[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Summit Hill 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 3-2008. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to allow postal services, emergency
services and others seeking Borough residents to more easily identify
the location of the addressed property and/or its occupants.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any building/structure currently or intended to be occupied
as either a residence, business or industry.
Any combination of numbers 0 through 9 and letters A through
Z.
The owner, or if a leased property, the occupant of any subject
property required to have identifying numeric or alphanumeric markings
placed upon it.
All properties owners/occupants required to place numeric or
alphanumeric markings on any property as required herein shall place
this markings in a location which would be viewable and observing
from the street fronting the subject property. The size of these markings
shall be sufficient in size to allow persons to determine the numeric
address of the property while viewing it from the street parallel
to the property. These markings shall be placed either on a mailbox
or within two feet of the entrance to the building which they intend
to identify.
In the event a property owner/occupant fails to affix the requisite
markings as required herein, the following procedures shall take place:
A.
The police shall send a letter to the property owner/occupant of
their noncompliance with this chapter, and their obligation to comply
with this letter shall include a notice that the property owner/occupant
has 10 days to come into compliance with this chapter;
B.
In the event the property owner complies with this notice and chapter,
no further action will occur;
C.
In the event the property owner/occupant fails to comply within the
ten-day period provided herein, a citation shall be issued for violation
of this chapter;
D.
Any property owner/occupant found to be in violation of any provisions
of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine
of not more than $600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the
penalty is not paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for
collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and
each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute
a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under
this section, the Borough may enforce this chapter in equity in the
Court of Common Pleas of Carbon County.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
