[Adopted 3-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-2712 (Ch. 234, Art. VI, of the 1996
Township Code)]
A.
The Township Property Number Map and Street Guide previously formulated
by the Property Renumbering Committee and adopted by the Township
as the official street and numbering map of the properties in the
Township is now readopted and continued in the form of the Township
Property Map on the automated Geographic Information System (GIS)
of the Township (GIS Map).
B.
The GIS Map shall be maintained in the GIS format by the office of the Construction Official. Upon any subdivision, resubdivision or development resulting in a lot or lots or housing or commercial units other than those delineated on said Map, the Construction Official shall assign a property, address and number to each lot or unit resulting from said subdivision, resubdivision or development which shall be in proper numerical sequence in relation to the number assigned to other lots or units fronting on the same street. Prior to finalizing the assignment and filing, any such changes to the GIS Map shall be reviewed with the Township Administrator. The Administrator informally shall consult with the Township Committee when any such changes involve 20 or more lots or units. The Township Committee may, in its discretion, direct such changes in methodology or renumbering as may be deemed advisable by it, prior to such filing. Names of new streets, or existing streets or lanes not previously named by the Township, shall be determined and assigned by the Construction Official, after consultation with the Township Administrator. Unless otherwise determined by the Township Administrator due to particular circumstances, the name of any new street shall be selected from the list of authorized street names set forth in Article VII, Authorized Street Names, of this chapter.
[Amended 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2888[1]]
C.
After completion of said review, the Construction Official shall
record and input the assigned address and number and other pertinent
property information on the GIS Map.
A.
In order to preserve the continuity and uniformity of addresses and
numbers of property, it shall be the duty of the owner of any property
to ascertain the correct address and number or numbers as designated
by the GIS Map, and to immediately fasten on the improvement and/or
by some other appropriate method, the proper marker clearly setting
forth said number or numbers so assigned upon said property.
B.
No permit shall be issued for any house, building or structure until
the owner has ascertained and has had assigned the official address
and number of the proposed or existing improvement from the Construction
Official.
C.
Final approval of any structure erected, repaired, altered or modified
shall be withheld by the Construction Official until permanent and
proper numbers have been affixed to said structure.
D.
Any person posting an address or number different from that officially
assigned shall be deemed to be in violation of this article.
The Construction Official is empowered to notify, by regular
mail or personal delivery, any owners or tenants/occupants of improvements
which do not display a number or display an incorrect number that
they must bring their building into conformity with the GIS Map.
A.
The owner, lessee/tenant or agent of an owner or lessee/tenant shall
place or cause to be displayed upon each improvement controlled by
him, the number or numbers assigned to the lot or unit by the GIS
Map.
B.
The numbers used shall be Arabic, not less than three inches in height,
made of durable and clearly visible material, and shall be legible
and maintained in good order at all times. Roman numerals or script
may supplement this requirement but shall not be a substitute for
compliance. All numbers posted shall be of reflective material or
of sufficient visual contrast to the background material to be easily
discernible at night with the aid of an emergency vehicle spotlight.
C.
The numbers shall be conspicuously placed on the improvement facade
parallel to the street immediately above, or within 10 feet of either
side of the main entrance to the improvement or over the garage door
so that the number can be plainly read from the center line of the
street in daylight by a person possessing normal vision.
D.
Whenever any improvement is situated more than 50 feet from the street line, the designated number shall be displayed as provided in Subsection C, but the numerals shall be at least five inches in height.
E.
If the number would not be visible due to the orientation setback
or other features of the site if displayed as provided above, then
the number shall be placed near the walk, driveway or entrance to
such improvement and upon a gate, post, or fence so as to be easily
discernible from the center line of the street. Such a display shall
be no closer than 10 feet to the curbline nor further away than 30
feet from the curbline. The bottom of such a display shall be no less
than 30 inches above the level of the ground, nor shall the top of
such a display be more than eight feet above the ground.
A.
Where any improvement has more than one entrance serving separate
units, a separate number shall be assigned to each entrance serving
a separate unit and shall be posted as otherwise provided in this
article.
B.
Where only one number can be assigned to any improvement, the suffix
(a), (b), (c), etc., as may be required, shall be used to designate
each separate entrance serving a separate unit.
C.
Where any building or complex of buildings is so structured that all separate entrances serving separate units and the numbers assigned cannot be posted so as to be clearly visible from the center line of the street, then the number for each separate entrance shall be placed near the walk or driveway from the street to such separate entrance and upon a gate, post, fence or other appropriate place so as to be easily visible from the center line of the street. The height limitations on such a display shall be the same as those provided in § 428-59E above.
D.
For all multifamily improvements having apartment doors opening on
interior halls, each door shall have a number of less than two inches
high affixed thereon and hall entryways shall have on the exterior
thereof a display indicating the sequence and numbers of the apartments
served by such entryway.
This article may be enforced by the Construction Official or Code Enforcement Officials of the Township, as well as all officers empowered to issue summons for violation of the Township Code. The owner or agent of a property or the lessee or tenant of any part of the buildings or premises in which such violations shall exist shall for each violation be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-4 of this Code. Each and every day that such a violation continues after the owner and/or lessee/tenant has been sent written notice of noncompliance may be considered a separate and specific day of violation.
