[Adopted 2-7-1994 by Ord. No. 3-94]
There is hereby established a numbering system for buildings
in the Township in accordance with the maps so numbered and on file
in the office of the Township Clerk.
It is hereby declared unlawful to use any new number on any
building unless it is a number designated for use on maps for that
particular location of any building.
Any person now the owner of any interest in a building or who
may hereafter acquire any such interest is hereby charged with the
obligation to change any number or numbers now in use on any such
building if inconsistent with the numbering system hereby established
as contained on such maps. Such obligation shall continue as long
as such ownership interest continues to exist; and it is hereby declared
unlawful to use any number inconsistent with the system and maps if
such use is continued for a period of 60 days following the notification
as hereafter described.
It shall be the duty of the property owner to know on which
lot the subject building to be numbered is located and he shall use
the appropriate number thereof. In case of conflict as to the proper
number to be assigned to any building, the Township Tax Assessor shall
determine the number of such building, and this decision shall be
final. The mailed notice shall include an acknowledgment card to be
returned to the Tax Assessor's office by the owner as his acknowledgment
and notice of compliance with this section.
Whenever any house, building or structure shall be erected or
located in this Township after the establishment of the numbering
system in accordance with the maps described, in order to preserve
the continuity and uniformity of numbers of the houses, buildings
and structures, it shall be the duty of the owner to procure the correct
number as designated from the office of the Township Tax Assessor
for the property and to immediately fasten the number so assigned
upon the buildings as provided by this Article. No building permit
shall be issued for any house, building or structure until the owner
has procured from the office of the Township Tax Assessor the official
number of the house, building or structure. Final approval of any
structure erected, repaired, altered or modified after the passage
of this Article shall be withheld by the Building Inspector until
permanent and proper numbers have been affixed to such structure.
The numbering of buildings on future streets shall begin at
the base line or origin, and allowance shall be made for future extension.
These numbers shall be assigned on the basis of one numeral notation
per 150 feet of street frontage, and the entrance of the building
or appropriate building center shall assume the corresponding number
closest to the numbered station for the whole building. In general
the following basic rules shall apply:
A.
For all streets that intersect United States (US) Highway Route 46,
those streets running north of Route 46 shall be assigned even numbers
on the easterly side of the street and odd numbers on the westerly
side of the street. Those streets running south of Route 46 shall
be assigned even numbers on the westerly side of the street and odd
numbers on the easterly side of the street. For all streets that do
not intersect US Highway Route 46, numbering shall start from the
closest point by traveled road to Route 46, and from that point, even
numbers shall be assigned to the left-hand side from that beginning
point, and odd numbers to the right-hand side of the street.
B.
For all streets running in a westerly or easterly direction, even
numbers shall be assigned to the north side of the street and odd
numbers to the south side.
C.
All numbers shall be permitted, including the number 13.
[Amended 5-1-1995 by Ord. No. 10-95]
D.
After the issuance of a number, that number shall be used thereafter
for the principal building on that location, and no other numbers
shall control or be permitted.
[Amended 5-1-1995 by Ord. No. 10-95]
The numbers shall be a minimum of three inches in height, clearly
visible from the street and located below the outside light or more
prominent place, if any. House numbers shall be procured and affixed
at the homeowner's expense.
A.
The Committee at any time may by resolution change, rename or name
any street within the limits of the Township.
B.
No street in the municipality shall be named so that it is the same
name as any other street within the municipality. In the event of
any such similarity, whether existing or in the future, the name shall
be immediately changed by the Committee to sufficiently distinguish
such street from any other street so that emergency, delivery, postal
or other service can be accomplished expeditiously and without confusion.
[Added 5-1-1995 by Ord. No. 10-95]
The owner or occupant of any building who fails to comply with
the provisions of this Article within three months after notice of
the number assigned to the building shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.
The enforcing agency shall be the Construction Code Official.
