This chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the
"House Numbering Ordinance of the Township of Mount Laurel."
The Township Council hereby adopts the following provisions with respect
to house numbering in the Township of Mount Laurel.
The purpose 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 Mount Laurel in order to assist the general
public and emergency services, public and private, in identifying any property
in case of emergency or otherwise.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other structures erected
or to be erected within the Township of Mount Laurel shall display identification
numbers as provided herein and in accordance with specifications provided
herein.
House numbers shall be determined and assigned by the Tax Assessor of
the Township of Mount Laurel. The owner of any structure requiring a house
number for which structure such a number has not been assigned as of the effective
date of this chapter will be notified by the township when such number is
assigned to said structure.
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 Mount Laurel who has been assigned a house number prior to
the effective date of this chapter shall, at his own expense, within 30 days
after the effective date 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. Any owner who has not been assigned
a number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall, within 30 days
after notice of assignment of such number, comply with the requirements of
this section.
House or building numbers shall be:
B. A minimum height of three inches for residential properties
and a minimum height of six inches for commercial and industrial properties.
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 contracting 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, regulations may be satisfied if the owner, occupant or lessee
shall provide the Arabic numbers, as required by these regulations, upon a
post, rod or other type of fixture of substantial nature or a mailbox at or
near the 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 Arabic numbers to said house or building
and shall be permitted, at his option, to utilize cursive numbers or no numbers
at all upon the house or building.
Garden apartment and townhouse-condominium complexes shall provide such
building and apartment numbers as are provided for in the regulations.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or modified after the effective
date of this chapter shall have the certificate of occupancy withheld until
it is assigned a house number and said number is affixed to said structure
in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 1984-33]
Any person or persons convicted of a violation of these regulations
shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or 90 days in jail, said
punishment to be levied at the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. Each
day that the violation occurs shall be deemed to be a separate violation.