[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Moorestown 7-8-1996 by Ord. No. 1785-96. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Township of Moorestown finds that 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 these
regulations 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 Moorestown 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.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other
structures erected or to be erected within the Township of Moorestown
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 Moorestown 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.
Height and width.
(1)
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.
(2)
Exception. 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 of a two-inch stroke.
[Added 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 1864-98]
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.
A.
If numbers affixed to the front of the building would
not be visible from the street, as required in the previous section,
then 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 upon a post, rod or other type of fixture of substantial
nature or a mailbox at or near the road frontage with the same numbers
affixed thereon and so located upon the same, so that the numbers
are conspicuous and visible in any direction from the street upon
which the building fronts.
B.
Commercial structures with freestanding signs set
back not more than 30 feet from the street line will affix or incorporate
Arabic numbers to said signs, if the building numerals are not visible
from the street. Said numerals shall be a minimum of six inches in
height and a minimum in width of one-inch stroke.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 1864-98]
House or building numbers shall be determined
by the Department of Community Development 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 Moorestown shall apply to the Tax Assessor if no number has been
previously assigned for an authorized number in accordance with this
chapter.
Garden apartments, townhouse and condominium
complexes shall provide such building and apartment numbers as are
provided for in these regulations.
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.
The certificate of smoke detector compliance
issued to one- and two-family dwellings pursuant to the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:18-2.3, shall be withheld by the Fire
Official until permanent and proper numbers have been affixed to the
building.
A.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to:
(1)
A fine not exceeding $100 for each offense;
(2)
A period of community service, within the meaning
and limits of and as referred to in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-29, as amended
and supplemented, and other applicable law; or
[Amended 3-20-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006]
(3)
Both such a fine and such a period of community service.
B.
Each day that a particular violation continues shall
be considered a separate offense.
