[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Highland
Falls 5-21-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter is intended to establish and impose regulations requiring
the assignment and display of street address numbers on buildings and property
in the Village of Highland Falls in order to make the location of such property
readily identifiable to police, fire companies, paramedics and other emergency
agencies, volunteer or otherwise, of the Village of Highland Falls, other
towns and villages of the County of Orange and agencies of the County of Orange
in order to facilitate the purposes of the Orange County Enhanced 911 System.
The Orange County Executive's office, the office of E-911 of Orange
County and/or the Village of Highland Falls Planning Board and/or the Village
of Highland Falls Building Inspector shall have authority to assign numbers
to every parcel of real property within the Village of Highland Falls existing
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 Village Building Inspector. The owner or occupant of
every parcel of real property within the Village of Highland Falls, as said
property 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 County
of Orange Executive's office or E-911 office or by the Village of Highland
Falls shall be deemed notice for the purposes hereunder.
Each owner, agent or occupant of real property within the Village of
Highland Falls, having received notice of the property number assigned, shall,
within 30 days after such notice or after the effective date of this chapter,
whichever occurs later, display and maintain the property number as follows:
A.
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event that
the property contains one building with only one number assigned to it, the
property number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building,
the face being the side facing the street of address, and shall be readily
readable from the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
In the event that the property contains more than one building and more than
one number is assigned to the property, the property numbers shall be conspicuously
displayed on the respective faces of each building, the face being the side
containing the main entrance facing the street. In the alternative, the property
number may be displayed on a gate, post, mailbox, fence or other appropriate
structure (i.e., a sign), which must be located within 20 feet of the road
pavement of the street of address or entrance, as the case may be, and shall
be readily readable from that street without the aid of any artificial lens
or lenses. Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed near a light
or source of illumination so that it may be readily seen at night.
B.
Residential property. On each parcel of improved residential
property, the number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building,
the face being the side facing the street of address which it fronts, and
shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial
lens or lenses. In the event that the property contains more than one building
and more than one number is assigned to the property, the property numbers
shall be conspicuously displayed on the respective faces of each building,
the face being the side facing the street of address on which it fronts. In
the alternative, the property number may be displayed on a gate, post, mailbox,
fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign), which must be located
within 20 feet of the edge of the road pavement of the street of address,
and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial
lens or lenses. The numbers shall be placed so that they will not be obstructed
in any manner. Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed near a light
or source of illumination so that it may be readily seen at night. The display
of any house number other than the property number assigned pursuant to this
chapter is prohibited.
C.
Size of numbers. For residential properties, the displayed
numbers shall be four inches in height. For commercial properties, the displayed
numbers shall be no less than eight inches and no more than 12 inches in height.
D.
The displayed numbers shall be in block Arabic numerals.
E.
The color of the displayed numbers shall contrast with
the background color.
Any owner, agent or occupant of real property within the Village of
Highland Falls who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by
a maximum fine of $250 or by a term of imprisonment of not more than 15 days,
or both. Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate
and distinct violation.
This chapter may be enforced by the Building Inspector, Building Code
Enforcement Officer or any police officer of the Village of Highland Falls.
