[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Lawrence 8-6-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a system within
the Township whereby the addresses of all premises will be identified
and to provide rules and guidelines to facilitate enforcement thereof.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The official number assigned that premises by the Township.
Any lot or parcel of land owned by any person, firm or corporation,
public or private, improved with buildings, whether occupied or not.
A.
All premises shall bear the distinctive street number assigned to
that premises and recognized by the Township and Clearfield County.
B.
House numbering required.
(1)
All houses less than 50 feet from the street shall display upon the
front of each dwelling the distinctive street number assigned to that
premises or shall place or display adjacent to the road on which the
property fronts a sign attached to a fence or post those distinctive
street numbers assigned to that premises. The number shall be placed
in such a position as to be clearly visible to all road traffic coming
to the premises from both directions. These numbers shall be no less
than three inches in height. The sign must be placed at a height to
assure it does not become obscured by winter snows or snowplowing.
(2)
If a dwelling is more than 50 feet from the street or is not clearly
visible from the road, every owner of a premises shall place or display
adjacent to the road on which the property fronts a sign attached
to a fence or post those distinctive street numbers assigned to that
premises. These numbers shall be no less than three inches in height.
These numbers should be visible from both directions. The sign must
be placed at a height to assure it does not become obscured by winter
snows or snowplowing.
(3)
Any different numbers which might be mistaken for or confused with
the number assigned to said property by the Township shall be removed.
(4)
For rental units, the landlord or owner is required to display and
maintain the numeric designation of the premises.
C.
Failure to display house numbers within 60 days after the adoption
of this chapter, or in the case of new construction, within 30 days
after a letter or certificate of occupancy has been issued, shall
be considered a violation of this chapter and shall subject such violator
to the penalties hereinafter provided. Whoever violates the provisions
of this chapter shall be responsible for a civil infraction, and upon
being found responsible thereof, shall pay a fine of $25 for the first
offense and a fine of $50 for a second and each subsequent offense.
