As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any habitable residential structure and any nonresidential
structure containing single or multiple retail, commercial or other
units, whether vacant or occupied part-time or full-time.
1.
Building Numbers Required. It is and it shall be the duty of each
and every owner, trustee, lessee, agent, occupant, and possessor of
each and every existing addressable building located in Allen Township,
whether on a public or private roadway, to provide for the numbering
of said building with the official building number assigned by Allen
Township in conformity with the Northampton County 911 Address Project.
The building number sign shall be installed on an approved post and/or
mounted at the intersection of the driveway to the building and the
private or public road, mounted on the building or structure in accordance
with the provisions of this Part, or as otherwise provided for herein.
The building number shall be permanently posted and affixed as set
forth herein. All persons required to number existing or proposed
addressable buildings shall contact Allen Township and secure an assigned
building number.
2.
Specifications of Building Number Posts and Signs; Location of the
Sign. The building number sign shall be placed on a clearly visible
approved post or mount or other similar approved structure located
upon the subject property where the driveway intersects with the Township,
state, or private roadway. The building number sign shall not be placed
in the right-of-way, unless placed on a preexisting approved structure,
but rather on the property upon which the building is located immediately
adjacent to the right-of-way. However, if the building or structure
is located within 30 feet of the roadway and the other provisions
set forth herein are complied with, the building number sign may be
placed conspicuously on the structure itself.
3.
Sign Specifications. The building number sign shall have four-inch-high
white reflective numbers with a green reflective background, visible
both during the day and the night, and shall be placed on a six-inch-by-eighteen-inch
rectangular sign displayed either vertically or horizontally. The
sign shall be placed where the driveway to the addressable building
intersects with the public or private roadway on the same side of
the street as the addressable building and at a location clearly visible
when approaching the driveway from either direction. Building numbers
shall be positioned such that snow, leaves, tree branches, shrubs
or other such impediments shall not impair the visibility required
by this Part. Building numbers shall also satisfy the following criteria:
A.
Numbers shall be four inches in height and spaced in a manner so
that the reader can easily read the building number.
C.
The numbers shall be in reflective white numerals and shall be visible
from both directions on the roadway, that is, the sign must be a two-sided
sign.
D.
The background shall be reflective green so that the reflective white
numbers are more visible.
E.
The building number sign shall be easily visible by emergency responders
as they approach the subject property and from either direction on
the roadway.
F.
The top of the building number sign installed as provided herein
shall be at least three feet but no greater than six feet from the
ground surface.
G.
Unless otherwise approved by the Township, the building number sign
shall be mounted on one of the following configurations:
(1)
Mounted on the property's U.S. Postal Service mailbox,
so long as the mailbox is located at the end of the property's
driveway and such numbering is not contrary to U.S. Postal Service
regulations. No mailbox which is located off premises (i.e., not at
the end of the property's driveway) may be used to mount any
sign which is substantially similar to the building number signs required
herein.
(2)
Mounted on the building or structure if such is located within
30 feet of the adjacent roadway.
(3)
Mounted on a stand-alone post or pole in a manner approved by
the Township.
H.
If the building number sign post and/or mount is knocked down and/or
removed and/or otherwise rendered ineffective by an unforeseen occurrence,
the owner of the subject property shall repair and/or reinstall the
building number sign within 30 days of the occurrence.
4.
Covering Building Number Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to cover
any building number sign with any other sign, drapery, or other obstruction
tending to conceal such building number, and all inaccurate, obsolete,
or nonconforming building numbers shall be removed from any property,
house, building, or other structure when a new number has been assigned,
or when so directed by the designated Township representative.
5.
Time for Numbering Buildings. All persons required to number buildings,
as set forth herein, shall install the requisite building number signs
for existing houses, buildings, or structures within six months of
the adoption of this Part. The owners of new structures, those structures
constructed after the effective date of this Part, shall install a
building number sign prior to being issued an occupancy permit.
6.
Waiver. The provisions of this Part regarding placement of signs
on the property may be modified, upon significant cause shown, by
written consent of Board of Supervisors or its appointed designee.
7.
Exeception. The provisions of this Part shall not be applicable to
multifamily dwellings if the requirements of the Uniform Construction
Code, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, have
been met to the satisfaction of the Township's Building Code
Official.
1.
Street Names and Signs.
A.
For purposes of this Part, the term "roadway" shall mean any and
all public and/or private roads, streets, lanes, drives, avenues,
easements and/or other similar rights-of-way used for vehicular traffic.
B.
