Township of Burlington, NJ Chapter 371 Numbering of Buildings and Curbs

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Burlington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Fire prevention — See Ch. 275.

Article I House Numbering System

[Adopted 9-24-1975 (Sec. 4:7 of the 1975 General Ordinances)]

§ 371-1 Adoption of plan.

A certain plan entitled "Tabulation of Existing House Number, Assigned New Numbers, and Unnumbered Houses Assigned Numbers," of which at least three copies have been placed on file in the office of the Township Clerk in accordance with procedures set by state statute, is hereby adopted as the official house numbering system for the Township of Burlington and said proposal is incorporated within the provisions of this article as if set forth at length.

§ 371-2 Effective date.

The effective date of the official use of the house numbering system shall be July 1, 1976.

§ 371-3 Number specifications. [1]

The house numbers shall be:

A. Numerals;

B. Clearly visible from the street;

C. Six inches in height; and

D. In a color that contrasts with the background color.

[1] Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Article II Curb Address Numbering System

[Adopted 8-28-2001 (Sec. 4:9 of the 1975 General Ordinances)]

§ 371-4 Regulation of curb address numbering standards.

The painting of house numbers on curbs located in Burlington Township shall be done in accordance with the following standards:

A. The type of paint shall be background white highway traffic paint.

B. The address shall be sized at four inches and shall be painted in black enamel paint.

C. The numbers shall be located on the apron.

D. If a house faces in a different direction than the street address, the number shall be placed on the street of the legal street address.