[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Allentown as Article 909 of the 1962 Codified Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 15434]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CITY
City of Allentown.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
A written document issued to a person in violation of a City ordinance which specifies the violation and contains a directive to take corrective action within a specified time frame or face further legal action.
PUBLIC OFFICER
Any authorized inspector, or public official designated by the Mayor to enforce the City ordinances.
VIOLATION TICKET
Issued by a public officer to a person who violates a provision of this chapter.
[Amended 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 15434]
All property numbers will be determined by the City's official map as established by the Bureau of Engineering.
[Amended 3-10-1924 by Ord. No. 1609]
It shall be the duty of the owner of every lot front on any of the streets of the City, when any house or building shall be constructed or built thereon, to place on it a number, the size and location of which shall be as noted in § 411-4.
[Amended 3-10-1924 by Ord. No. 1609]
The numbers shall be fastened on the door or other suitable place on the front of the house or building and shall be of such size that they may easily be read from the street.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § 455-77, Premises identification.
[Amended 4-30-1918 by Ord. No. 676]
A. 
All owners of houses in the City not already numbered or not numbered in accordance with City regulations shall procure from the City Engineer permits for the numbering of such houses, free of cost to the owners, each of which permits shall contain the number of the house and the name of the street so to be numbered. Upon receipt of the permit, the owners of the houses shall procure, place and maintain upon the same the numbers contained in the permits.
B. 
No owner of any house shall number the same or change the number thereof without first obtaining a permit therefor, and no numbers so given in the permit shall at any time thereafter be changed nor any other numbers placed on the houses than the ones contained in the permit, without the consent and approval of the City Engineer, evidenced by his permit so procured and given as aforesaid.
[Amended 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 15434]
A. 
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by any other public officer authorized to enforce ordinances.
B. 
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter may be cause for a citation, a violation ticket and/or a notice of violation to be issued to the violator.
C. 
A notice of violation or violation ticket shall be served upon a violator by handing it to the violator, by handing it at the residence of the person to be served to an adult member of the household or other person in charge of the residence, by leaving or affixing the notice or violation ticket to the property where the violation exists, by handing it at any office or usual place of business of the violator, to his/her agent or to the person for the time being in charge thereof, or by mailing the notice to the violator's address of record.
D. 
Each day a violation continues or is permitted to continue may constitute a separate offense for which a separate fine may be imposed.
[Amended 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 15434]
A. 
A person in receipt of a violation ticket may appeal to the Department of Public Works by filing a request within 10 days of receipt of the violation ticket.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
A Hearing Officer, designated by the Public Works Director, may uphold the appeal, deny the appeal or may modify the violation ticket and/or any associated costs, fines or penalty amounts.
[Amended 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 15434]
If any provision, paragraph, word, section or subsection of this chapter is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, sections, or subsection shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.
[Amended 2-21-1973 by Ord. No. 11995; 3-14-2018 by Ord. No. 15434]
A. 
Violation ticket fines.
(1) 
Any offense of a violation of this chapter, the violation tickets shall be issued in the amounts of $100.
(2) 
Any persons who receives a violation ticket for any violation of this chapter may, within 10 days, admit the violation, waive a hearing and pay the fine in full satisfaction.
B. 
Violation ticket penalties.
(1) 
If the person in receipt of a $100 violation ticket does not pay the fine or request a hearing within 10 days, the person will be subject to a $25 penalty for days 11 through 20.
(2) 
Failure of the person to make payment or request a hearing within 20 days of a violation ticket shall make the person subject to a citation.
C. 
Citation fines. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than $300.
[Amended 4-3-2024 by Ord. No. 16002]