[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Hopewell 11-10-1993 by Ord. No. 252. Amendments noted where applicable.]
An official 911 number shall be identified and assigned to every residential property in the Township.
The owner of any building or occupied lot for which an official property number is designated and assigned shall be required, at his own expense, to place the official number at a point near where the driveway enters the street, or in such a manner that the number is easily visible from the street, or both. Three-inch-high numbers shall be the standard and reflective numbers shall be required. In those cases where more than one building exists on a lot or private road, land, or way, an address sign shall be placed near the point of access to the public street showing the official number and letter designation of each building with a legal address on the lot or private roadway. Multiple buildings on a private road or lot shall be assigned letters beginning with "A" for the building closest to the public street. Each building shall also have the number and letter designation clearly posted in front of or on the structure. Where there are multiple apartment units in a single building or buildings on a lot, each apartment shall be assigned an individual 911 number which shall be posted on or immediately adjacent to the door. The cost of erecting and maintaining an address sign shall be borne by the owners of the building who are also responsible for notifying any tenants of their official 911 locatable mailing address.
A. 
If postal rural route or rural box numbers are still in use, they shall be replaced by municipally designated and assigned property numbers.
B. 
If a rural mailbox is located at the driveway entrance to a rural property and it is on the same side of the street as the residence, it shall have three-inch-high numbers on both sides of the mailbox.
C. 
If the mailbox is located across the street from the residence, then it shall have at least one number on the box. The number shall face traffic, and a three-inch-high property number shall be posted at the driveway entrance of the property.
D. 
If the mailbox is remotely located on another street or clustered with several other mailboxes, then the number and street name shall be printed on the front of the box in one-inch-high letters or numbers, as appropriate, and a three-inch-high property number shall be posted at the driveway entrance.
A property owner shall have a period of 30 days from the date an official 911 number is assigned to a property to comply with the requirements of this chapter. Any property owner who fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter within 30 days after being informed of an official 911 number for the property shall be subject to a fine of $50.