[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Hilltown 7-24-1989 by Ord. No. 89-4. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 5-24-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-4]
The survey, plan and system for the numbering
of houses and buildings as prepared by the Hilltown Township Engineer,
dated September 11, 1970, and as subsequently amended by Hilltown
Township, is hereby approved and adopted as amended, and made a part
of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any structure used or intended to be used as a dwelling or
place of business or industry, and shall include any public buildings,
religious and institutional buildings.
A.
Within 60 days after the enactment of this chapter,
it shall be the duty of each and every owner, trustee, lessee, agent
and/or occupant of each and every building within the Township of
Hilltown to cause the same to be numbered in accordance with this
chapter, and the system and plan as hereby adopted and approved.
B.
Notice of violation. The Board of Supervisors or any
officer or employee of the Township designated thereby for the purpose
is hereby authorized to give written notice, by personal service or
by United States Mail, to the owner or occupant, as the case may be,
of any premises whereupon the address identification number at the
premises is not posted as required by the provisions of this chapter,
directing and requiring such owner or occupant to post the address
identification number so as to conform to the requirements of this
chapter within 15 days after issuance of such notice. In case any
owner, owners or occupants shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply
with such notice within the period of time stated herein, the Township
authorities may post a street number on the premises and collect the
cost thereof, together with any additional penalty authorized by law,
from such owner, owners or occupant in the manner provided by law.
[Amended 5-24-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-4]
A.
The assigned number shall be placed upon the mailbox,
building or other conspicuous place, the same number to be of paint,
metal or enamel, and at least three inches in height, the color of
the numbers to be in contrast to the immediate background, and shall
be placed so as to be in full view from the opposite side of the street,
in accordance with the following design:
(1)
For buildings with identifiable mailboxes, the numbers
shall be placed on the mailbox.
(2)
For those buildings visible from the street but without
mailboxes, the numbers shall be placed in a conspicuous place on or
over each front door, on the front transom bar, front transom glass
or front show window.
(3)
For those buildings without mailboxes and not visible
from the street, the number shall be placed at the end of each private
road or driveway serving such building or structure, and at the entrance
to any private lane or driveway off of a main road or driveway serving
said building or structure upon a permanent standard, base or support.
B.
The Hilltown Township Zoning Officer is hereby authorized
to require the numbering and renumbering of any building or structure
in accordance with this chapter.
It shall be unlawful to cover any house number
with any sign, drapery, or other obstruction tending to conceal such
number and all old numbers shall be removed from any building or structure
whenever a new number has been assigned by the Township.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought
before a District Justice under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default
of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that
such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated
shall also constitute a separate offense.
