[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Cornwall-on-Hudson 9-16-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 172.
This chapter is intended to establish and impose regulations
requiring the assignment and display of street address numbers on
buildings and property in the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson in order
to make the location of such property readily identifiable to police,
fire companies, paramedics and other emergency agencies, volunteer
or otherwise, of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, other towns and
villages of the County of Orange and agencies of the County of Orange
in order to facilitate the purposes of the Orange County "Enhanced
911 System."
The Orange County Executive's office, the Office of E911
of Orange County and/or the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Planning
Board and/or the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Code Enforcement Officer[1] shall have authority, subject to the final approval of
the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Board of Trustees, to assign numbers
to every parcel of real property within the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson
existing as of the effective date of this chapter. On and after the
effective date of this chapter, numbers shall be assigned to new parcels,
created by subdivision or otherwise, by the Village Code Enforcement
Officer. The owner or occupant of every parcel of real property within
the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, as said property exists as of the
effective date of this chapter, shall be notified in writing of the
number assigned to the parcel of real property.
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to a decision by the Village, the
title "Building Inspector" has been changed to "Code Enforcement Officer"
throughout the chapter.
Each owner, agent or occupant of real property within the Village
of Cornwall-on-Hudson, having received notice of the property number
assigned, shall, within 30 days after such notice or after the effective
date of this chapter, whichever occurs later, display and maintain
the property number as follows:
A.
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event that the property
contains one building with only one number assigned to it, the property
number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building,
the face being the side facing the street of address, and shall be
readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial
lens or lenses. In the event the property contains more than one building
and more than one number is assigned to the property, the property
numbers shall be conspicuously displayed on the respective faces of
each building, the face being the side containing the main entrance
facing the street. In the alternative, the property number may be
displayed on a gate post, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure
(i.e., a sign), which must be located within 20 feet of the road pavement
of the street of address or entrance, as the case may be, and shall
be readily readable from that street without the aid of any artificial
lens or lenses. Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed
near a light or source of illumination so that it may be readily seen
at night.
B.
Residential property. On each parcel of improved residential property,
the number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building,
the face being the side facing the street of address which it fronts,
and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any
artificial lens or lenses. In the event that the property contains
more than one building and more than one number is assigned to the
property, the property numbers shall be conspicuously displayed on
the respective faces of each building, the face being the side facing
the street of address on which it fronts. In the alternative, the
property number may be displayed on a gate, post, mailbox, fence or
other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign), which must be located
within 20 feet of the edge of the road pavement of the street of address
and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any
artificial lens or lenses. The numbers shall be placed so that they
will not be obstructed in any manner. Wherever practicable, said number
shall be placed near a light or source of illumination so that it
may be readily seen at night. The display of any house number other
than the property number assigned pursuant to this chapter is prohibited.
C.
Size of numbers. For residential properties, the displayed numbers
shall be three inches in height. For commercial properties, the displayed
numbers shall be no less than eight inches, no more than 12 inches
in height.
D.
The displayed numbers shall be in block Arabic numerals.
E.
The color of the displayed numbers shall contrast with the background
color.
Any owner, agent or occupant of real property within the Village
of Cornwall-on-Hudson who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed $50. Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute
a separate and distinct violation.
This chapter may be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer
or any police officer of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson.
