The Rockland County Legislature has authorized the installation
of an E911 system within the county, which should reduce the response
time for emergency services in every town and village throughout the
county, resulting in benefit to the health, safety and welfare of
all residents. In order to accomplish this purpose, the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Chestnut Ridge recognizes the need to require that
all parcels of real property within the Village be numbered and that
the numbers must be conspicuously placed on said parcels so as to
be identifiable for response by emergency services.
The Building Inspector of the Village of Chestnut Ridge in conjunction
with the Planning Board shall have authority to assign numbers to
every parcel of real property within the Village. Such numbers shall
be sequential with odd numbers on one side of a street and even numbers
on the other side. In the event a parcel of vacant real property is
legally able to be subdivided, such parcel shall be allocated as many
numbers as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
All property owners shall be notified, in writing, of the number assigned
to the property owned.
[Amended 3-24-1998 by L.L. No. 5-1998; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Address numbers required by this chapter shall conform to the
requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code. In addition:
A. The number or numbers assigned to a parcel of real property as set forth in §
122-2 of this chapter shall be conspicuously shown by placement on the principal building or on a mailbox located on the same lot as the principal building. In the event there is more than one mailbox on a property or if a mailbox is located on a property other than the principal building, such number or numbers shall be conspicuously shown on the building to which the numbers relate. Such numbers shall be placed on the side of the building facing the street upon which the property is situated. In the event the principal building is set back more than 50 feet from the street line, the number or numbers shall be placed upon a mailbox, gatepost or fence situated on the same lot as well as on the principal building.
B. If the principal building on the lot is 50 feet or less from the
street, the numbers on the building shall be not less than four inches
in height. If the principal building on the lot is more than 50 feet
from the street, the numbers on the building shall be not less than
eight inches in height. All numbers shall be made of a durable and
clearly visible material, reflective for nighttime visibility, and
shall be in a contrasting color to the building or place upon which
they are affixed.
Within 30 days after notification that a number has been assigned to a parcel of real property, the owner of said real property or the agent of such owner shall place or cause to be placed on such real property the number or numbers assigned to such real property by the Building Inspector in the manner provided in §
122-3 of this chapter. Such owner or agent shall be required to maintain the placement of such number or numbers in accordance with such section.
Any owner of real property or the agent of such owner who violates any of the provisions of §
122-3 and/or §
122-4 shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $200 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days for each such violation. Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.