The purpose of this chapter is to require that the principal building
or buildings on each lot in the Village of Port Chester have and display a
designated number which shall be clear and visible from the public street,
or, in the case of a corner lot, from one of the public streets; to provide
for the designation of numbers by the Port Chester Building Department for
improved and unimproved lots; to ratify and affirm existing numbers to the
extent possible, subject to the need for an orderly numbering system within
the village; all to assist the general public, the village and other municipal
agencies to locate individual properties and to enable them to respond to
emergencies and for other purposes which are hereby determined to be for the
health and welfare of the village.