[Ord. 154, 11/1/1993, § I]
This Part applies to all principal buildings within the Borough
of Honey Brook, Chester County, and each tract, lot or parcel of land.
[Ord. 154, 11/1/1993, § II]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental
to that of the principal building and is used for an accessory use
and is located on the same lot.
A building or set of buildings which is occupied by more
than one family or living unit.
Any building or structure erected on a tract, lot or parcel
of land on which any use is carried out, except an accessory building.
Including a dwelling, place of business or industry, or any other
use requiring a location identity.
[Ord. 154, 11/1/1993, § III; as amended by Ord.
193, 7/16/2007]
1.
Street address numbers shall be assigned to each building, tract,
lot or parcel of land, placed on file in the Borough office and assigned
to the owners or occupants of such buildings, tract, lot or parcel
of land by the Borough Clerk. Once assigned, all such properties shall
be designated for all purposes by the number assigned, and thereafter
all persons shall take due notice thereof and comply with the provisions
of this Part, when applicable.
2.
Apartment building numbers for each individual apartment shall be
assigned to each apartment placed on file in the Borough office and
assigned to the owners or occupants of such buildings, tract, lot
or parcel of land by the Borough Clerk. In assigning the numbers the
appropriate officer as indicated above shall use 1 - 9 as the numbers
for basement apartments. The first floor apartments shall be numbered
10 - 19. The second floor apartments shall be numbered 20 - 29. The
third floor apartments shall be numbered 30 - 39, etc.
3.
The Borough Clerk, shall have the power and duty to correct any errors
with respect to assignment of street address numbers, as and when
such errors are discovered. The Borough Council shall have the right
and power to change a street address number or numbers assigned to
any property whenever it may deem such a change necessary and desirable,
and require the owner or the occupant thereof to comply with the provisions
of this Part with respect to such change.
[Ord. 154, 11/1/1993, § IV; as amended by Ord.
193, 7/16/2007]
The owner or occupant of each tract, lot or parcel of land to
which no street address number or apartment numbers have previously
been assigned shall, upon purchase, acquisition or occupancy thereof
or within seven days of discovery that no such number has been assigned,
make application to the Borough Clerk or his designated agent for
assignment of such number, and thereon the Borough Clerk shall assign
a correct street address and/or apartment numbers to the property.
[Ord. 154, 11/1/1993, § V; as amended by Ord. 193,
7/16/2007]
1.
The Borough Clerk shall be responsible for assigning proper street
address number sequences to each lot which is created as result of
a subdivision or resubdivision, said numbers shall be in proper municipal
sequence in relation to the number assigned to other lots fronting
on the same street and shall be properly recorded on the subdivision
plan and the Borough file.
2.
When the assignments required under Subsection 1 hereof have been completed and signed by the Borough Clerk, they shall be appended to the final subdivision plan and thereby incorporated therein by reference. No subdivider shall sell or convey any lot or dwelling unit or other building or structure upon said lot or lease or otherwise permit the use and occupancy thereof without first complying with all of the terms of this Part.
3.
The requirements for application for street address number and/or
apartment numbers and display thereof shall be a condition precedent
to the submission of any applications for a certificate of occupancy.
[Ord. 154, 11/1/1993, § VI; as amended by Ord.
193, 7/16/2007]
2.
Approved Manners.
A.
Occupancies with mailboxes at the end of driveways shall display
numbers on both sides of the mailbox or support post. When mailboxes
are placed on the opposite side of the facing street from the occupancy,
auxiliary numbers shall be provided in addition to the mailbox numbers.
When two or more mailboxes are placed side by side together in a row
then numbers shall be placed on the fronts of the mailboxes.
B.
Occupancies without mailboxes at the end of driveways shall place
numbers in the general vicinity of the main entrance or path of travel
which leads to the main entrance and shall be visible from the center
line of the facing street.
C.
Those occupancies with no mailboxes which are built down long driveways
or occupancies not visible from the street shall have a marker or
post of noticeable size placed at the driveway entrance. If more than
one occupancy shares the driveway, then each occupancy shall be so
numbered.
3.
Occupancies with shared driveways shall also display auxiliary numbers
at or near the main entrance of the structure according to specifications
herein.
[Ord. 154, 11/1/1993, § VII; as amended by Ord.
193, 7/16/2007]
1.
The absence of street numbers or apartment numbers or the insecure
fastening or absence of any numeral thereof, or the use of any street
address number or apartment numbers not assigned by the Borough Clerk,
or the failure of a street address number to meet the elevation requirements
or the visibility requirements shall be a violation of this Part.
Upon discovery of such violations, a notice of violation shall be
sent by certified mail to the property or occupant, or shall be posted
in a prominent place upon the property by the Borough Clerk, or shall
be personally served on the property owner or occupant or his agent.
Such notice shall specify the specific provision of the ordinance
violated and shall require compliance with the provisions of this
Part within 15 days from the service or posting of the notice of violation.
2.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of
this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine
of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said
fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each
day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate
offense.
3.
Every violator of the provisions of this Part shall be deemed guilty
of a separate offense for each and every day such violation shall
continue and shall be subject to the penalty imposed by this Section
for each and every such offense.
4.
After the issuance by the Borough Clerk of a notice of violation
of the provisions of this Part and the posting of such notice of violation
on the premises, each day such violation shall continue shall be deemed
a separate offense subject to a like fine and penalty.
[Ord. 154, 11/1/1993, § VIII; as amended by Ord.
193, 7/16/2007]
The final authority for determining and assigning the street number, apartment numbers or numbers to be used upon any particular property, as well as the enforcement of this Part, shall be in the office of the Borough Clerk or such other person as provided for in § 4-103.
