[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Tuckerton 11-7-1988
by Ord. No. 19-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of these regulations is to require the clear display of
authorized and assigned house or building numbers on every building fronting
on any street in the Borough of Tuckerton in order to assist the general public
and emergency services, public and private, in identifying any property in
case of emergency or otherwise.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other structures erected
or to be erected within the Borough of Tuckerton shall display identification
numbers as provided herein and in accordance with specifications provided
herein.
House numbers shall be determined and assigned by the Borough of Tuckerton.
The owner of any structure requiring a house number, for which structure such
a number has not been assigned as of the effective date of this chapter, will
be notified by the Borough when such number is assigned to said structure.
The Borough Clerk, in cooperation with the United States Postmaster and the
Borough Tax Assessor, shall determine the house number assignment for each
structure, unless otherwise provided by this chapter.
Upon any subdivision or resubdivision of land in the Borough of Tuckerton
resulting in a lot or lots other than those delineated on said map, the Tax
Assessor shall assign a number to each lot resulting from said subdivision
or resubdivision which shall be in proper numerical sequence in relation to
the number assigned to other lots fronting on the same street.
No subdivision or resubdivision of land requiring approval by the Planning
Board shall be recorded on the Tax Assessment Map unless a house number has
been assigned by the Tax Assessor to each lot so divided.
Whenever any house, building or structure shall be erected or located
in the Borough of Tuckerton after the establishment of the numbering system,
in order to preserve the continuity and uniformity of numbers of the houses,
buildings and structures, it shall be the duty of the owner to procure, from
the office of the Tax Assessor, the correct number or numbers as designated
for said property and to immediately affix the number or numbers so assigned
to the house, building or structure. No building permit shall be issued for
any house, building or structure until the owner has procured from the Tax
Assessor the official number of said proposed or existing house, building
or structure. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any house, building
or structure hereafter erected, enlarged or occupied until a permanent and
proper number has been affixed.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every structure which now
fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public or private street within
the Borough of Tuckerton who has been assigned a house number shall, at his
own expense, cause the authorized and assigned number of such structure to
be permanently and conspicuously placed in accordance with the specifications
set forth herein.
House or building numbers shall be:
A.
In Arabic numerals.
B.
A minimum height of three inches for residential properties
and a minimum of six inches for commercial and industrial properties.
C.
Mounted in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch
of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street.
D.
Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement,
spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from the street.
E.
At least 30 inches above ground level and so placed that
trees, shrubs or other obstructions do not block the line of sight of the
numbers from the street upon which the building fronts.
If numbers affixed to the front of the building would not be visible
from the street, regulations may be satisfied if the owner, occupant or lessee
shall provide the Arabic numerals, as required by these regulations, upon
a post, rod or other type of fixture of substantial nature or a mailbox at
or near the frontage with the same number affixed thereof and so located upon
the same so that the number may be conspicuous and visible from the street
upon which the building fronts. When the provisions of this section have been
complied with, the owner, occupant or lessee of the house or building shall
not be otherwise obligated to affix Arabic numerals to said house or building
and shall be permitted, at his option, to utilize cursive numbers or no numbers
at all upon the house or building.
Garden apartment and townhouse condominium complexes shall provide such
building and apartment numbers as are provided for in the regulations.
Any person or persons convicted of a violation of these regulations
shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or 90 days in jail, or both.
Each day that the violation occurs shall be deemed to be a separate violation.
