[HISTORY: Adopted by the Bloomfield Council 11-3-2003 by Ord. No.
03-41 (Ch. 88 of the 1987 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Pursuant to the authority conferred by N.J.S.A.
40:67-1j, a system for numbering all buildings and lots of land in
the Township is hereby adopted. The purpose of this chapter shall
be to require the clear display of house numbers from public streets
for all properties that contain principal buildings within the Township
of Bloomfield, to meet and become compliant in the implementation
of the statewide 911 system, to assist the general public and all
emergency services in identifying any properties within the Township,
as well as to update all rural addresses and mandate the adoption
of a uniform addressing system throughout the Township that will conform
to all guidelines and directives, issued at present or in the future,
by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services.
This chapter shall apply to all properties within
the Township of Bloomfield that contain a principal structure thereon,
whether or not said building is occupied. Such premises shall bear
and display at least one set of house numbers. Buildings facing two
or more public roadways shall be required to display auxiliary numbers,
if necessary, to pass the visibility test when viewed from those points
in the center line of public roadways opposite those points where
regularly used pedestrian or vehicular passageways enter the public
roadway.
[Amended 5-5-2008 by Ord.
No. 08-18]
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every
house, store or other building which now fronts or may front upon
any public or private street within the Township of Bloomfield shall
ascertain from the respective postal authority the numbers applicable
to said building or property and display them in compliance with this
chapter. In the case of a new structure built upon the land to replace
an existing building or a new structure as the result of a subdivision,
the owner, occupant or lessee shall ascertain from the Tax Assessor
the numbers applicable to said building or property. Said owner, occupant
or lessee shall, within 90 days after the adoption of this chapter,
cause the assigned number of such house or building to be permanently
and conspicuously placed in accordance with the specifications set
forth herein.
B.
If the house or building is set back from the road
in such a location that the provisions of this chapter cannot be complied
with, then the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide a post, rod
or other type of fixture of a substantial nature with the number affixed
thereon and so located on the premises that the number shall be conspicuous
and visible from the street upon which the building property fronts.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Existing numbers used in premises which essentially
comply with the numbers officially assigned shall be considered as
bearing the correct number or numbers for the purpose of this chapter.
Existing installations which essentially meet the requirements and/or
spirit of these regulations, including numbers presently on or attached
to a mailbox, may be granted approval by the Construction Official
without further alteration.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The absence of house numbers or the insecure
fastening or absence of any integer thereof, or the use of any number
out of logical sequence for the street toward which it faces, or the
failure of a number to meet the elevation requirements or the visibility
requirements shall be considered as a violation for this chapter.
Failure on the part of the property owner to comply with the provisions
of this chapter within a period of 15 days from the date of issuance
of a notice of violation shall be sufficient cause for the Construction
Official or any police officer of the Township of Bloomfield to proceed
with carrying out the provisions of this chapter and to assess any
cost incurred to the property owner concerned.
[Amended 5-5-2008 by Ord.
No. 08-18]
Violators of this chapter shall also be subject to, upon conviction, the penalty as provided in § 1-15, General penalty, of this Code, for each property in violation, with a minimum charge of $50 for each property violation.
