[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of West Seneca 6-8-1998. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 92.
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter
to protect and promote the public health, safety and general welfare
by requiring property owners of private dwellings or businesses, to
affix house numbers on their structures to aid emergency service personnel
in the prompt identification of the affected structures.
House numbers shall be affixed to the structure
in a prominent location, facing the principal street, immediately
adjacent to the front door or, if no door is present, adjacent to
the corner of the house closest to the driveway.
A.
House numbers shall be at least four inches in height.
The numbers shall be so placed that they will not be obstructed by
trees, shrubbery, porches or other extensions of the building. Wherever
practicable, said numbers shall be placed near some light, or source
of illumination, so that they may be readily seen at night.
B.
If the structure is more than 75 feet from a public
or private road, the numbers shall be permanently affixed to a post
or a panel immediately adjacent to the entrance driveway of said structure.
The numbers shall be so placed that trees, shrubs and other obstructions
do not block the line of sight of the numbers from the center of the
street.
C.
New structures shall have numbers permanently affixed
prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
D.
Existing structures shall have one year after the
adoption of this ordinance to come into compliance.
Enforcement will be the duty of the Town of
West Seneca Building Inspector.
A.
Noncompliance is deemed a violation. Any person, corporation,
partnership or other entity owning a building within the Town of West
Seneca refusing or neglecting for 60 days after notice from the Building
Inspector to place the proper designated number on said building shall
be deemed in violation of this chapter.
B.
Numbering of building by the town. In the event of
the neglect or refusal of any owner, after notice, to cause said building
to be properly numbered, the Building Inspector of the Town of West
Seneca may cause said building to be properly numbered.
C.
The Building Inspector shall report the cost of numbering
said building to the Town Board, and said Board shall order such cost
collected in the same manner as other town assessments and fees.
Any violation of this chapter is hereby deemed
and declared an offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.
Each calendar weeks or portion thereof, that said violation continues
shall be a separate violation.
