[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Hainesport 10-10-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-10-7; amended in its
entirety 4-24-2001 by Ord. No.
2001-3-4. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The Township of Hainesport finds many buildings
and structures, especially dwellings, are not provided with address
identification numbers or are provided with numbers that are illegible,
unreadable, fully or partially obstructed from view or too small or
too far from the street frontage to be identified. The intent of this
chapter is to require the clear display of authorized and assigned
house or building numbers on every building fronting on any street
in the Township of Hainesport in order to assist the general public,
public and private emergency services, and law enforcement and municipal
officials in identifying any property in case of emergency or in the
execution of official duties by public officials or otherwise.
[Amended 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-7]
All residential, commercial, industrial or other
structures erected or to be erected within the Township of Hainesport
shall display address 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 Township of Hainesport shall, at his
own expense, within three months after the adoption and publication
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.
House or building numbers shall be:
A.
In Arabic numerals.
B.
A minimum height of three inches and a minimum width
of one-half-inch-stroke for residential properties and six inches
minimum height and a minimum width of one-inch-stroke for commercial
properties. Commercial buildings that have a setback from the street
line of 50 feet or more will have numerals of a minimum height of
12 inches and a minimum width of two 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 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 as required in § 62-4, the requirements of this chapter are satisfied if the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide, in addition to the numbers posted on the front of the structure, an additional set of Arabic numbers, as required by § 62-4, 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 that the number may be conspicuous and visible from the street upon which the building fronts.
House or building numbers shall be determined
by the Township Administrator of the Township of Hainesport, or his
designee, after consultation with the Township 911 Coordinator and
Tax Assessor. Every owner, occupant or lessee of a building constructed
or to be constructed in the Township of Hainesport 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 and condominium
complexes shall provide such building and apartment numbers as are
provided for in this chapter.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or
modified after the effective date of this chapter shall have the certificate
of occupancy, or any other certificate, withheld by the Construction
Official until permanent and proper numbers have been affixed to the
building.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The certificate of smoke detector compliance
issued to one- and two-family dwellings pursuant to the Uniform Fire
Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3, shall be withheld by the Fire Official until
permanent and proper numbers have been affixed to the building.
A.
Any person, partnership or corporation violating any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to one
or more of the following:
[Amended 5-23-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-5-4; 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-7]
B.
The Township waives the additional fine for a violation
of an ordinance within one year of a previous violation of the same
ordinance provided in N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
C.
Where a fine in excess of $1,250 is sought to be imposed
for a housing violation or for a zoning violation, the applicable
owner and/or operator shall be provided a thirty-day period in which
the owner and/or operator has an opportunity to cure or abate the
condition prior to the scheduling of a hearing in municipal court.
In the event that the objectionable activity or condition is not resolved
to the satisfaction of the Township following said thirty-day period,
then the owner/operator shall have an opportunity for a hearing before
the municipal court. After the thirty-day period, the higher fine
may be imposed if the municipal court has not determined that the
abatement has been substantially completed.
[Added 5-23-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-5-4]
