[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Wyckoff 11-5-1948
as Ord. No. 201. Sections 96-5 and 96-6 amended at time of
adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
All buildings and lots of land along the streets, roads, avenues and
highways of the Township of Wyckoff, in the County of Bergen and State of
New Jersey, are hereby assigned street numbers in accordance with the numbers
set forth on a key map entitled "Index to House Numbers," Township of Wyckoff,
Bergen County, N.J., F. E. Harley, C. E., Township Engineer, October 19, 1948,
scale of one inch equals 800 feet, the original of which said map is to be
filed with the Township Clerk and to remain in his office as a permanent record.
Every lot, tract or parcel of land within the limits of the Township
of Wyckoff is hereby assigned the number designated on the key map hereinbefore
referred to, and each and every building shall be numbered and designated
in accordance with said map. A number shall be assigned to every 50 feet of
street frontage regardless of the original frontage of the lot or plot upon
which said building is erected.
[Amended 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 1002]
Every building within the limits of the Township of Wyckoff shall have
its number conspicuously displayed on the street side of the building at or
near the front or main entrance of said building, and said number shall not
be less than three inches in height. If the location or identification number
is not visible from the abutting street, identification numbers shall be placed
immediately adjacent to the driveway, at a point not more than 25 feet from
the curb or the abutting pavement of the street, so as to be visible from
the abutting street, provided that, if the driveway does not intersect the
abutting street, identification numerals shall be located at a point not more
than 25 feet from the curb or pavement of the abutting street and at a location
which shall make them visible from the abutting street.
The number or numbers applicable to said building shall be ascertained
from the key map hereinbefore mentioned by the owner, occupant, tenant or
agent thereof.
[Amended 6-19-1984 by Ord. No. 927]
Said number or numbers for buildings within the limits of the Township
of Wyckoff shall be ascertained and placed upon said buildings as hereinbefore
provided not later than seven days after notice by the Police Department to
the owner or occupant to place such number.
[Amended 6-19-1984 by Ord. No. 927]
Upon the failure of any owner, occupant, tenant or agent to ascertain and affix upon any building or buildings the number or numbers applicable to said building or buildings as set forth on the above-mentioned key map within the time specified in § 96-5, it shall be lawful for the Township Committee of the Township of Wyckoff to designate its agent, by proper resolution, to affix to said building or buildings the number or numbers applicable thereto and as set forth on the key map hereinbefore mentioned, and said agent of the Township Committee shall make a return to the Township Committee of the cost of so affixing said number or numbers, and the Collector of Taxes of the Township of Wyckoff, upon certification to him, shall charge such amount to the owner or owners of the building or buildings and collect the same in the same manner as all taxes are collected, and such costs shall be a lien upon said land.
[Added 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 1002]
For each and every violation of any provision of this chapter, the owner,
occupant, tenant or agent thereof, or any other person who shall fail to comply
with the provisions of this chapter or permit, take part or assist in any
violation of this chapter, or any person who maintains any building or premises
or uses of any land where a violation of this chapter shall exist, shall,
for each and every violation, be imprisoned in the Bergen County Jail for
a period not exceeding 90 days or be fined not exceeding $500, or both, at
the discretion of the Judge before whom such conviction may be had. Each and
every day that such violation continues shall be considered a separate and
specific violation of this chapter and shall constitute a separate offense
and shall be punishable as such.
