[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Mount
Hope 9-23-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is intended to establish and impose regulations
requiring the assignment and display of street address numbers of
buildings and property in the Town of Mount Hope in order to make
the location of such property readily identifiable to police, volunteer
fire companies, paramedics and other emergency agencies, volunteer
or otherwise, of the Town of Mount Hope, other towns and villages
of the County of Orange and agencies of the County of Orange in order
to accomplish the purposes as intended in the adoption, within the
County of Orange, of an Enhanced 911 System.
The Executive of the County of Orange, the office of E-911 of
the County of Orange, and/or the Building Inspector and/or the Assessor
shall have the authority to assign numbers to every parcel of real
property within the Town of Mount Hope as exists as of the effective
date of this chapter. On and after the effective date of this chapter,
numbers shall be assigned to new parcels, created by subdivision or
otherwise, by the Assessor of the Town of Mount Hope. The owner or
occupier of every parcel of real property within the Town of Mount
Hope as exists as of the effective date of this chapter shall be notified,
in writing, of the number assigned to the parcel of real property.
For this purpose, notice given prior to the effective date of this
chapter by the Executive of the County of Orange with respect to any
parcel of real property within the Town of Mount Hope pursuant to
the adoption of numbers with respect to the Enhanced 911 System shall
be deemed notice for the purposes hereunder.
Each owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property
within the Town of Mount Hope having received notice of the number
assigned to his/her parcel of real property shall, within 30 days
after such notice or the effective date of this chapter, whichever
occurs last, be responsible for the displaying and maintaining the
display of the number of said parcel or real property in accordance
with this chapter as follows:
A.
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event that the parcel
contains one building with but one number assigned to it, the number
assigned to it, the number of the parcel of real property shall be
conspicuously displayed on the face of the building, the face being
the side facing the street of address, and shall be readily readable
from that street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses.
In the event that the parcel contains more than one building and more
than one number is assigned to the parcel, the numbers of the parcel
of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on the respective
faces of each such building, the face being the side containing the
main entrance facing the street of address. The number shall also
be on a gatepost, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure (i.e.,
a sign) within 20 feet of the road pavement of the street of the address
and shall be readily readable from that street without the aid of
any artificial lens or lenses. Wherever practicable, said number shall
be placed near some light or source of illumination so that it may
be readily seen at night.[1]
B.
Residential property.
(1)
On each parcel of improved residential property, the number shall
be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building, the face being
the side facing the street of address which it fronts, and shall be
readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial
lens or lenses. The numbers of the building shall be conspicuously
displayed on the respective faces of each building. If the number
is displayed on a gatepost, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure
(i.e., a sign), it must be within 20 feet of the edge of the road
pavement of the property. The numbers shall be so placed that they
will not be obstructed by trees, shrubbery, porches or other extensions
of the building and shall not be mounted on doors, storm doors, windows,
or any other nonstationary object. Wherever practicable, said number
shall be placed near some light or source of illumination so that
it may be readily seen at night. The display of any house number other
than the number assigned by the Town or county is prohibited.
(2)
Private roads. All private roads in the Town of Mount Hope shall
have a sign approved by the Highway Superintendent, visible from the
intersection that properly identifies that road for emergency vehicles.
All subdivision maps shall include installation of these signs. Initial
signs will be provided by the Highway Department of the Town of Mount
Hope. Maintenance and replacement of subsequent signs on private roads
shall be the responsibility of the residents of said road.
[Added 3-12-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
C.
Size of numbers. For residential, the displayed numbers shall be
four inches in height, with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch. For
commercial, the displayed numbers shall be no less than six inches
nor more than 12 inches in height, with a minimum stroke width of
0.5 inch.[2]
E.
The color of the displayed number must contrast with its background
color.
Any owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property within
the Town of Mount Hope who violates any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine
not to exceed $50. Each day on which a violation continues shall constitute
a separate violation.
The within chapter shall be enforced by the Assessor, Building
Inspector, Code Enforcement Officer or any police officer of the Town
of Mount Hope.
If any part or provision of this chapter or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances be adjudged invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in
its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered
and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this
chapter or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances,
and the Town Board of the Town of Mount Hope hereby declares that
it would have passed this chapter or the remainder thereof had such
invalid application or invalid provision been apparent.
