The owners of all buildings or structure/property within the
Borough to which street numbers have been assigned shall have the
street number prominently displayed at all times in accordance with
the following standards. For purposes of this chapter, a "street number"
is an address number established in accordance with the county-wide
911 Public Safety System, with reference to the adjacent road or street,
assigned and given to a particular building or structure/property
by the McKean County 911 and the United States Postal Service.
A. Each building to which a street number has been assigned shall have
a street number displayed upon the building except for buildings which
are located a distance greater than 200 feet from the nearest edge
of the cartway of the public roadway or upon which signage cannot
be attached which would be readable from the nearest public roadway
by reason of natural or man-made obstructions; the owner of said structure/property
shall be required to provide posted street number signage at least
20 feet and not more than 30 feet from the nearest edge of the cartway
of the public roadway, which post shall have affixed thereon the street
number which has been assigned to the building.
B. The assigned street numbers shall be either affixed directly to the
building or post or displayed on a sign affixed to the building or
post. The street number shall be displayed in such a manner that the
numbers will contrast in color with the background and will be observed
and readable from the nearest public or private roadway. All numbers
shall be in standard Arabic numerals, not less than four inches in
height and not less than one-half-inch in width. It is recommended
that the numbers be reflective for greater nighttime visibility.
C. If, for any reason, the street number of a particular building is
not readily identifiable by posted signage along the roadway whether
due to the proximity of multiple buildings with different street numbers
or some other reason, then the street number should be affixed to
the building as well as posted by the road. Similarly, if a single
building has multiple street numbers or apartment numbers such as
a professional building or apartments, a building directory should
be posted at the main entrance of the building.
The owner or owners of all private drives, roadways or easements
used for vehicle access to multiple properties where the drives and
roadways are not recognized as Borough roads and which are referenced
in the address of structure/property owner whose residence or business
abuts said private drives or roadways shall, in addition to the other
requirements set forth in this chapter, install a sign which identifies
the private road or private drive name as adopted by the Borough,
with said signage to be placed at the entrance where the private road
or private drive intersects with the public roadway, in such manner
so as to be readily observable by persons traveling upon the public
roadway, but not creating an obstruction to visibility of motorists.
It shall be unlawful to cover, conceal, obstruct, destroy, remove,
deface or vandalize any street number or road/street name sign or
placard installed or displayed pursuant to and in accordance with
the requirements of this chapter.
Once determined that a building or structure/property owner
has not complied with the street numbering or road name signage regulations
of this chapter, the Borough Council or its designated representative,
with the Council's consent, may pursue any of the following enforcement
remedies:
A. The Borough Council may provide written notice to the owners, occupants,
and other persons in possession of building or structure/property
which has not been numbered in accordance with these regulations of
the violation and the need to comply.
B. In the event that a person persists in refusing to comply with these
regulations despite notices to do so, the Borough Council may issue
a written order directing the owners, occupants or others in possession
of the building or structure/property in violation of this chapter
to comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter. Any person
who is aggrieved by any order issued pursuant to this chapter may
appeal to the Borough Council by filing a written notice of appeal
to the office of the Borough Secretary within 10 days of the date
of the subject order or notice.
C. In the event the structure/property owners or occupants or possessors
fail or refuse to take action in accordance with the notices and an
order issued pursuant to this chapter, the Borough Council may provide
the signage, as necessary, in order to bring the structure/property
owner into compliance with the standards promulgated in this chapter.
The Borough may recover the cost of materials and labor for the purchase
and installation of signage from the structure/property owners, occupants
or possessors, reasonable administrative fees, interest or other charges
allowed by law. In the event the owners, occupants or possessors of
the subject structure/property fail to pay the loss of such installation
as determined and approved, then the Borough may institute proceedings
at law to collect the full cost, together with all penalties, interest,
fees, and other charges which are authorized by applicable law, or
may take action to assess these costs and charges against the premises
and the owners thereof and collect same as a municipal lien or may
take other action to collect these sums as may be permitted by law.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than
$600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by
the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not
paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in
accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day
a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section
of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate
offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section,
the Borough may enforce this chapter in equity in the Court of Common
Pleas of McKean County.
The proper officers of the Borough are hereby authorized to
take necessary and proper action to establish, implement and enforce
the standardized system of structure/property address numbering and
street/road name sign placement as provided for in this chapter and
to comply with the requirements of the automatic location information
needs of the McKean County Public Safety System.
The provisions of this chapter shall become effective five days
after enactment.
Should any section, part or provision of this chapter be declared
by appropriate authority to be unlawful or unconstitutional, all other
terms, conditions, provisions and parts hereof, and of any code of
which this chapter may be or may be considered to be part, shall continue
in full force and effect as if the provision declared to be unlawful
or unconstitutional had been omitted as of the date of final enactment
hereof.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.