[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Bordentown 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05 (Ch. 15.28 of the 2003 Municipal Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the "House or Building Numbering Ordinance of the Township of Bordentown."
The Township Committee hereby adopts the following provisions with respect to house or building numbering in the Township of Bordentown.
The purpose of these regulations is to require the clear display of authorized and assigned house or building numbers on every building fronting on any street in the Township of Bordentown in order to assist the general public and emergency services, public and private, in identifying any property in case of emergency or otherwise.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other structures erected or to be erected within the Township of Bordentown shall display identification numbers as provided herein and in accordance with specifications provided herein.
House or building numbers shall be determined and assigned by the Chief of Police or designee of the Township of Bordentown, who shall also serve as the Municipal 9-1-1 Coordinator for the Township of Bordentown. The owner of any structure requiring a house or building number for which structure a number has not been assigned as of the effective date of this chapter will be notified by the Township when the designated number is assigned to the structure.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every structure which now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public or private street within the Township of Bordentown who has been assigned a house or building number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall, at the owner's, occupant's or lessee's own expense, within 30 days after the effective date of this chapter, cause the authorized and assigned number of the structure to be permanently and conspicuously placed in accordance with the specifications set forth herein. Any owner who has not been assigned a number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall, within 30 days after notice of assignment of the number, comply with the requirements of this section.
House or building numbers shall be:
A. 
In Arabic numerals.
B. 
A minimum height of three inches for residential properties and a minimum height of six inches for commercial and industrial properties.
C. 
Mounted in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street.
D. 
Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from the street.
E. 
At least 30 inches above ground level and so placed that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of sight of the numbers from the street upon which the building fronts.
If numbers affixed to the front of the building would not be easily visible from the street, regulations may be satisfied if the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide the Arabic numbers, as required by these regulations, upon a post, rod or other type of fixture of substantial nature or a mailbox at or near the frontage with the same number affixed thereon and so located upon the same, so that the number may be conspicuous and visible from the street upon which the building fronts. When the provisions of this section have been complied with, the owner, occupant or lessee of the house or building shall not be otherwise obligated to affix Arabic numbers to the house or building and shall be permitted, at owner's, occupant's or lessee's option, to utilize cursive numbers or no numbers at all upon the house or building.
Garden apartment and townhouse condominium complexes shall provide the building and apartment numbers as are provided for in the regulations.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered or modified after the effective date of this chapter shall have the certificate of occupancy withheld until it is assigned a house or building number and the number is affixed to the structure in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person or persons convicted of a violation of these regulations shall be liable to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Township of Bordentown, the punishment to be levied at the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. Each day that the violation occurs shall be deemed to be a separate violation.