[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port
Chester 11-2-1993 as L.L. No. 16-1993.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
A.
It shall be the duty of every person responsible for
and of every owner, manager, lessee, occupant of an improved property located
in the Village of Port Chester to display a street number of at least three
inches in height which shall be so placed as to be visible from a public street,
and it shall not be obstructed by trees, shrubbery or other object or structure.
Wherever practical, the numbers shall be placed near a light or other source
of illumination.
B.
In the event the improved property does not have an assigned
number, an application or request for the same shall be made to the Port Chester
Building Department, which shall assign a number. In addition, if at any time
the Building Department shall determine that, by reason of conflict in the
numbers being used from improper sequence of numbers, confusion does or may
exist, then the Building Department shall have the power to require an owner
to post a number assigned by the Department in the place and stead of that
being used by the owner, occupant or person responsible for the property.
This shall not be construed to require consecutive numbers, only sequential
are required.
C.
To require a change of number, the Building Department
shall send a notice including the new number to the owner and/or occupant
at the address shown on the latest completed assessment roll by certified
mail, and such owner and/or occupant shall have 10 days to post the new numbers.
D.
Numbers may be posted or painted on the lot, on the buildings,
on a post or pole or on a mailbox or painted on a curb. All such numbers shall
be maintained in good condition and shall be legible and visible at all times.
E.
The numbering system presently obtaining in the Village
of Port Chester is that even numbers are on one side of the street and odd
numbers on the on the opposite side. On corner lots, the number conforms to
the numbering system on the street from which it is visible. This system shall
be maintained.
A.
The Building Department and Police Department shall be
responsible for enforcement of the numbering system and requirement to display
numbers on the principal buildings of improved lots.
B.
In the event that an enforcing officer shall determine
that a building number is not displayed or is not displayed in conformity
with this chapter, the notice to correct shall be delivered to a person on
the premises or mailed to the owner of the premises at the address shown on
the latest assessment roll and/or to the person or corporation in charge of
or occupying the premises at such address.
C.
On receipt of the notice, the person or corporation to
whom the notice is addressed shall promptly and correctly post the number.
D.
Failure to post the same in the time and manner required
by this chapter shall be a violation and shall subject the violator of a fine
not to exceed $250. Each day's violation shall be a separate violation.
E.
The Building Department and Police Department are authorized
to commence proceedings either by appearance ticket or information.
