[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Incorporated Village of Bayville 3-25-1985 by L.L. No. 6-1985. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
and referred to as the "House Numbering Ordinance of the Village of
Bayville."
The Village of Bayville hereby adopts the following
provisions with respect to house numbering in the Village of Bayville.
The purpose of these regulations is to require
the clear display of authorized and assigned house or building numbers
on every building fronting on any street in the Village of Bayville
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 Village of Bayville
shall display identification numbers as provided herein and in accordance
with specifications provided herein.
House numbers shall be determined and assigned
by the Village Clerk of the Village of Bayville. The owner of any
structure requiring a house number for which structure such a number
has not been assigned as of the effective date of this chapter will
be notified by the Village when such number is assigned to said structure.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every
structure which now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public
or private street within the Village of Bayville who has been assigned
a house number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall,
at his own expense, within 30 days after the effective date 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. Any owner who has not been assigned
a number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall, within
30 days after notice of assignment of such number, comply with the
requirements of this section.
House or building numbers shall be:
A.Â
In Arabic numerals or alphabet letters.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.Â
A minimum height of four inches for residential properties
and a minimum height of six inches for commercial and industrial properties.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.Â
Mounted in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch
of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street.
D.Â
Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background,
arrangement, spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from
the street.
E.Â
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 building fronts.
If numbers affixed to the front of the building
would not be visible from the street, regulations may be satisfied
if the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide the Arabic numbers,
as required by these regulations, upon a post, rod or other type of
fixture of substantial nature or a mailbox at or near the frontage
with the same number affixed thereon and so located upon the same
so that the number may be conspicuous and visible from the street
upon which the building fronts. When the provisions of this section
have been complied with, the owner, occupant or lessee of the house
or building shall not be otherwise obligated to affix Arabic numbers
to said house or building and shall be permitted, at his option, to
utilize cursive numbers or no numbers at all upon the house or building.
Apartment and other similar facilities shall
provide such building and apartment numbers as are provided for in
the regulations.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or
modified after the effective date of this chapter shall have the certificate
of occupancy withheld until it is assigned a house number and said
number is affixed to said structure in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person or persons convicted of a violation
of these regulations shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $500
and/or 15 days in jail, or both. Each day that the violation occurs
shall be deemed to be a separate violation.
