[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Chestnuthill 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2012-01. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 34.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 41.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any habitable residential structure and any nonresidential
structure containing single or multiple retail, commercial or other
units, whether vacant or occupied part-time or full-time.
A.
Building numbers required. It is and it shall be the duty of each
and every owner, trustee, lessee, agent, occupant, and possessor of
each and every existing addressable building located in Chestnuthill
Township, whether on a public or private roadway, to be numbered with
its official building number assigned by Chestnuthill Township in
conformity with the Monroe County 911 Address project. The building
number sign shall be installed on an approved post and/or mount at
the intersection of the driveway to the building and the private or
public road right-of-way, or as otherwise provided for herein. The
number shall be permanently posted and affixed as set forth herein.
All persons required to number existing or proposed houses, buildings,
or other structures shall contact Chestnuthill Township and secure
an assigned building number.
B.
Specifications of building number posts and signs; location of the
sign. The building number sign shall be placed on a clearly visible
approved post or mount, or other similar approved structure located
upon the subject property where the driveway intersects with the Township
and/or state and/or private roadway's right-of-way. The building
number sign shall not be placed in the right-of-way, unless placed
on a preexisting approved structure, but rather on the property upon
which the building is located immediately adjacent to the right-of-way.
However, if the building or structure is located within 20 feet of
the roadway, and the other provisions set forth herein are complied
with, the building number sign may be placed conspicuously on the
structure itself.
C.
Sign specifications. The building number sign shall have four-inch-high
white reflective numbers with a green reflective background, visible
both during the day and night, placed on a six-inch-by-eighteen-inch
rectangular sign, which is to be displayed either vertically or horizontally.
The sign shall be placed where the driveway to the addressable building
intersects with the public or private roadway on the same side of
the street as the addressable building, and at a location clearly
visible when approaching the driveway from either direction. Building
numbers shall be positioned such that snow, leaves, tree branches,
shrubs or other such impediments shall not impair the visibility required
by this chapter. Building numbers shall also satisfy the following
criteria:
(1)
Numbers shall be four inches in height and spaced in a manner so
that the reader can easily read the building number.
[Amended 2-21-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01]
(3)
The numbers shall be in reflective white numerals and shall be visible
from both directions on the roadway, i.e., the sign must be a two-sided
sign.
(4)
The background shall be reflective green so that the reflective white
numbers are more visible.
(5)
The building number sign shall be easily visible by emergency responders
as they approach the subject property and from either direction on
the roadway.
(6)
The height of the building number sign installed as provided herein
shall be at least three feet but no greater than six feet from the
ground surface.
(7)
Unless otherwise approved by the Township, the building number sign
shall be mounted on one of the following configurations:
(a)
Mounted on a stand-alone post or pole in a manner approved by
the Township.
(b)
Mounted on the property's U.S. Postal Service mail box,
so long as the mailbox is located at the end of the property's
driveway and such numbering is not contrary to U.S. Postal Service
regulations. No mailbox which is located off premises (i.e., not at
the end of the property's driveway) may be used to mount any
sign which is substantially similar to the building number signs required
herein.
(c)
Mounted on the building or structure if such is located within
20 feet of the adjacent roadway.
(d)
Mounted on any other type or kind of approved mounting device
in a manner approved by the Township.
(8)
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 30 days of the occurrence.
D.
Covering building number prohibited. 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 designated Township representative.
E.
Time for numbering buildings. All persons required to number buildings,
as set forth herein, shall install the requisite building number signs
for existing houses, buildings, or structures within six months of
release of the address change notification letters. The owners of
new structures, those structures constructed after the effective date
of this chapter, shall install a building number sign prior to being
issued an occupancy permit.
A.
Street names and signs.
(1)
For purposes of this chapter, the term "roadway" shall mean any and
all public and/or private roads, streets, lanes, drives, avenue, easements
and/or other similar right-of-ways used for vehicular traffic.
