The owners of all buildings or property within the Township
to which street numbers have been assigned in accordance with the
Allegheny County 911 system shall have the street number prominently
displayed at all times in accordance with the following standards.
For the purpose of this chapter, a "street number" is an address number
established in accordance with the countywide 911 system with reference
to the adjacent road or street assigned and given to a particular
building or property:
A. Each building to which a street number has been assigned shall have
a street number displayed upon the mailbox and/or the building (if
applicable) except for buildings which are located a distance greater
than 50 feet from the nearest public or properly marked private roadway
or upon which signage cannot be attached or would not be readable
from the nearest public or properly marked private roadway by reason
of natural or man-made obstructions, the owner of said property shall
be required to provide posted signage within 20 feet of the public
roadway, which post shall have affixed thereon the street number which
has been assigned to the building.
(1) The signage on the house shall be within the proximity of the front
door.
(2) Numbers of signage within 20 feet of the roadway shall be placed
on a post in a vertical position four to five feet in height.
(3) Numbers are to be legible and distinguishable of not less than two
inches in height for the mailbox and not less than four inches in
height for the building.
B. If, for any reason, the street number of a particular building is
not readily identifiable by posted signage along the public or properly
marked private roadway whether due to the proximity of multiple buildings
with different street numbers or some other reason, then the street
number should be affixed to the building as well as posted by the
road. Similarly, if a single building has multiple street numbers
or apartment numbers, such as a professional building or apartment,
a building directory should be posted at the main entrance of the
building.
C. This chapter shall take effect on the date of adoption, insofar as notices to property owners relating to this section of this chapter are concerned and shall not become effective as to enforcement under §
208-4 hereof, until the first day of January 1999.
It shall be unlawful to cover, conceal, obstruct, remove, deface
or vandalize any street number or road/street name sign installed
or displayed pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of
this chapter.
Any person who shall be found to have engaged in the prohibited unlawful conduct as set forth in §§
208-2 and
208-3 of this chapter or who shall willfully fail to comply with any order to comply with the street numbering regulations, shall upon conviction be sentenced to pay a fine of no less than $200 and no more than $300 together with court costs.
Should any of the required provisions of this chapter relating
to the placement of street numbers (signs) cause conflict provisions
or impracticality or inability to place the signs as directed by this
chapter, then the Council of the Township of Hampton will designate
the Township Manager or designee as a mediator to reach an applicable
decision regarding the correct placement of the signs.