All roadways within Allen Township, whether they be publicly dedicated and publicly maintained, publicly dedicated and privately maintained, or private and privately maintained, having two or more addressable buildings located adjacent thereto which have primary access through such roadway, existing prior to the effective date of this Part or any time in the future, including but not limited to all existing and future mobile home parks, shall apply for and/or be assigned by the Township a designated roadway name that shall be placed on the Township's Official Map or Road Map, and used to identify the roadway on an approved roadway sign. Assignment of new roadway names shall be in conformity with § 22-407 of the Code of the Township of Allen.
C.
Any such naming or designation of a privately maintained roadway
shall not impose any obligation or liability upon the Township for
the maintenance, inspection, or improvement of said roadway.
2.
Street Signs Specifications. All roadways within Allen Township,
both public and private, shall be properly marked with roadway signs
in a manner and form acceptable to the Township, and said signs shall
comply with the following specifications:
A.
The sign and pole on which the sign is mounted shall be made of a
material and installed in a manner approved by the Township and shall
meet the approved current Township and/or Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation standards and specifications for street and/or road
signs as set forth within the current edition of the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices, as amended (MUTCD).
B.
The text of the sign shall be six inches in height, in accordance
with MUTCD, as amended, and spaced in a manner so it is identifiable
and readable from both sides of the roadway. The sign face shall be
eight inches in height exclusive of the border, if any.
C.
The text shall be in reflective white letters and/or numbers in accordance
with the minimum retro reflectivity requirements of MUTCD.
D.
The sign shall be located on a ten-foot-tall pole or in a manner
otherwise acceptable to the Township and in compliance with the MUTCD.
E.
The background of the sign shall be green in color from the reflective
text so that the text of the sign is more visible in accordance with
MUTCD.
F.
The signs shall be mounted at each roadway intersection in accordance
with MUTCD.
G.
Signs naming the roadways at the intersection shall be installed
with their faces parallel to the roadways they name.
H.
The sign shall be retro reflective or illuminated to show the same
shape and color both day and night.
I.
All private road signs shall have a reflective white background and
reflective green color letters that are of the same color as the public
road signs' background color, in order to distinguish private
from public roads.
J.
Abbreviations may be used on street signs (i.e., Rd, St, Blvd, etc.).
3.
Time for Repair. If a private roadway sign is knocked down and/or
removed and/or otherwise rendered ineffective by an unforeseen occurrence,
the owner shall cause the repair and/or reinstall the roadway sign
within 15 days of the occurrence.
4.
Time for Installing Signs. All persons required to install roadway
signs, as set forth herein, shall install said signs for existing
roadways, both public and private, within six months of the adoption
of this Part. The owners of any new roadways shall procure the official
roadway name assignment and complete the requisite sign installation
as part of the normal subdivision and land development process. New
roadways shall be assigned a name, and the requisite sign shall be
installed prior to final Township inspection of the roadway construction.
All persons required to number buildings who do not have another
duly authorized mailing address, such as a post office box, approved
by the United States Postal Service, and who, as a result of the implementation
of this Part, are required to change their mailing address are solely
responsible for obtaining and confirming any new mailing address with
the United States Postal Service and are solely responsible for notifying
any and all other persons and entities of the persons' new mailing
address. Consistent with the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act,
Allen Township, its officers, agents and employees, are not liable
for any damages or injury occurring to any person or property resulting
from any failure to so notify the United States Postal Service or
other persons of the address change or for any other act or omission
related to the implementation and enforcement of this Part.
Any persons, firm or corporation who shall number or attempt
to number any house, building, or structure contrary to this Part
or who shall after six months of the adoption of this Part, and within
30 days of notification by the Allen Township Code Enforcement Officer,
fail or neglect to number their building, or structure in accordance
herewith, or who shall fail to change the number thereof or fail to
remove the old number in cases of a number change, and any person
or persons who shall alter, deface, remove, or destroy any number
or sign required to be displayed by this Part, or any person or persons,
firm or corporation who fails to install the requisite street or road
signs required herein and/or attempts to deface and/or remove any
such street or road sign, or who shall otherwise violate any of the
provisions of this Part, shall be guilty of a summary offense and,
upon conviction thereof, shall, at the discretion of the court, be
sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 for the first offense
and not more than $50 for the second and all other offenses, the costs
of prosecution, and reasonable attorney's fees and, in default
of payment thereof, to imprisonment of not more than 30 days. Each
day's violation of any of the provisions of this Part shall constitute
a separate offense.
