[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Patchogue 3-28-1960 by Ord. No. 2.5 of the Unified Code of Ordinances of 1960 (Ch. 35 of the 1968 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Each building used for business or dwelling
purposes situate in the Village shall be numbered.
Numbers shall be allotted to all streets and
avenues in said Village as follows: One number for each 15 feet of
land situate on East and West Main Streets extending westerly to the
Village limits and easterly to Maple Avenue, and on North and South
Ocean Avenues extending northerly to Lake Street and southerly to
Baker Street: and there shall be one number for each 25 feet of land
situate on each and every other street or avenue in said Village.
All such buildings situate on the south and west sides of the streets
or avenues in said Village shall be designated by even numbers, and
all such buildings situate on the north and east sides of the streets
or avenues in said Village shall be designated by uneven numbers;
said numbers on all streets running east and west shall commence at
North and South Ocean Avenues, and on all avenues running north and
south the said numbers shall commence at East and West Main Streets.
The number or numbers assigned to a parcel of
real property shall be conspicuously shown by placement on the principal
building situated on the lot. Such numbers shall be placed on the
side of the building facing the street upon which the property is
situated. In the event that the principal building on a lot is set
back more than 50 feet from the street line, the number or numbers
shall be placed upon a mailbox, gate post, fence or other appropriate
place so that it shall be visible from the street. Numbers on residential
buildings shall be not less than three inches in height. Numbers on
nonresidential buildings shall be not less than four inches in height.
All numbers shall be made of a durable and clearly visible material
and shall be in a contrasting color to the building or place upon
which it is affixed.
