[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Mount Pleasant Township 12-11-1991 by Ord. No. 42; amended in its entirety 1-24-2007 by Ord. No. 108. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The Supervisors of Mount Pleasant Township, pursuant to the Second Class Township Code (53 P.S. § 65101 et seq.), are hereby authorized and empowered to name any and all of its streets, roadways, alleys or other thoroughfares within Mount Pleasant Township whether it be a state or Township street, roadway or alley. The Supervisors of Mount Pleasant Township, or their designee, shall have the exclusive power and authority to name and designate the name of any such street, roadway or alley which herewith will come into existence be it state or Township. The names of all such streets, roadways, alleys, thoroughfares should be recorded in the official minute book of Mount Pleasant Township.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING
Any structure used or intended to be used as a dwelling or place of business or industry, but shall not include any public building, any farm building (other than a residence), any structure built as a place of worship, or any accessory building located upon a lot where there is a main building.
The Township Zoning Officer is hereby required to assign numbers to all lots and buildings thus located in the Township. Such numbers shall be assigned in accordance with the system prescribed in this chapter.
The building number assigned shall be determined by the location of the building. On all streets running in an east-west direction, even numbers shall be assigned to buildings on the south side of the street, and odd numbers shall be assigned to buildings on the north side of the street. On all streets running in a north-south direction, even numbers shall be assigned to buildings on the west side of the street, and odd numbers shall be assigned to buildings on the east side of the street.
[Amended 8-26-2015 by Ord. No. 134]
A. 
Numbers, as assigned to each building in the Township according to the provisions of this chapter, shall be affixed to or painted upon such building or upon a permanent structure, base of support thereof; and also upon both sides of a mailbox, newspaper/delivery box, light post, other decorative post, marker, or the like, located between such building and the street, so as to be plainly legible and clearly visible from the street or road fronting the property.
B. 
Each house number shall be at least four inches in height and at least 1/2 inch wide; and shall be of such color and material, and in such location and position, that it is at all times clearly visible from the street or road fronting the property.
C. 
The property owner shall be responsible for affixing and at all times maintaining said building numbers in a complete, legible, and visible condition in accordance with this provision.
Whenever a building shall hereafter be erected in the Township, the owner thereof shall forthwith apply to the Township Zoning Officer for the official number thereof. The number shall be assigned by the Zoning Officer in conformity with the requirements of this chapter pertaining to existing buildings and shall, within 30 days after being assigned to such building, be affixed by the owner thereof in the manner required by this chapter.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.