[Amended 4-21-1983 by Ord. No. 3-83; 3-16-2000 by Ord. No. 2-2000]
There is hereby established a numbering system for buildings in the Borough of Kinnelon, New Jersey, and any residences located on other than private roads.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Kinnelon 5-21-1971 by Ord. No. 8-71 (Ch. 48 of the 1972 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is hereby declared unlawful to use any new number on any building unless it is a number designated for use on the Borough maps for that particular location of any such building.
Any person, firm, association or corporation now the owner of any interest in a building, or who may hereafter acquire any such interest, is hereby charged with the obligation to change any number or numbers now in use on any such building if such numbers are inconsistent with the numbering system hereby established as contained on said maps. Such obligation shall continue as long as such ownership interest continues to exist, and it is hereby declared unlawful to use any number inconsistent with said system and maps if such use is continued for a period of 60 days following the notification as hereafter described.
All number changes and assignments are to be made on or before the 90th day following the effective date of this chapter. Notification shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the assessed owner or owners as determined by the last official record of the Tax Assessor, and it shall contain a statement describing the proper number or numbers assigned to the building or lot, lots or area of land where the building is located. In the case of conflict as to the proper number to be assigned to any building, the Borough Engineer shall determine the number of such building and this decision shall be final. The mailed notice shall include an acknowledgment card to be returned to the office of the Borough Engineer by the owner as his acknowledgment and notice of compliance with this chapter.
[Amended 7-21-1977 by Ord. No. 10-77]
A.
Whenever any house, building or structure shall be erected or located in this Borough after the establishment of the numbering system, in order to preserve the continuity and uniformity of numbers of the houses, buildings and structures, it shall be the duty of the owner to procure the correct number or numbers as designated from the office of the Borough Engineer for said property and to immediately affix said number or numbers so assigned for said buildings as provided by this chapter.
B.
No building permit shall be issued for any house, building or structure until the owner has procured from the office of the Borough Engineer the official number of said house, building or structure.
C.
All subdivisions shall have house numbers assigned prior to final approval. All such house numbers shall be shown on the site plan submitted for final approval.
D.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or modified after the effective date of this chapter shall have the certificate of occupancy withheld by the Construction Official until permanent and proper numbers have been affixed.
E.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or modified after the effective date of this chapter in that area of the Borough known and designated as "Smoke Rise" shall have the certificate of occupancy withheld by the Construction Official until permanent numbers have been affixed.
[Added 4-21-1983 by Ord. No. 3-83]
The numbering of buildings shall begin at the base line or origin of the street, and allowance shall be made for future extension of the street and possible subdivision of lands fronting on the street. The direction of the street is determined by drawing a line on the map from the beginning of the street to the end of the street. If this line falls in the quadrant of northwest to northeast and/or southeast to southwest, the street will be considered as running in a north/south direction. If this line falls in the quadrant of northeast to southeast and/or northwest to southwest, the street will be considered as running in an east/west direction. In general, the following basic rules shall apply:
A.
For all streets running in a northerly or southerly direction, even numbers shall be assigned to the west side of the street and odd numbers to the east side.
B.
For all streets running in a westerly or easterly direction, even numbers shall be assigned to the north side of the street and odd numbers to the south side.
C.
The number 13 shall not be used.
D.
After issuance of a number, that number shall be used hereafter for the building on that location and no other number shall apply.
[Amended 4-21-1983 by Ord. No. 3-83]
The numbers shall be a minimum of 2 1/2 inches in height, clearly visible on the background to which they are attached and shall be located in a prominent place on the property so that they will be visible from the street. House numbers shall be procured and bed at the owners' expense. Anything to the contrary, notwithstanding this § 100-7, shall apply within the entire Borough of Kinnelon, including but not limited to the section of the Borough known and designated as "Smoke Rise."
The Council, at any time after the adoption of this chapter, may by resolution change, rename or name any street within the jurisdiction of the Borough.
[Amended 5-1-1972 by Ord. No. 9-72; 4-21-1983 by Ord. No. 3-83; 7-21-1988 by Ord. No. 12-88; 6-21-1980 by Ord. No. 4-90]
If the owner of any lot upon which a building is located shall fail or refuse to display or cause to be displayed the number assigned thereto in conformity with the provisions of this chapter after sixty days of notice to do so, he shall be liable, upon conviction, to one or more of the following at the discretion of the court: a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days or community service not to exceed 90 days, for each offense, and each week after the giving of such notice shall constitute a separate offense. The Construction Official and the Police Department of the Borough of Kinnelon shall be authorized to act as enforcement officers of this chapter.