This chapter shall be cited and may be referred to hereafter
as the "Building Numbering Law of the Town of Poestenkill."
In order to facilitate the rapid location of buildings along
the various roads and highways by fire, police and other emergency
services and to facilitate the reporting of emergencies and dispatching
of emergency vehicles and personnel under the Rensselaer County 911
system, the Town Board does hereby deem the numbering of all buildings
and the display of such numbers in a manner to enable rapid identification
of buildings to be of major importance to the Town of Poestenkill.
In order to effectuate the efficient and accurate numbering of buildings,
the Town Board hereby enacts this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BUILDING
The principal building or each of the principal buildings
on each lot, which shall not be deemed to include any accessory building.
FRONT
That side of the building which faces the street used with
the building's number in the building's designated street
address.
All existing buildings in the Town of Poestenkill and any buildings hereafter constructed shall have displayed upon the front of each said building a number uniquely identifying said building's location on that road, street or highway. Buildings set back from the road shall comply with the requirements of §
96-6D of this chapter.
Building numbers shall be assigned by the Town in conformance
with the Rensselaer County Emergency Management (911) System of numbering.
Numbers for new buildings will be assigned at the time of issuance
of a building permit. The building number and street name will be
recorded on both the building permit and the certificate of occupancy
for that building. Records of building numbers for both existing and
new buildings will be maintained in the office of the Town Assessor.
The display of any house number within the Town of Poestenkill
other than the number assigned by the Town pursuant to this chapter
is expressly prohibited.
All existing buildings in the Town shall display the assigned number in the manner required by §
96-6 hereof within 60 days of the effective date of this chapter. Any buildings for which a certificate of occupancy is issued after the effective date of this chapter will be required to be in compliance with this chapter's provisions upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
The owner of the property on which the building is located is
responsible for the posting of numbers in the manner required by this
chapter. The owner is also responsible for the continuing maintenance
and legibility of the required numbers.
The Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Poestenkill shall
be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.
Upon the application of the owner of the property, the Town
Supervisor or his/her designee may, after consultation with the office
of Rensselaer County Emergency Management, vary or modify the requirements
contained herein with respect to that property upon such terms and
conditions as he/she deems appropriate. There shall be no appeal from
the decision of the Town Supervisor on an application made under this
section.