The purpose of this chapter is to require the clear display of authorized
and assigned building or house numbers on every building or house fronting
on any street in the Borough of Gibbsboro in order to assist the general public
and emergency services, public or private, in identifying any property in
the event of emergency or otherwise as needed.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other structures erected
or to be erected within the Borough of Gibbsboro shall display identification
numbers as provided herein and in accordance with specifications provided
herein.
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 Borough of Gibbsboro shall, at his own expense, cause the authorized and
assigned number of such structure to be permanently and conspicuously placed
in accordance with the specifications set forth herein.
Building or house numbers shall be:
B. A minimum height of three inches.
C. Mounted in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch
of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street.
D. Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement,
spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from the street.
E. At least 30 inches above ground level and placed so 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 as required in §
114-4, the requirements of this chapter are satisfied if the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide the numbers, as required by §
114-4, upon a post, rod or other type of fixture of substantial nature or a mailbox at or near the road 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 numbers to said building or house and shall be permitted, at his option, to utilize non-Arabic numbers or no numbers at all upon the house or building.
House numbers shall be determined by the Tax Assessor of the Borough
of Gibbsboro upon appropriate consultation with the Borough Engineer. Every
owner, occupant or lessee of a building constructed or to be constructed in
the Borough of Gibbsboro shall apply to the Tax Assessor if no number has
been previously assigned for an authorized number in accordance with this
chapter.
Garden apartments and townhouse complexes shall provide such building
and apartment numbers as are required in the State Uniform Construction Code
Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or modified after the effective
date of this chapter shall have the certificate of occupancy withheld until
permanent and proper numbers have been affixed.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties in Chapter
1, Article
I, General Penalty.