Each structure to which a street number has been assigned shall
have the number that is assigned displayed in a position which is
easily observed and readable from the public right-of-way within 60
days of the effective date of this chapter or the date that said street
number is assigned, whichever occurs last. All numbers shall be in
Arabic figures which shall be at least four inches high and 0.5 inch
wide. If said structure to which a street number has been assigned
is so situate that its distance from the public right-of-way is such
that said numbers would not be visible from the same, then and in
that event said numbers shall, in fact, be so placed on said structure,
and the same shall also be placed or displayed on the mailbox or postal
facility that services said property, if there is one in existence
or later comes into existence. Therein, said numbers shall be in Arabic
figures at least one inch high and 0.5 inch wide.
It shall be the responsibility of the titled owner and occupant(s)
of said structure to comply with the provisions of this chapter within
60 days of the effective date of this chapter or the date that said
street number is assigned, whichever occurs last.
The titled owner and occupant(s) of said structure shall be
required to maintain said designation in a legible condition on a
continuing basis.
[Amended 4-22-1997 by Ord. No. 144; 7-29-1997 by Ord. No. 146]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.