It is and it shall be the duty of each and every owner, trustee, lessee, agent, occupant, and possessor of each and every house, building, or other structure located in East Earl Township, whether on a public or private street or road, to cause the same to be numbered with its official building number assigned by East Earl Township. The number shall be permanently posted as set forth herein. All persons required to number existing houses, buildings, or other structures shall contact East Earl Township and secure an assigned building number.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of East Earl Township 1-13-2015 by Ord. No. 189. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The building number shall be placed in a conspicuous place on or over the front door, on the front transom bar, front transom glass, or front show window, over or on either side of the entrance, or on a clearly visible mailbox, fence, post, mount, or other similar structure located upon the subject property. The number shall be of paint, metal, enamel, or vinyl, and the color of the number shall be in contrast to the immediate background. The individual numbers or letters for all (i) newly constructed buildings, (ii) buildings without numbers or letters as of the effective date of this chapter and (iii) existing buildings with numbers or letters built after January 1, 2010, shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters and shall have a minimum height of four inches each with minimum stroke width of 1/2 inch each. The individual numbers or letters for all existing buildings with numbers or letters built before January 1, 2010 shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters and shall have a minimum height of three inches each with a minimum stroke width of 1/2 inch each. The number shall be in full view, so as to be identifiable and readable from the opposite side of the street or road. Any building number not affixed to a building shall be positioned such that snow, leaves, tree branches, or other such impediments shall not impair the visibility required by this chapter. Any buildings located more than 50 feet from the point where the driveway providing access to the premises intersects with the public or private street shall display the building number at the intersection of the driveway with the public or private road. In the event that there are two or more buildings sharing a single driveway which are located more than 50 feet from the point where the driveway providing access to the buildings intersects with the public or private street, those buildings shall display the building numbers in two conspicuous places, as follows:
It shall be unlawful to cover any building number with any sign, drapery, or other obstruction tending to conceal such number, and all inaccurate, obsolete, or nonconforming numbers shall be removed from any house, building, or other structure when a new number has been assigned, or when so directed by the East Earl Township Zoning Officer.
All persons required to number buildings, as set forth herein, shall number existing houses, buildings, or structures within 60 days of the effective date of the chapter. The owners of new buildings shall procure a number and official street or road name assignment as part of the normal building permit process. New buildings shall be numbered within 30 days after completion of the structure.
Any persons, firm or corporation who shall number or attempt to number any house, building, or structure contrary to this chapter and the plan hereby approved and adopted or who shall, within 30 days of notification by the East Earl Township Zoning Officer, fail or neglect to number their house, building, or structure in accordance herewith, or who shall fail to change the number thereof or fail to remove the old number in cases of a number change, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, and any person or persons who shall alter, deface, remove, or destroy any number required to be displayed by this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a criminal fine of not more than $1,000, the costs of prosecution, and reasonable attorneys' fees, and, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment of not more than 30 days. Each day's violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.