[Amended 9-27-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-08; 4-24-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-04; 4-26-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-02]
Every property within the Township of East Allen, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania, that has a residential dwelling unit, commercial
structure or any other structure thereon, shall place a reflective
emergency response number sign in a conspicuous place on said property.
The number of any given property is available to the occupant or property
owner upon request to the Township Secretary. The size and material
specifications of such sign and placement on the property shall conform
to the following requirements:
A. All residential structures shall have signs with four-inch-high white
reflective numbers with a green reflective background, visible both
during the day and at night, placed on a six-inch-by-eighteen-inch
rectangular sign, which is to be displayed either vertically or horizontally.
The sign shall be placed on the same side of the public street or
state highway as the dwelling unit located thereon, and at a location
clearly visible from the public street or state highway when approaching
the property from either direction on the street or highway.
B. All nonresidential structures containing single or multiple retail,
commercial or other units shall have signs stenciled or otherwise
attached to each entrance door of each such unit, which signs shall
consist of four-inch-high white reflective numbers with a green reflective
background, visible both during the day and at night, placed (or stenciled)
on a six-inch-by-eighteen-inch rectangular sign, which is to be displayed
either vertically or horizontally.
C. Compliance deadline. All existing residential and nonresidential
structures must comply with this section by December 31, 2008. All
newly constructed residential and nonresidential structures not yet
occupied as of the effective date of this section amendment will not
be eligible for receipt of a certificate of occupancy until compliance
with this section has occurred. All residential and nonresidential
structures with signs with four-inch-high white reflective numbers
with a blue reflective background, visible both during the day and
at night, placed (or stenciled) on a six-inch-by-eighteen-inch rectangular
sign, which is displayed either vertically or horizontally as of the
effective date of this section, shall be exempted from the requirement
of a green reflective background.
[Amended 4-26-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-02]
All house numbers erected in accordance with this chapter shall
be placed in a position to be plainly legible and visible from the
street or road fronting the property, in a permanent and durable manner.
House numbers shall be observable from the street at any time of year,
which means they shall not be occluded by plant growth or snow.
The Ordinance Enforcement Officer of East Allen
Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and the Fire Chief of
the East Allen Volunteer Fire Company are hereby authorized to enforce
the provisions of this chapter.
For any and every violation of any provision
of this chapter, the authority may exercise any one or more of the
following remedies:
A. Any person who violates or permits a violation of
this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement
proceeding commenced by the Township before a District Justice, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this
chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination
of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither
pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the
judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each
and every day the violation is continued after such person has been
notified thereof by certified mail, arrest, or any other personal
service, shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation. Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized
to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance
herewith.
B. Upon notice to the person violating said chapter by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to abate the violation,
and upon failure of such person to do so within a period of three
days from the date of such receipt of said chapter, the authority
shall take such steps as are necessary to abate the violation and
charge said person violating the chapter with all costs thereof, together
with a collection fee of 10%, or file a municipal claim or lien against
said person, together with a collection fee of 10%, or by any action
of assumpsit without the filing of a claim.
C. Institute proceedings in any court of equity having
jurisdiction to abate the violation.