with existing numbers, on all
applications for new construction of principal buildings. The Chief
Construction Official shall, on such applications and on all other
applications for construction, require compliance with this section
as a condition for the issuance of a building permit.
C.
If the owner, occupant or lessee of any building covered hereby shall
fail, refuse or neglect to post the number as required or replace
it when necessary, the Chief Construction Official shall cause a written
notice to be served on such person or the representative of such entity,
as the case may be, directing that the number be properly posted or
replaced. Any such person or entity not complying with said notice,
within 15 days after receipt thereof, shall be deemed to be in violation
of this article.
Within 90 days after the passage of this article, each party
required to comply with this article shall cause house numbers to
be posted conforming to this article. Nonconforming house numbers
or other identification need not be removed, provided that numbers
that comply are also posted. It shall be the duty of the Chief Construction
Official to notify, by posting on the doorway and by ordinary mail,
the owners and occupants who fail to comply with the provisions of
this article. If not corrected within 15 days from such notification,
the parties so notified shall be charged with violation of this article
by service of summons issued by and returnable before the Municipal
Court.
