[10/6/1947, § 1; as amended by Ord. 1124-91, 10/15/1991,
§ 1; and by Ord. 1379-10, 8/9/2010, § 1]
1.
It shall be the duty of each and every owner of any real property
in the Borough of Gettysburg improved with a building to cause the
same to be numbered in accordance with this Part. Buildings shall
have approved address numbers conspicuously placed in a position to
be plainly legible and visible from the opposite side of the public
street or way of vehicular access fronting the property. In addition,
if the rear of a property adjoins a public alley or a way of vehicular
access, a building address number shall also be conspicuously placed
in a position to be plainly legible and visible from the opposite
side of the adjoining public alley or way of vehicular access at the
rear of the property. The color of a building address number is to
be in contrast to its immediate background. A building address number
shall be comprised of Arabic numerals or alphabet letters which shall
be a minimum of three inches in height.
2.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of any building in the Borough
of Gettysburg to use and display on such building any number indicating
or purporting to be a building number that does not comply with the
provisions of this Part.
3.
It shall be unlawful to cause or permit any obstruction tending to
conceal such number from public view.
[10/6/1947, § 2; as amended 3/20/1950]
For the purpose of allocating numbers, Springs Avenue, Chambersburg
Street, York Street from Lincoln Square to Liberty Street, and Hanover
Street shall be division streets for streets extending northwardly
and southwardly; and Carlisle Street and Baltimore Street shall be
division streets for streets extending eastwardly and westwardly.
[10/6/1947, § 3]
All buildings on streets extending northwardly and southwardly
shall be numbered beginning with Number one within the first 12 1/2
feet on the right-hand side of each street from the property lines
of its division streets, with odd numbers for each 12 1/2 feet
on the right-hand side of each of said streets, extending from said
division streets and even numbers for each 12 1/2 feet on the
left-hand side thereof; in numbers from one to 99 in the first block,
101 to 199 in the second block, and with numbers in succeeding one
hundreds in each block to the Borough limits.
All streets parallel to the streets extending northwardly and
southwardly and at angles therewith not exceeding angles of 45°
shall be numbered within the 100 limitations provided for on streets
extending northwardly and southwardly.
[10/6/1947, § 4]
All buildings on streets extending eastwardly and westwardly
shall be numbered beginning with Number one within the first 12 1/2
feet on the right-hand side of each street from the property lines
of its division street with odd numbers for each 12 1/2 feet
on the right-hand side of each of said streets, extending from said
division streets, and even numbers for each 12 1/2 feet on the
left-hand side thereof: in numbers from one to 99 in the first block,
101 to 199 in the second block, and with numbers in succeeding one
hundreds in each block to the Borough limits.
All streets parallel to the streets extending eastwardly and
westwardly and at angles therewith less than 45° shall be numbered
within the 100 limitations for each block provided for on streets
extending eastwardly and westwardly.
[10/6/1947, § 5; as amended by 3/20/1950]
Buildings on Lincoln Square shall be given numbers from 1 to
100 for each 12 1/2 feet starting at the east building line of
Carlisle Street and extending clockwise around said Lincoln Square.
[10/6/1947, § 6]
In the event of more than one entrance to a building or buildings
within the space or distance of 12 1/2 feet, fractional numbers
are to be used.
[10/6/1947, § 7; as amended by Ord. 113, 6/13/1968,
§ 1]
It shall be the duty of the Borough Manager, on request, to
allocate numbers for any and all buildings located in the Borough.
[10/6/1947, § 8; as amended by Ord. 113, 6/13/1968,
§ 2; and by Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; and by Ord. 1236-99,
12/13/1999, § 1]
All questions and disputes relating to the allocation of numbers
to buildings shall be determined by the Borough Council. Provided,
however, any person dissatisfied with or aggrieved by any such determination
may appeal to a court having jurisdiction of such matters.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part one shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000, and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days. Provided: each day's violation thereof
shall constitute a separate violation.
