In order to facilitate the location of buildings along the various roads
and highways by fire, police and other emergency services, and to facilitate
the reporting of emergencies and dispatching of emergency vehicles
and personnel under the county 911 system, the Town Board does hereby deem
the enumeration of all buildings to be of major importance for all of the
Town of Guilderland. In order to effectuate the efficient and accurate enumeration
of buildings, the Town Board hereby enacts this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BUILDING
The principal building or buildings on each lot, and shall not be
deemed to include any minor building.
All buildings in the Town of Guilderland existing and those hereafter
constructed will have displayed either upon said building or at the driveway
entrance thereto a number uniquely identifying said building's location on
any given road or highway.
The Assessor of the town shall, within 90 days of the effective date
of this chapter, notify all property owners of the numbers assigned to any
building already existing. The Assessor will assign a number to any new building
after the issuance of a building permit and prior to the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy. Any new certificate of occupancy issued after the effective
date of this chapter shall have written upon its face the building number
and street name upon which it is located.
Each separate building or dwelling shall be assigned a separate distinguishing
number by the Town Board of the Town of Guilderland in conformity with a uniform
numbering system encompassing the entire town. The display of any house number
other than the number assigned by the town is expressly prohibited.
All existing structures in the town to which numbers are assigned by the Assessor shall be required to display the assigned number in the manner required by §
143-5 hereof within six months of the assignment of a number by the Assessor. Any structures for which a certificate of occupancy is issued after the effective date of this chapter will be required to be in compliance with the provisions hereof upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
The Chief Building Inspector and Zoning Coordinator is hereby declared
to be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter. The Chief Building
Inspector and Zoning Coordinator will cause all property owners to be in compliance.
Upon the application of any person, the Supervisor, or his designee,
may vary or modify the requirements contained herein upon such terms and conditions
as he deems appropriate. There shall be no appeal from the decision of the
Supervisor on an application made under this section.
Any person or persons who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense punishable as set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III.