[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Silverdale 7-10-1961 by Ord. No. 61. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction codes — See Ch. 140.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any structure used or intended to be used as a dwelling or
as a place of business or industry but shall not include any public
building, or any structure built as a place of worship, or any accessory
building located upon a lot where there is also a main building.
The Borough Secretary shall draw up a numbering
plan for the entire Borough and shall assign numbers to all lots and
buildings located in the Borough. Such numbers shall be assigned according
to the system prescribed in this chapter.
A.
The intersection
of Main Street and Walnut Street shall be the point of reference upon
which such numbering system shall be based. Although Main Street runs
generally in a northeast-southwest direction, and Walnut Street runs
generally in a northwest-southeast direction, for the purpose of this
chapter, Main Street shall be considered as the east-west axis and
Walnut Street as the north-south axis of the numbering system.
B.
Upon Main
Street and all streets running parallel or generally parallel thereto,
the numbering system shall commence at Walnut Street with number 100
and shall increase eastwardly and westwardly from the intersection
with Walnut Street. The allotment of numbers shall be made as nearly
as practicable one number for every 50 feet. The odd numbers shall
be on the north sides of such streets, and the even numbers shall
be on the south sides thereof.
C.
Upon Walnut
Street and all streets running parallel or generally parallel thereto,
the numbering system shall commence at Main Street with number 100
and shall increase northwardly and southwardly from the intersection
of Main Street. The allotment of numbers shall be made as nearly as
practicable one number for every 50 feet. The odd numbers shall be
on the east sides of such streets and the even numbers on the west
sides thereof.
D.
Upon all
streets now or hereafter located and not running generally parallel
to Main Street or to Walnut Street or in any way not conforming to
the prevalent pattern of street arrangements in the Borough, numbers
shall be assigned by the Secretary at approximate fifty-foot intervals,
as closely as practicable to the numbers used upon neighboring streets
running in an approximately parallel direction or, if the latter is
not practicable, then in the manner that the Secretary considers will
provide a most logical means of locating the property.
Numbers shall be assigned to all existing buildings
in the Borough by the Borough Secretary as soon as possible after
the adoption of this chapter, and the Borough Secretary shall immediately
thereafter send to the owner of every lot or property upon which a
building is located a notice of the number assigned to such building,
directing that such number be affixed to such building, or elsewhere
upon the property in the manner prescribed by this chapter, within
30 days of such notice. Every property owner who shall disregard or
fail to comply with such notice within the time limit stated therein
shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
Numbers, as assigned to each building in the
Borough according to the provisions of this chapter, shall be affixed
to or painted upon or carved upon such building or upon a permanent
standard, base or support between such building and the street upon
which the building faces. Each number shall be at least four inches
high with a stroke width of 0.5 inch, in keeping with Section 505
of the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code, shall be of such
color and material as to be visible from the street, and shall not
be obscured by foliage or other obstruction. The property owner shall
constantly maintain such numbers in complete, legible and unobscured
form and shall reaffix or renew all numbers that shall not continue
to conform to the requirements of this section; provided that, in
the case of any building occupied otherwise than by the owner thereof,
the occupant of the first floor, rather than the owner thereof, shall
be responsible for maintaining numbers upon such building as hereby
required.
Whenever a building shall hereafter be erected
in the Borough, no building permit shall be issued for the erection
of such building except with the official number for such building,
as obtained from the Borough Secretary, indicated upon such permit.
Within 30 days after the erection of such building and before the
occupancy thereof, such number shall be affixed by the owner thereof
in the manner required by this chapter in the case of existing buildings
and shall thereafter be maintained as hereby required for the numbers
of existing buildings.
[Amended 8-15-1977 by Ord. No. 123; 9-8-1987 by Ord. No.
196[1]]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $600, and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment
of fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days, provided that each week's continuance of a violation shall
constitute a separate offense.
