All streets and alleys shall be named by the Council, and all streets
shall be plainly marked at the intersection with other streets, with the name
thereof posted upon the corner building or upon some other erection, and all
buildings shall be designated by a number. On streets running north and south,
buildings shall be numbered from Market Street in each direction, and buildings
on the east side of such street shall have odd numbers and on the west side
even numbers. On streets running east and west, buildings shall be numbered
from High Street in each direction, and buildings on the north side shall
have odd numbers and on the south side even numbers. One hundred numbers shall
be allowed for each square.
[Amended 6-13-1973]
The Secretary of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the proper
number of a building fronting upon any street, subject to the control of the
Council when objections shall be made to the number given by him, and it shall
be the duty of the owner of any building to place the proper number in a conspicuous
position upon the building. The Council shall have the right to change the
number upon a building in any square whenever it may deem such a change desirable
and require the owner thereof to place thereon the new number.
[Amended 6-13-1973; 5-10-1989
by Ord. No. 11-1989; 3-17-1999
by Ord. No. 5-1999]
Any person who violates or permits the violation of any provision of
this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding brought
before a District Justice, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be subject
to the payment of a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $600, plus
the costs of prosecution. Upon default of payment thereof, the defendant may
be sentenced to imprisonment in the county prison for a period of not more
than 30 days. Each section or provision of this chapter that is violated shall
constitute a separate offense, and each day or portion thereof in which a
violation of this chapter is found to exist shall constitute a separate offense,
each of which violations shall be punishable by a separate fine imposed by
the District Justice of not less than $25 and not more than $600, plus the
costs of prosecution, and, upon default of payment thereof, the defendant
may be sentenced to imprisonment in the county prison for a term not more
than 30 days.