[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Canisteo 6-6-2005 by L.L. No.
2-2005.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also superseded former Ch. 45,
Buildings, Numbering of, of the 1989 Code, adopted 12-3-1957 by Ord.
No. 18.
This chapter is intended to establish and impose regulations
requiring the assignment and display of street address numbers of
buildings and property in the Village of Canisteo in order to make
the location of such property readily identifiable to police, volunteer
fire companies, paramedics and other emergency agencies, volunteer
or otherwise, of the Village of Canisteo, other towns and villages
of the County of Steuben and agencies of the County of Steuben in
order to accomplish the purposes as intended in the adoption, within
the County of Steuben, of an Enhanced 911 System.
The Executive of the County of Steuben, the Office of E-911
of the County of Steuben and/or the Planning Board and/or the Code
Enforcement Officer shall have authority to assign numbers to every
parcel of real property within the Village of Canisteo as exists as
of the effective date of this chapter. On and after the effective
date of this chapter, numbers shall be assigned to new parcels, created
by subdivision or otherwise, by the Code Enforcement Officer of the
Village of Canisteo. The owner or occupier of every parcel of real
property within the Village of Canisteo as exists as of the effective
date of this chapter shall be notified, in writing, of the number
assigned to the parcel of real property. For this purpose, notice
given prior to the effective date of this chapter by the Executive
of the County of Steuben with respect to any parcel of real property
within the Village of Canisteo pursuant to the adoption of numbers
with respect to the Enhanced 911 System shall be deemed notice for
the purposes hereunder.
Each owner, agent or the owner or occupier of real property
within the Village of Canisteo having received notice of the number
assigned to his or her parcel of real property shall, by June 9, 2005,
or the effective date of this chapter, whichever occurs last, be responsible
for displaying and maintaining the display of the number of said parcel
of real property in accordance with this chapter as follows:
A.
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event that the parcel
contains one building with but one number assigned to it, the number
of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on
the face of the building, the face being the side facing the street
of address, and shall be readily readable from that street without
the aid of any artificial lens or lenses. In the event that the parcel
contains more than one building and more than one number is assigned
to the parcel, the numbers of the parcel of real property shall be
conspicuously displayed on the respective faces of each such building,
the face being the side containing the main entrance facing the street
of address, shall be on a gate, post, mailbox, fence or other appropriate
structure (i.e., a sign) within 20 feet of the road pavement of the
street of address, and shall be readily readable from that street
without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses. Wherever practicable,
said number shall be placed near some light or source of illumination
so that it may be readily seen at night.
B.
Residential property. On each parcel of improved residential property,
the number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building,
the face being the side facing the street of address which it fronts,
and shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any
artificial lens or lenses. The numbers of the building shall be conspicuously
displayed on the respective faces of each such building. If the number
is displayed on a gate, post, mailbox, fence, or other appropriate
structure (i.e., a sign), it must be within 20 feet of the edge of
the road pavement of the property. The numbers shall be placed so
that they will not be obstructed by trees, shrubbery, porches, or
other extensions of the building. Wherever practicable, said number
shall be placed near some light or source of illumination so that
it may be readily seen at night. The display of any house number other
than the number assigned by the Village is prohibited.
C.
Size of numbers. For properties, the displayed numbers shall be a
minimum of four inches in height, with a minimum stroke width of 0.5
inch.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
The displayed numbers shall be block Arabic numbers.
E.
The color of the displayed number must contrast with its background
color.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property within
the Village of Canisteo who violates any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a maximum
fine of $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate
violation.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer
or any police officer of the Village of Canisteo.
