[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of
Collingswood: Art. I, 8-16-1971 by Ord. No. 662
as Ch. 45 of the 1971 Code; Art. II, 3-7-1988 as Ord.
No. 911. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-16-1971 by Ord. No. 662
as Ch. 45 of the 1971 Code]
The Borough Engineer is hereby authorized to prepare a map or maps showing
and designating the number of each and every building and lot fronting upon
any street, avenue, highway, lane, alley and public place in the Borough of
Collingswood, County of Camden.
Said map or maps shall be permanently located in the office of the Tax
Assessor of the Borough of Collingswood under the supervision of said Tax
Assessor.
The owner or owners of any building or buildings in the Borough of Collingswood
having numbers which do not correspond to the numbers allotted to them on
the aforesaid map shall, within thirty (30) days after receiving notice thereof,
display upon each building the number assigned to it.
Applicants for building permits shall apply to the Construction Code
Official or the Tax Assessor for a number or numbers to be displayed on the
building or buildings for which said permit is issued.
Any person, persons, partnership or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Article shall, upon being adjudged guilty, be fined not
exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.), imprisoned for not more than ninety
(90) days or sentenced to a period of community service for not more than
ninety (90) days, or any combination thereof.
[Adopted 3-7-1988 as Ord. No. 911]
Every owner of a dwelling unit, whether a single-family unit or a multifamily
residential unit, shall install numbers on said dwelling units corresponding
to the addresses of those units as utilized by the postal service. The intention
of this Article is to apply retroactively and include existing lots and buildings
as well as those created after the effective date of this Article.
The following regulations shall apply to all single-family and multifamily
units:
A.
The identification numbers shall be no less than two
and one-half (21/2) inches in height.
B.
The numbers shall contrast with the background on which
they are mounted.
C.
All numbers shall be mounted so that they face the street
on which the building fronts.
D.
All numbers shall be mounted no less than three (3) feet
above the street grade level.
E.
All numbers shall be visible from the street upon which
the dwelling fronts.
F.
The numbers shall be maintained by the owner of the property
and shall be unobstructed by trees, shrubs or other vegetation.
The following additional regulations shall apply to multifamily dwellings:
A.
Each building shall be identified clearly, and the identification
shall be visible from the street upon which the building fronts.
B.
If a complex contains more than one (1) building, each building shall be clearly titled and the apartment number ranges contained therein posted in accordance with § 117-7 of this Article.
C.
Numbers with directional arrows shall be posted on the
walls of corridors used to enter and exit stairwells and elevators.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any single-family or
multifamily residential unit in the Borough of Collingswood unless said building
is in compliance with the requirements of this Article.
This Article shall be enforced by any officer, employee or official
of the Borough of Collingswood.
Any property owner in violation of this Article shall receive written
notice thereof from the Borough Subcode Official, requiring compliance with
this Article within thirty (30) days. Should the property owner thereafter
fail to comply and remain in violation of this Article, said violator shall
be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.), imprisonment
for not more than ninety (90) days or a period of community service for not
more than ninety (90) days, or any combination thereof, upon the filing of
a complaint in the Collingswood Borough Municipal Court.
