[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Mount Pocono 8-3-2009 by Ord. No. 6-2009. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 6-2011]
It is and it shall be the duty of each and every owner, trustee,
lessee, agent, occupant and possessor of each and every house, building
or other structure located in the Borough of Mount Pocono, whether
on a public or private roadway, to cause the house, building or other
structure to be numbered with its official building number assigned
by the Borough of Mount Pocono. The building number sign shall be
affixed to the structure and shall also be installed on a post and/or
mount at the intersection of the driveway and the roadway right-of-way.
The number shall be permanently posted and affixed as set forth herein.
All persons required to number existing houses, buildings or other
structures shall contact the Borough of Mount Pocono and secure an
assigned building number.
[Amended 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 6-2011]
A.
The building number shall be placed at the following two locations
on the subject property:
(1)
Single/duplex residence.
(a)
Structural building sign. In a conspicuous place on the house,
building or structure on or over the front door, on the front transom
bar, front transom glass or front show window, or over or on either
side of the entrance; and
(b)
Road/street sign. On a clearly visible approved post, approved
mount or other similar approved structure located upon the subject
property where the driveway intersects with the Borough and/or state
and/or private roadway.
(2)
Private residential development (PRD).
(a)
Where all residents enter/exit through a common door building,
only one structural building sign, as well as a road/street sign,
is required.
(b)
Where some residents enter/exit through a common door, near
or on each common door shall be displayed the building number as well
as the unit numbers accessed by that common door. A road sign is also
required.
(c)
Where residents enter/exit through individual doors, one structural building sign as referenced in § 165-2A(1) and (2) above, as well as a road/street sign, is required. Additionally each individual door shall have a unique unit number displayed on or near the door and shall be constructed of green numbers with reflective white background.
B.
The number shall be of sufficient size and in full view so as to
be identifiable and readable from the opposite side of the street
or road adjacent to the subject property. Building numbers shall be
positioned such that snow, leaves, tree branches or other such impediments
shall not impair the visibility required by this chapter. The building
number sign identifying the building or other structure shall comply
with the following regulations:
(1)
Numerals
shall be at least four inches in height and spaced in a manner so
that the reader can easily read the numbers.
(3)
The numbers shall be in nonreflective green numerals.
(4)
The background shall be reflective white in color so that the nonreflective
green numbers are more visible.
(5)
The structural building sign shall be affixed at an approved location
on the house, building or structure. The road/street sign shall be
installed on an approved post or mount at a location where the driveway
intersects with the private roadway and/or the Borough and/or state
roadway right-of-way, and the bottom of the sign no less than 40 inches
from the ground.
(6)
The structural building sign and the road/street sign shall be easily
visible by emergency responders as they approach the subject property
and from either direction on the roadway.
(7)
The height of the structural building sign installed on an approved
post or mount shall be at least four feet but no greater than eight
feet from the ground surface.
(8)
Unless otherwise approved by the Borough, the building sign shall
be mounted on the following configuration:
(a)
Mounted on a stand-alone post or pole that is weather resistant
and can be moved by wind or snow plows.
(9)
If the building number sign post and/or mount is knocked down and/or
removed and/or otherwise covered by an unforeseen occurrence, the
owner of the subject property shall repair and/or reinstall the building
number sign within five days of the occurrence.
It shall be unlawful to cover any building number sign with
any other sign, drapery or other obstruction tending to conceal such
building number, and all inaccurate, obsolete or nonconforming building
numbers shall be removed from any property, house, building or other
structure when a new number has been assigned or when so directed
by the Borough of Mount Pocono Zoning Officer or other designated
Borough representative.
[Amended 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 6-2011]
All persons required to number buildings, as set forth herein,
shall install the requisite building number signs for existing houses,
buildings or structures on or before May 30, 2012. The owners of new
structures, those structures constructed after the date this chapter
is executed by the Borough Council, shall procure a building number
sign as part of the normal building permit process. New structures
shall be numbered within 30 days after completion of the structure
and a certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until the required
numbers are installed.
