The purposes of this chapter shall be to require the clear display
of buildings numbers to public streets for all properties that contain
principal buildings within the Borough of Somerville in order to assist
the general public and the authorities in identifying any property
in case of an emergency, as well as for the welfare of the general
public in conducting their normal affairs.
There is hereby established a uniform system for numbering buildings
along all streets, avenues and public and private ways in the Borough
of Somerville. The Borough Engineer shall prepare a Building Number
Map by superimposing upon the Assessment Map of the Borough of Somerville
numbers for every lot in the Borough of Somerville pursuant to the
following standards:
A. Existing numbers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
the Borough Engineer shall attempt, to the extent possible consistent
with the maintenance of the orderly progression of street numbers,
to assign to lots on which there are existing structures the numbers
which they are now using.
B. New numbers. All building numbers for new subdivisions and lots created
by redivisions shall be consistent and uniform with existing numbers
in the immediate area, as determined by the Borough Engineer. Building
numbers shall progress from the corner of Main Street and Bridge Street
as follows:
(1) East from Bridge Street for all streets running east-west, with all
odd numbers on the north side and even numbers on the south side.
(2) West from Bridge Street for all streets running east-west, with odd
numbers on the south side and even numbers on the north side.
(3) North from Main Street for all streets running north and south, with
odd numbers on the west side and even numbers on the east side.
(4) South from Main Street for all streets running north and south, with
even numbers on the west side and odd numbers on the east side.
After the Building Number Map has been prepared by the Borough Engineer pursuant to §
115-2 above and approved by resolution of the Mayor and Council, it shall be maintained in the office of the Construction Official. Upon any subdivision or resubdivision of land in the Borough of Somerville resulting in a lot or lots other than those delineated on said map, the Borough Engineer shall assign a building number to each lot resulting from said subdivision or resubdivision, which shall be in proper numerical sequence in relation to the numbers assigned to other lots fronting on the same street, and he shall record it on the Building Number Map. Copies of the map and any changes thereto shall be filed with the Police Chief, Fire Chief, Assessor, Tax Collector and the Borough Engineer of the Borough of Somerville.
After approval of the Building Number Map, the Construction Official shall notify by certified mail, all owners of buildings which do not display a number or which display an incorrect number that they must bring their buildings into conformity with this chapter within six (6) months of the date of the notice unless relief is granted pursuant to §
115-8 of this chapter.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Construction Official
of the Borough of Somerville, who is empowered to order, in writing,
the remedying of any condition found to exist in violation of any
provision of this chapter. The owner or agent of a building or premises,
if a violation of any provisions of this chapter shall have been committed
or shall exist, or the lessee or tenant of any part of the buildings
or premises in which such violations shall have been committed or
shall exist or the agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other
person who shall commit, take part or assist in any violation or who
shall maintain any building or premises in which any violation of
this chapter shall exist or the persons so violating the same who
refuse to correct said violations within one (1) month after written
notice has been mailed to them shall, for each and every violation
of the provisions of this chapter, be subject to a maximum fine of
not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and a minimum fine of zero
dollars ($0) for each day of violation, plus costs. Each and every
day that such violation continues after said notice as hereinabove
prescribed shall be considered a separate and specific violation of
this chapter. This chapter shall be enforced by the Board Engineer,
Borough Police Department, Borough Fire Inspector, Zoning Officer
and/or the Construction Code Official.
It is hereby directed that house numbers as provided for by
this chapter shall be installed and such numbers shall be used within
six (6) months of the date of final approval of the Building Number
Map.