[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ramapo 5-26-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 144.
This chapter shall be known as the "Numbering of Buildings and Property Law for the Unincorporated Town of Ramapo."
This chapter is intended to establish and impose regulations requiring the display of street address numbers of buildings and property in the unincorporated Town of Ramapo in order to make the location of such property readily identifiable to police, volunteer fire companies, paramedics and other emergency agencies, volunteer or otherwise, of the Town of Ramapo, towns and villages of the County of Rockland and agencies of the County of Rockland in order to accomplish the purposes as intended in the adoption, within the County of Rockland, of an Enhanced 911 System.
The Executive of the County of Rockland, the Office of E-911 of the County of Rockland and/or the Building Inspector of the Town of Ramapo shall have authority to assign numbers to every parcel of real property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo as exists as of the effective date of this chapter. On and after the effective date of this chapter, numbers shall be assigned to new parcels, created by subdivision or otherwise, by the Building Inspector of the Town of Ramapo. The owner or occupier of every parcel of real property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo as exists as of the effective date of this chapter shall be notified in writing of the number assigned to the parcel of real property. For this purpose, notice given prior to the effective date of this chapter by the Executive of the County of Rockland with respect to any parcel of real property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo, pursuant to the adoption of numbers with respect to the Enhanced 911 System, shall be deemed notice for the purposes hereunder.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
Each owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo having received notice of the number assigned to his/her parcel of real property shall, within 30 days after such notice, or the effective date of this chapter, whichever occurs last, be responsible for displaying, and maintaining the display of, the number of said parcel of real property in accordance with this chapter as follows:
A. 
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event the parcel contains one building with but one number assigned to it, the number of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building, the face being any side which faces a street, and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses. In the event the parcel contains more than one building and more than one number is assigned to the parcel, the numbers of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on the respective faces of each such building, the face being that side which faces any street, and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses. In addition to the foregoing, in the event the parcel contains a pylon or sign designed to advertise the activities conducted on the parcel, such pylon or sign shall contain the number, or range of numbers, assigned to the parcel and the numbers shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
B. 
Residential property.
(1) 
Buildings set back less than 50 feet from the street. The number of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the primary residential building, the face being any side which faces a street, in the event the primary residential building face shall be less than 50 feet distant from the road pavement of the street fronting the property and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
(2) 
Buildings set back 50 feet or more from the street. In the event the primary residential building is more than 50 feet distant from the road pavement of the street fronting the property, the number of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on a gatepost, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign) within 20 feet of the road pavement of the street fronting the property and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
C. 
The color of the displayed number must contrast with its background color. The numbers must be at least four inches in height and if possible made of a reflective material for nighttime visibility.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
Any owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property within the unincorporated Town of Ramapo who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days for each such violation. Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.