[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Goshen 5-23-1996 by L.L. No. 8-1996. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This Local Law No. 8 of the year 1996 shall
be entitled "Addressing and Renumbering of Streets and Roads, Buildings
and Property within the Town of Goshen."
[Amended 6-13-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
The Executive of the County of Orange, the office
of E-911 of the County of Orange and/or the Town of Goshen Building
Department shall have the authority to assign numbers to every parcel
of real property within the Town of Goshen that exists as of the effective
date of this chapter. Numbers shall be assigned to new parcels created
after the effective date of this chapter, by subdivision, or otherwise,
by the Town of Goshen Building Department. The owner of every parcel
of real property within the Town of Goshen, as of the effective date
of this chapter, shall be notified in writing of the new address assigned
to such parcel. For this purpose, notice given prior to the effective
date of this chapter by the Executive of the County of Orange, or
at his direction, with respect to any parcel of real property within
the Town of Goshen, pursuant to the adoption of numbers or naming
of streets or roads, with respect to the Enhanced 911 System, shall
be deemed notice for the purposes hereunder.
Each owner, agent of the owner or occupier of
real property within the Town of Goshen, after having received notice
of the number assigned to his/her parcel of real property and/or name
of the street or road, the same of which is located on, shall, within
30 days after such notice is sent or after the effective date of this
chapter, whichever occurs later, be responsible for displaying and
maintaining the display of the number of said parcel of real property
in accordance with this chapter as follows:
A.
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event
that the parcel contains one building, then one number of the parcel
of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the
building. The face shall be the side facing the street of address
and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any
artificial lens or lenses. In the event that the parcel contains more
than one building and more than one number is assigned to the parcel
of real property, then the numbers shall be conspicuously displayed
on the respective faces of each building or on a gate post, mailbox,
fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign) within 25 feet
of the road pavement of the street address that is readily readable
from said street or road without the aid of any artificial lens or
lenses. Wherever practical, said numbers shall be placed near some
light or source of illumination so that it may be readily seen at
night.
B.
Residential property. On each parcel of improved residential
property, the number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face
of the building, the face being the side facing the street or road
of address which it fronts, and shall be readily readable from the
street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses. If such parcel
of residential property contains more than one building, and more
than one number is assigned to such parcel, the numbers of the buildings
shall be conspicuously displayed on the respective faces of each such
building. If the number is displayed on a gate, post, mailbox, fence
or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign) it must be within 25
feet of the edge of the road pavement of the property. If the building
is not visible from the street, the number must be displayed on the
mailbox or visible post. The numbers shall be so placed that they
will not be obstructed by trees, shrubbery, porches or other extensions
of the building. Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed
near some light or source of illumination so that it may be readily
seen at night. The display of any house number other than the number
assigned by the Town of Goshen is prohibited.
C.
Size of numbers. For commercial property, the displayed
numbers shall be not less than eight inches nor more than 12 inches
in height. For residential property, the displayed numbers shall be
no less than four inches nor more than six inches in height.
D.
The displayed numbers shall be block Arabic numerals.
E.
The color of the displayed number must contract with
its background color.
Any owner, agent of the owner or occupier of
real property within the Town of Goshen who violates any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $50. Each day on which such violation continues
shall constitute a separate violation.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Town of
Goshen Building Inspector or any police officer of the Town of Goshen.
