[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Washington 2-18-1992 by Ord. No. 92-2. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established a numbering system
for buildings in the township in accordance with the Official Street
Numbering Maps so numbered and on file in the office of the Township
Assessor.
It is hereby declared unlawful to use any new
number on any building unless it is a number designated for use for
that particular location as shown on the Official Street Numbering
Maps on file in the Township Assessor's office.
Any person now the owner of any interest in
a building or who may hereafter acquire any such interest is hereby
charged with the obligation to change any number or numbers now in
use on any such building if inconsistent with the numbering system
hereby established as contained on the Official Street Numbering Maps.
Such obligation shall continue as long as such ownership interest
continues to exist; and it is hereby declared unlawful to use any
number inconsistent with the system and maps if such use is continued
for a period of 60 days following the notification as hereafter described.
It shall be the duty of the property owner to
know on which lot the subject building to he numbered is located,
and he shall use the appropriate number thereof. In case of conflict
as to the proper number to be assigned to any building, the Township
Assessor shall determine the number of such building, and such decision
shall be final. A mailed notice with acknowledgment card to be returned
by the owner shall be sent out in such numbering conflicts.
Whenever any house, building or structure shall
be erected or located in this township after the establishment of
the numbering system in accordance with the Official Street Numbering
Maps described 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 the correct number as designated from
the Office of the Township Assessor for the property and to immediately
fasten the number so assigned upon the buildings as provided by this
section. No building permit shall be issued for any house, building
or structure until the owner has procured from the Township Assessor's
office the official number of the house, building or structure. Final
approval and occupancy of any structure erected, repaired, altered
or modified after March 30, 1992, shall be withheld by the Building
Inspector until permanent and proper numbers have been affixed to
such structure.
A.
The numbering of buildings on future streets shall
begin at the base line or origin, and allowance shall be made for
future extension. These numbers shall be assigned on the basis of
one numeral notation per 50 or 100 feet of street frontage, depending
on density of development.
B.
After issuance of a number, that number shall be used
hereafter for the building on the location, and no other number shall
apply.
[Amended 8-21-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04]
Businesses along the Township's state highways
shall have numbers a minimum of six inches in height, clearly visible
from the street, and located such so they may be seen from the highway.
The Township Committee at any time may by resolution
change, rename or name any street within the limits of the township.
The owner or occupant of any building who fails
to comply with the provisions of this chapter within three months
after notice of the number assigned to the building shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days, or both.
The enforcing agency shall be the Department
of Planning, Zoning and Construction Inspections.
