[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
West Grove 5-3-1993 by Ord. No.
1993-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter applies to all principal building within the Borough
of West Grove, Chester County, and each tract, lot or parcel of land.
As used in this chapter, 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.
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.
A.
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 building, tract, lot or parcel
of land by the Borough Secretary, or by such other person as may be
designated by resolution of the Borough Council. 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 chapter, when applicable.
B.
The Borough Secretary, or such other person as may be designated,
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 chapter with respect to such change.
The owner or occupant of each tract, lot or parcel of land to
which no street address number has 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 Secretary or his designated agent for assignment of
such number, and thereon the Borough Secretary shall assign a correct
street address number to the property.
A.
The Borough Secretary shall be responsible for assigning proper street
address number sequences to each lot which is created as a 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.
B.
When the assignments required under Subsection A hereof have been completed and signed by the Borough Secretary, 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 chapter.
C.
The requirements for application for street address number and display
thereof shall be a condition precedent to the submission of any applications
for a certificate of occupancy.
A.
In order to comply with this chapter, street address numbers shall
be in contrast to the immediate background and the numbers shall conform
to the requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, using Arabic
numerals or alphabet letters at least four inches high, with a minimum
stroke width of 0.5 inch, mounted in a secure fashion by one or more
of the approved manners. The numbers shall be sufficiently legible
as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity
of numerals so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight
hours by a person possessing normal vision, if he views the numbers
from the center line of the facing street. The numbers shall be so
placed that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the
line of sight of the numbers from the center of the street to any
appreciable degree. Auxiliary numbers shall be mounted at a height
between four feet and 10 feet upon the adjacent grade or exterior
landing beneath, but never higher than 15 feet above adjoining grade.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Approved manners.
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
C.
Occupancies with shared driveways shall also display auxiliary numbers
at or near the main entrance of the structure according to specifications
herein.
A.
The absence of street numbers, or the insecure fastening or absence
of any numeral thereof, or the use of any street address number not
assigned by the Borough Secretary, or the failure of a street address
number to meet the elevation requirements or the visibility requirements,
shall be a violation of this chapter. Upon discovery of such violation,
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 Secretary or his agent, or shall be personally served
on the property owner or occupant or his agent. Such notice shall
specify the specific provision of the chapter violated and shall require
compliance with the provisions of this chapter within 15 days from
the service or posting of the notice of violation.
B.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall,
upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than $600,
plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough
in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not paid, the Borough
shall initiate a civil action for collection in accordance with the
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists
shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter
that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition
to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce
this chapter in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
Every violator of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed
guilty of a separate offense for each and every day such violation
shall be subject to the penalty imposed by this section for each and
every such offense.
D.
After the issuance by the Borough Secretary of a notice of violation
of the provisions of this chapter 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.
