As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BUILDING
Includes all houses, dwellings, residences, offices, stores,
places of business and structures located within the Borough of East
Pittsburgh whether fronting on public streets or alleys or not.
Numbers, as assigned to each building in the Borough, shall
be affixed to, attached to, painted upon or carved upon every building
or upon a permanent standard base or support between such building
and the street or alley, if any. Every building number shall be at
least three inches in height. The building numbering shall be in numerical
form and not script or otherwise and shall be of such color and material
as to be visible from the street or alley, if any. All building numbers
shall be constantly maintained in complete, legible and visible form.
All building property owners and, in the case of buildings occupied
by persons other than the owner thereof, the occupants also shall
be responsible to reaffix, reattach or renew all numbers that do not
conform to the requirements of this section. The tenant or occupant
of any building shall furnish through the proper Borough authorities,
on demand, the name of the owner of such building, and any such tenant
or occupancy who shall fail or refuse to do so shall be held liable
to number such building in conformance with this section.
After the effective date of this chapter, if a building shall not have the proper building number affixed, attached or renewed in accordance with the provisions of §
185-2, the owner and occupant thereof, having received notice, in writing, from the Borough to comply with the provisions of §
185-2, and not having affixed, attached or renewed such building number within 30 days of receipt of said notice, such owner, or occupant, shall be guilty of a violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Notice as required by §
185-3 of this chapter may be transmitted by certified or registered mail, by personal service on the owner and/or occupant, or by posting the premises.
Any person, firm, or corporation, and the principal or chief
executive officer of a corporation, violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not to exceed $600 for any one offense, recoverable with costs, together
with judgment or imprisonment not exceeding five days, if the amount
of said judgment and costs shall not be paid. Each day that a violation
is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting or inconsistent
with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed.
All future amendments to the within chapter may be done by simple
resolution.