[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Blairstown as Sec. 9-5 (Ord. No. 86-8) of the 1977 Revised General
Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The intention of this chapter is to apply retroactively
and include existing lots and buildings as well as those created after
the effective date of this chapter.
All buildings, including residences and lots
of land established within the Township, shall be subject to being
numbered for proper identification, especially for reasons of expedience
in response to fire, police and medical emergencies.
A.
The Township Tax Assessor is hereby authorized to
file in his office maps of the lots of land established within the
Township and designate thereon a system of numbering such lots for
proper identification.
B.
The Assessor is further authorized to assign numbers
to buildings erected upon such lots for proper identification.
C.
As standards for such designation and assignment,
the Assessor shall give due regard to the need for a logical and uniform
sequence of assignment along the streets and roads of the Township
to obtain better identification and convenience for location. Generally,
numbering of a street shall begin at its intersection with a more
major street and shall be numbered from "one" on left and "two" on
right.
A.
The property owner shall apply to the Township Assessor
to obtain the number assigned to the owner's building, and upon making
such application, the Assessor shall issue to the applicant the number
assigned to his building.
B.
Thereupon, the seller shall affix and display upon
the main building the assigned number in numerical or written (English)
fashion.
C.
No number shall be placed upon any building for the
purpose of this chapter, unless said number shall be that number which
has been assigned under the authority of this chapter, and correspond
with the numbers placed upon the maps or records on file with the
Assessor.
D.
In the absence of an application, the Township Tax
Assessor is empowered to notify the property owner of the number assigned
to his building, and it shall be the obligation of the owner to affix
and display the number in accordance herewith and maintain said numbers
at all times.
A.
The size of the number required to be affixed and
displayed shall be not less than three inches in height and shall
be numerical or written (English) style. It shall be placed in a conspicuous
location upon the street-facing portion of the main building at a
location thereon to provide a clear and legible identification of
the building.
B.
Where possible the number shall be placed so as to
be illuminated by existing outside lighting.
C.
Where a building is so situated as to prevent the
unaided eye from reading the number affixed thereto from the street,
the number shall be displayed on an appropriate marker, post or on
the mailbox adjacent to the driveway or walkway leading to said building.
A person who shall refuse, fail or neglect to
comply with any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty
not to exceed $50 upon conviction in the Municipal Court, having jurisdiction
over the Township of Blairstown.