[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Maple Shade at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Subdivision regulations — See Ch. 178.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
and referred to as the "House Numbering Ordinance of the Township
of Maple Shade."
The Township Council hereby adopts the following
provisions with respect to house numbering in the Township of Maple
Shade.
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 Maple
Shade 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 Maple Shade
shall display identification numbers as provided herein and in accordance
with specifications provided herein.
House numbers shall be determined and assigned
by the Tax Collector of the Township of Maple Shade. The owner of
any structure requiring a house number for which structure such a
number has not been assigned as of the effective date of this chapter
will be notified by the township when such number is assigned to said
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 Maple Shade who has been
assigned a house number prior to the effective date of this chapter
shall, at his or her own expense, within 30 days after the effective
date of this chapter, 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 chapter shall,
within 30 days after notice of assignment of such 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 contracting 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 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 said house or building and shall be permitted, at his or her option,
to utilize cursive numbers or no numbers at all upon the house or
building.
Garden apartment and townhouse-condominium complexes
shall provide such 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 number and said
number is affixed to said structure in accordance with this chapter.
