The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every structure which now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public or private street or highway within the Borough of Newtown who has been assigned a street number prior to the effective date of this article shall, at his own expense, within 60 days after the effective date of this article, cause the authorized and assigned number of such 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 article shall, within 60 days after notice of assignment of such number, comply with the requirements of this section.
Street numbers shall be:
A.
In Arabic numerals.
B.
A minimum height of four inches.
C.
Placed upon a freestanding mailbox, post or other type of manufactured fixture of substantial nature, excluding curbs, at the vehicular entrance to the premises.
D.
Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from the street.
If the posting of the assigned building number under § 480-49 would not be feasible or practical, then regulations may be satisfied if the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide the Arabic numerals as required by these regulations mounted in a secure fashion upon the front wall, door or porch of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street, at least 60 inches above ground level and so placed that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of sight of the number from the street upon which the building fronts. When such a number is placed on a building, the minimum height of the Arabic numerals shall be four inches.
Any structure erected, repaired, altered, or modified after the effective date of this article shall have the occupancy permit withheld until the assigned street number is affixed to said structure in accordance with this article.
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough correctional facility for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article 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 article in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County.
The Borough Fire Marshal, Police Department and Building Inspector shall have the power and the duty to enforce the provisions of this article.