[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Blooming Grove 1-9-2006
by L.L. No. 1-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is intended to establish and impose regulations requiring
the assignment and display of street address numbers on buildings and property
in the Town of Blooming Grove in order to make the location of such property
readily identifiable to police, fire companies, paramedics and other emergency
agencies, volunteer or otherwise, of the Town of Blooming Grove, other towns
and villages of the County of Orange, and agencies of the County of Orange
in order to facilitate the purposes of the Orange County Enhanced 911 System.
The Orange County Executive's office, the E-911 Office of Orange
County, and/or the Town of Blooming Grove Planning Board and/or the Town of
Blooming Grove Building Inspector and/or the Town of Blooming Grove E-911
Coordinator, or their designees, shall have authority to assign numbers to
every parcel of real property within the Town of Blooming Grove. The owner
or occupant of every parcel of real property within the Town of Blooming Grove,
as said property exists as of the effective date of this chapter, shall be
notified in writing of the number assigned to the parcel of real property.
For this purpose, notice given prior to the effective date of this chapter
by the County of Orange Executive's office or E-911 office or by the
Town of Blooming Grove shall be deemed notice for the purposes hereunder.
Each owner, agent or occupant of real property within the Town of Blooming
Grove, having received notice of the property number assigned, shall, within
30 days after such notice or after the effective date of this chapter, whichever
occurs later, display and maintain the property number as follows:
A.
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event the
property contains one building with only one number assigned to it, the property
number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building, the "face"
being the side facing the street of address, and shall be readily readable
from the street. In the event the property contains more than one building
and more than one number is assigned to the property, the property numbers
shall be conspicuously displayed on the respective faces of each building,
the "face" being the side containing the main entrance facing the street.
In the alternative, the property number may be displayed on a gate, post,
mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign), which must be
located within 20 feet of the road pavement of the street of address or entrance,
as the case may be, and shall be readily readable from that street. Wherever
practicable, said number shall be placed near a light or source of illumination
so that it may be readily seen at night.
B.
Residential property. On each parcel of improved residential
property, the number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building,
the "face" being the side facing the street of address which it fronts, and
shall be readily readable from the street. In the event the property contains
more than one building and more than one number is assigned to the property,
the property numbers shall be conspicuously displayed on the respective faces
of each building, the "face" being the side facing the street of address on
which it fronts. In the alternative, the property number may be displayed
on a gate, post, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign),
which must be located within 20 feet of the edge of the road pavement of the
street of address and shall be readily readable from the street. The numbers
shall be placed so that they will not be obstructed in any manner. Wherever
practicable, said number shall be placed near a light or source of illumination
so that it may be readily seen at night. The display of any house number other
than the property number assigned pursuant to this chapter is prohibited.
C.
Size of numbers. For residential properties, the displayed
numbers shall be four inches in height. For commercial properties, the displayed
numbers shall be no less than eight inches and no more than 12 inches in height.
D.
The displayed numbers shall be in block Arabic numerals.
E.
The color of the displayed numbers shall contrast with
the background color.
Any owner, agent or occupant of real property within the Town of Blooming
Grove who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of
a violation and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250. Each day on
which such violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
This chapter may be enforced by the Building Inspector or Code Enforcement
Officer, or their duly designated agents, or any police officer of the Town
of Blooming Grove.