(2)
All roadways within Chestnuthill Township, whether they be publicly dedicated and publicly maintained, publicly dedicated and privately maintained, or private and privately maintained, having two or more addressable buildings located adjacent thereto which have primary access through such roadway, existing prior to the effective date 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 Township a designated roadway name that shall be placed on the Township's Official Map or Road Map, if said maps exist, and used to identify the roadway on an approved roadway sign. Assignment of new roadway names shall be in conformity with Article X, § 98-69 of the SALDO.[1]
(3)
Any such designation of a privately maintained roadway shall not
impose any obligation or liability upon the Township for the maintenance,
inspection, or improvement of said roadway.
B.
Street signs specifications. All roadways within Chestnuthill Township,
both public and private, shall be properly marked with roadway signs
in a manner and form acceptable to the Township and said signs shall
comply with the following specifications:
(1)
The sign and pole on which the sign is mounted shall be made of a
material and installed in a manner approved by the Township and shall
meet the approved current Township and/or Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation standards and specifications for street and/or road
signs as set forth within the current edition of the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices, as amended (MUTCD).
(2)
The text of the sign shall be six inches in height, in accordance
with MUTCD, as amended, and spaced in a manner so it is identifiable
and readable from both sides of the roadway. The sign face shall be
eight inches in height exclusive of the border, if any.
(3)
The text shall be in reflective white letters and/or numbers in accordance
with the minimum retro reflectivity requirements of MUTCD.
(4)
The sign shall be located on a ten-foot tall pole, or otherwise acceptable
to the Township and in compliance with the MUTCD.
(5)
The background of the sign shall be green in color from the reflective
text so that the text of the sign is more visible in accordance with
MUTCD.
(6)
The signs shall be mounted at each roadway intersection in accordance
with MUTCD.
(7)
Signs naming the roadways at the intersection shall be installed
with their faces parallel to the roadways they name.
(8)
The sign shall be retro reflective or illuminated to show the same
shape and color both day and night.
(9)
The private road signs shall have a reflective white background and
reflective black color letters in order to distinguish private from
public roads.
[Amended 2-21-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01]
(10)
Abbreviations may be used on street signs (i.e., Rd, St, Blvd, etc.)
C.
Time for repair. If a private roadway sign is knocked down and/or
removed and/or otherwise covered by an unforeseen occurrence, the
owner shall cause the repair and/or reinstall the roadway sign within
15 days of the occurrence.
D.
Time for installing signs. All persons required to install roadway
signs, as set forth herein, shall install said signs for existing
roadways, both public and private, within six months of release of
the address change notification letters. The owners of any new roadways
shall procure the official roadway name assignment and complete the
requisite sign installation as part of the normal subdivision and
land development process. New roadways shall be assigned a name and
the requisite sign shall be installed prior to final Township inspection
of the roadway construction.
A complete list of public and private street names will be adopted
via resolution in conjunction with this chapter and shall be updated
via resolution as necessary.
All persons required to number buildings who do not have another
duly authorized mailing address, such as a post office box, approved
by the United States Postal Service, and who, as a result of the implementation
of this chapter, are required to change their mailing address are
solely responsible for obtaining and confirming any new mailing address
with the United States Postal Service and are solely responsible for
notifying any and all other persons and entities of the persons new
mailing address. Consistent with the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims
Act, Chestnuthill Township, its officers, agents and employees, are
not liable for any damages or injury occurring to any person or property
resulting from any failure to so notify the United States Postal Service
or other persons of the address change or for any other act or omission
related to the implementation and enforcement of this chapter.
Any persons, firm or corporation who shall number or attempt
to number any house, building, or structure contrary to this chapter
or who shall after six months of release of the address change notification
letters and within 30 days of notification by the Chestnuthill Township
Code Enforcement Officer, fail or neglect to number their building
or structure in accordance herewith, or who shall fail to change the
number thereof or fail to remove the old number in cases of a number
change, 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, or who shall
otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be
guilty of a summary offense and upon conviction thereof shall, at
the discretion of the Court, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less
than $300 for the first offense and not more than $1,000 for the second
and all other offenses, the costs of prosecution, and reasonable attorney's
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.