A.
For purposes of this chapter, the term "roadway" shall mean any and
all public and/or private roads, streets, lanes, drives, avenues,
easements and/or other similar rights-of-way used for vehicular traffic.
B.
All roadways within the Borough of Mount Pocono, whether publicly
dedicated and publicly maintained, publicly dedicated and privately
maintained, or private and privately maintained, having two or more
habitable structures or residences located adjacent thereto, either
at the time of the signing of this chapter or any time in the future,
including but not limited to all existing and future mobile home parks,
shall apply for and/or be assigned by the Borough a designated roadway
name that shall be placed on the Borough's Official Map[1] and used to identify the roadway on an approved roadway
sign. Assignment of roadway names shall be in conformity with the
Code of the Borough of Mount Pocono.
C.
Any such designation of a privately maintained roadway shall not
impose any obligation or liability upon the Borough for the maintenance,
inspection or improvement of said roadway.
All roadways within the Borough of Mount Pocono, both public
and private, shall be properly marked with roadway signs in a manner
and form acceptable to the Borough, and said signs shall comply with
the following specifications:
A.
The sign and pole on which the sign is mounted shall be made of a
material and installed in a manner approved by the Borough and shall
meet the approved current Borough and/or Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation standards and specifications for street and/or road
signs as set forth within the current edition of the Federal Highway
Administration and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), as amended.
B.
The text of the sign shall be six inches in height, shall be in mixed-case
lettering with the first letter in uppercase followed by lowercase
lettering spaced in a manner so it is identifiable and readable from
both sides of the street in accordance with MUTCD. The sign face shall
be eight inches in height, exclusive of the border, if any.
[Amended 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 6-2011]
C.
The text shall be in reflective white letters and/or numbers in accordance
with the minimum retroreflectivity requirements of MUTCD.
D.
The sign shall be located on a ten-foot-tall pole.
E.
The background of the sign shall contrast in color from the reflective
text so that the text of the sign is more visible in accordance with
MUTCD.
[Amended 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 6-2011]
F.
The signs shall be mounted at each roadway intersection in accordance
with MUTCD.
G.
Signs naming the roadways at the intersection shall be installed
with their faces parallel to the roadways they name.
H.
The sign shall be retroreflective or illuminated to show the same
shape and color both day and night.
If a private roadway sign is knocked down and/or removed and/or
otherwise covered by an unforeseen occurrence, the owner and/or maintainer
of the private roadway shall repair and/or reinstall the roadway sign
within five days of the occurrence.
[Amended 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 6-2011]
All persons required to install roadway signs, as set forth
herein, shall install said signs for existing roadways, both public
and private, on or before May 30, 2012. The owners of any roadway
to be constructed in the future, after the date this chapter is executed
by the Board of Supervisors, shall procure the official roadway name
assignment and complete the requisite sign installation as part of
the normal development process. New roadways shall be assigned a name
by the Borough and the requisite sign shall be installed within 30
days after completion of the roadway, and no building permit shall
be issued for any structure served by the roadway until the required
signs have been installed.
[Amended 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 6-2011]
Any persons, firm or corporation who shall number or attempt
to number any house, building or structure contrary to this chapter
or who shall, within 30 days of notification by the Borough of Mount
Pocono Zoning Officer or other designated representative, fail or
neglect to number his or her house, building or structure in accord
with this chapter, or who shall fail to change the number thereof
or fail to remove the old number in cases of a number change, or who
shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, and any person
or persons who shall alter, deface, remove or destroy any number or
sign required to be displayed by this chapter, or any person or persons,
firm or corporation who fails to install the requisite street or road
signs required herein and/or attempts to deface and/or remove any
such street or road sign shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not less than $300, the costs of prosecution and
reasonable attorneys' fees and, in default of payment thereof,
to imprisonment of not more than 30 days. Each day's violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate
offense.
