This chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to
as the "House Numbering Ordinance of the Township of Plumsted."
The purpose of these regulations is to require the clear display
of authorized and assigned house or building numbers on every building
fronting on or have access to any street in the Township of Plumsted
in order to assist the general public and emergency services, public
and private, in identifying any property in case of emergency or otherwise.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other structures
erected or to be erected within the Township of Plumsted shall display
identification numbers as provided herein and in accordance with specifications
provided herein.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every structure which
now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public or private
street within the Township of Plumsted who has been assigned a house
number prior to the effective date of this section shall, at his own
expense, within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this
section, cause the authorized and assigned number of such structure
to be permanently and conspicuously placed in accordance with the
specifications set forth herein. Any owner who has not been assigned
a number prior to the effective date of this section shall, within
thirty (30) days after notice of assignment of such number, comply
with the requirements of this section.
House or building numbers shall be:
B. A
minimum height of three (3) inches for residential properties and
a minimum height of six (6) inches for commercial and industrial properties.
C. Mounted
in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch of the building so
as to be clearly visible from the street.
D. Sufficiently
legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing and uniformity
so as to be clearly visible from the street and shall be reflective
to light for visibility at night.
E. At
least thirty (30) inches above ground level and so placed that trees,
shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of sight of the
numbers from the street upon which the building fronts.
If numbers affixed to the front of the building would not be
visible from the street, regulations may be satisfied if the owner,
occupant or lessee shall provide the Arabic numerals, as required
by these regulations, upon a post, rod or other type of fixture of
substantial nature or a mailbox at or near the frontage with the same
number affixed thereof and so located upon the same, so that the number
may be conspicuous and visible from the street upon which the building
fronts. When the provisions of this section have been complied with,
the owner, occupant or lessee of the house or building shall not be
otherwise obligated to affix Arabic numerals to said house or building
and shall be permitted, at his option, to utilize cursive numbers
or no numbers at all upon the house or building.
Garden apartment and townhouse condominium complexes shall provide
such building and apartment numbers as are provided for in the regulations.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or modified after the
effective date of this section shall have the certificate of occupancy
withheld until it is assigned a house number and said number is affixed
to said structure in accordance with this section.