[Ord. 8/18/1914, 8/18/1914; as amended by Ord. 352, 8/19/1958;
and by Ord. 829, 11/15/2001]
All buildings or improvements fronting on any of the public
roads, streets, squares or avenues in the Borough shall be assigned
a number by the Borough Manager in the manner hereinafter designated.
[Ord. 8/18/1914, 8/18/1914; as amended by Ord. 352, 8/19/1958;
and by Ord. 882, 2/15/2007]
The number so assigned by the Borough Engineer shall be assigned
by him as follows:
A.
The buildings in the Centre Square shall be numbered beginning with
Number One at the east corner of Centre Square and North Market Street;
and thence moving towards the east, allotting a number, in consecutive
order; for every 15 feet of frontage on said square, thence moving
towards the south, west and north until numbers have been assigned
for the whole Centre Square.
B.
The buildings on North and South Market Streets and East and West
High Streets shall be numbered as follows:
(1)
Beginning at Centre Square, the buildings on the first square, north,
south, east and west, respectively, on said streets shall be numbered
from one to a number not exceeding 100, and on the second squares,
from 100 to a number not exceeding 200, and to each and every subsequent
square, numbers in the consecutive hundred following shall be allotted.
North and South Market Streets and East and West High Streets are
hereby designated as cardinal streets. The buildings on all those
streets, roads and avenues north and south, east or west from any
one on said cardinal streets shall be numbered from said cardinal
streets in like manner, allotting a number for every 15 feet of frontage
and a consecutive hundred for every square. Buildings on any street,
road or avenue which run from any one of said cardinal streets to
another cardinal street shall be numbered in like manner, beginning,
however, at the intersection of said diagonal streets with said cardinal
street which is nearest the Centre Square.
C.
Commercial establishments with suites will be numbered in order as
Suites 101, 102, etc., on the first floor and Suites 201, 202, etc.,
on the second floor, as such. Apartments on the ground floor will
begin with 101, move to 201 on the second floor, 301 on the third
floor, as such.
[Ord. 8/18/1914, 8/18/1914]
The numbers shall be assigned to the sides of the said streets,
roads or avenues alternately, commencing on the north and east sides,
respectively, so that all odd numbers will be on the north and east
sides of said streets and all even numbers will be on the south and
west sides of said streets.
[Ord. 8/18/1914, 8/18/1914; as amended by Ord. 352, 8/19/1958;
and by Ord. 882, 2/15/2007]
The owner of every building, within 30 days after he has received
the aforesaid certificate of occupancy, or in the case of a new building,
within 30 days after the completion of the same, or the occupation
of the same in case it is occupied before completion, shall cause
to be placed and maintained in a conspicuous place at or near the
front or principal place of entrance to such building, in figures
not less than four inches high, as required by the International Residential
Code, the proper number for such building or entrance. In small numbers
and letters, each apartment or business suite shall display the assigned
unit number.
[Ord. 8/18/1914, 8/18/1914]
No owner shall place or maintain upon any building in said Borough
any number or numbers other than the proper number or numbers for
such building as herein determined.
[Ord. 8/18/1914, 8/18/1914; as amended by Ord. 352, 8/19/1958]
If any property owner wishes to place and maintain a number
on any building fronting upon any alley in the Borough, such property
owner, before placing such number, shall obtain from the Borough Engineer
a certificate setting forth the proper number for such building, which
number the Engineer shall ascertain according to the provisions of
this Part in regard to streets. Only the proper number, as indicated
in such certificate, shall be placed upon any such building.
[Ord. 8/18/1914, 8/18/1914, § 32-8; as amended
by Ord. 352, 8/19/1958; and by Ord. 829, 11/15/2001]
Any person or persons, partnership, firm or corporation, being
the owner of any building in the Borough, who shall violate any of
the provisions of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of
payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed
30 days. Each day's continuance of a violation of any of the
provisions of this Part after conviction thereof shall constitute
a separate offense.
