The Town of Lenox hereby recognizes that timely and appropriate
emergency assistance rendered to protect the lives and property of
the Town of Lenox residents is of paramount importance to the health,
safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Lenox.
Every owner of a structure in the Town of Lenox shall cause
to be displayed and maintained thereon the enhanced 911-assigned number
for said structure.
A.
The Madison County 911 center shall assign an Arabic number to all
existing structures and to any new structures constructed or erected
after the effective date of this article.
B.
Upon the issuance of a building permit for construction of a structure
by the Code Enforcement Officer, the Madison County 911 center will
be notified as to the site of the proposed structure. The Madison
County 911 center will then assign an Arabic number to that structure.
C.
All other permits, as required by the Code Enforcement Officer, Water
Department, and Department of Public Works, will display this enhanced
911 address on its face.
A.
The enhanced 911-assigned number shall be conspicuously displayed
upon the structure as follows:
(1)
The number shall be at least four inches in height and shall be a
contrasting color to the color of the structure.
(2)
The number shall be displayed in such a manner as to be readily visible
from the adjacent public road or highway.
(3)
The number shall be placed upon the structure so that it will not
be obstructed in any way and wherever practicable shall be placed
near some illumination, so that it may be readily seen at night.
B.
In addition to the other requirements of this article, whenever any
structure is more than 75 feet from the public road or highway, the
911 Arabic number shall be displayed in a manner in conformity with
the article, on a sign, post or mailbox readily visible from the road
or highway from both directions of travel, but in no event farther
than 20 feet from the roadway.
A.
Any owner of a structure within the Town of Lenox who fails or refuses
or neglects to place the proper designated enhanced 911 Arabic numbers
on said structure, for a period of 30 days after issuance of a notice
of violation from the Fire Marshal or Code Enforcement Officer, shall
be deemed in violation of this article.
B.
The notice of violation provided for Subsection A may be given by personal service or by mailing a copy thereof to the last known address of the owner.
C.
Any property owner who fails to comply with this article shall be
liable for a civil penalty in a sum not exceeding $250 for each month
that the violation exists following the issuance of a notice of violation
as hereinbefore provided. The penalty herein is declared to be civil
in nature and may be assessed upon the real property upon which the
structure is located.
