[Adopted 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 94-5 (Part 12, Ch. 1, Art. B, of the 1975 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental to and accessory to that of a principal building located on the same lot.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Any building or structure erected on a tract, lot or parcel of land, except an accessory building.
This article applies to all principal buildings within the Borough and to each tract, lot or parcel of land. Each property owner and occupant shall provide and maintain, at all times, the street numbers required by this article. No property owner or occupant shall use any street number other than the one assigned pursuant to this article.
A. 
The Borough Manager, or such other person as Borough Council may designate by resolution, shall assign the street number for each principal building, tract, lot or parcel of land and shall maintain a record of such assignments in the Borough offices. Once a street number is so assigned to a property, the property shall be designated for all purposes by the assigned number, and the property owner shall provide and maintain the number display as required by this article.
B. 
The Borough Manager, or such other person as Borough Council may designate, shall have the power and duty to reassign street address numbers as and when the Manager, or such other designated person, determines that such reassignment is in the public interest. The Borough Council shall have the right and power to change any street address number whenever it deems such a change necessary and desirable. If such reassignment is made, the owner or the occupant of the property shall implement the change in compliance with this article, as soon as reasonably possible.
The owner or occupant of each tract, lot or parcel of land to which no street address number has previously been assigned shall, upon purchase, acquisition or occupancy thereof or within seven days of discovery that no such number has been assigned, make application to the Borough Manager or his designated agent for assignment of such number.
A. 
The Borough Manager shall be responsible for assigning street address numbers to each lot which is created as a result of a subdivision or resubdivision. Said lot numbers shall be in proper numerical sequence in relation to the number assigned to other lots fronting on the same street.
B. 
When the numbers required in Subsection A hereof have been assigned by the Borough Manager, they shall be added as a note on each final subdivision plan. No subdivider shall record any plan or sell or convey any lot or dwelling unit or other building or structure upon said lot or lease or otherwise permit the use and occupancy thereof without first complying with all of the terms of this article.
A. 
Street address numbers shall consist solely of Arabic numerals, shall have a minimum height of three inches and shall be mounted in a secured fashion as required by Subsection B hereof. Roman or other type numerals, letters of the alphabet or other character symbols shall not be used as a required address number or in any manner that could be confused with a required number. All required numbers (including auxiliary numbers) shall have such contrasting background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of numerals so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight hours by a person possessing normal vision, when viewed from the center line of the facing street.
B. 
Standards for placement of street numbers.
(1) 
The numbers shall be so placed and maintained that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of sight from the center of the street to the numbers.
(2) 
When the principal building is located at an elevation higher than 10 feet above the street grade, an auxiliary number shall be provided. Such number shall be located on the grade or a landing at an elevation between four and 10 feet above the street grade.
(3) 
Occupancies with mailboxes at the end of driveways shall display numbers on both sides of the mailbox or its support post. When mailboxes are placed on the side of the facing street opposite from the occupancy, auxiliary numbers shall be provided, on the property, in addition to the mailbox numbers. When two or more mailboxes are placed together, side by side in a row, the numbers shall be placed on the fronts of the mailboxes.
(4) 
Occupancies without mailboxes at the end of driveways shall place numbers in the general vicinity of the main entrance or path of travel which leads to the main entrance.
(5) 
Occupancies with no mailbox that are located down long driveways or occupancies not visible from the street shall have a marker or post of noticeable size placed at the driveway entrance. The required number shall be placed on such post or marker. If more than one occupancy shares such a driveway, then each occupancy shall be so numbered.
(6) 
Occupancies with shared driveways shall also display auxiliary numbers at or near the main entrance of the occupied structure.
A. 
Upon discovery of a violation of this article, the Borough Code Enforcement Officer shall serve a written notice of violation on the property owner of record (as shown on the Borough's tax duplicates), by sending it by certified mail or posting it in a prominent place upon the property, or shall by serving it. Such notice shall state the specific provision(s) of this article which are being violated and shall require compliance with such provisions within 15 days from the service or posting of the notice of violation.
B. 
After the Code Enforcement Officer issues and serves a notice of violation pursuant to Subsection A hereof, each and every day such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a separate fine or penalty.
C. 
Any property owner who shall fail to comply with any notice of violation issued pursuant to Subsection A and who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this article before any District Justice of the county shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100, together with the costs of prosecution, including but not limited to the Borough's attorney fees. Said fine shall inure to the benefit and use of the Borough.
D. 
Any person found guilty of or liable for violating any ordinance of the Borough shall be assessed court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.
[Added 9-17-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-6[1]]
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Editor's Note: See also § 1-9B.