New and existing buildings shall have approved
address numbers, building numbers, or approved building identification
placed in a position to be plainly legible and visible from the street
or road fronting the property. These numbers shall contrast with their
background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters.
Numbers shall be a minimum of four inches (102 mm) high with a minimum
stroke width of 0.5 inch (12.7 mm).
The Fire Marshal may require that all premises
on which buildings or portions of buildings are constructed and located
in such a manner that access to public fire hydrants is minimal or
of a distance such that the Fire Marshal can demonstrate that fire-fighting
operations would be impaired shall be provided with a water supply
system installed in accordance with the provisions of NFPA 24.
[Added 5-23-2017 by L.L.
No. 4-2017]
It shall be unlawful to maintain in any building or upon any
premises or other places combustible or dangerous accumulations of
rubbish or unnecessary accumulation of wastepaper, boxes, shavings
or any highly flammable materials especially liable to fire. The provisions
of § 304 of the Fire Code and § 305 of the Property
Maintenance Code of the State of New York also apply to this article.
[Amended 8-13-2020 by L.L. No. 7-2020]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate this chapter, to permit
or maintain such violation, to refuse to obey any provision thereof
or to fail or refuse to comply with any such provision or regulation
except as variation may be allowed by the Fire Marshal. Proof of such
unlawful act or failure shall be deemed prima facie evidence that
such act is that of the owner or other person in control of the premises.
Prosecution, or lack thereof, of either the owner, occupant or the
person in charge shall not be deemed to relieve any of the others.
B. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in Article
II of Chapter
1 of the Code of the Village of Southampton.