[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
West Brandywine 8-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-04.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter applies to all principal buildings within the Township
of West Brandywine, Chester County, and each tract, lot or parcel of land
situate with such Township.
A.
Street address numbers shall be assigned to each principal
building, tract, lot or parcel of land, placed on file in the Township Office
and assigned to the owners or occupants of such principal buildings, tract,
lot or parcel of land by the Township Manager, or by such other person as
may be designated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Once assigned,
all such properties shall be designated for all purposes by the number assigned,
and thereafter all persons shall take due notice thereof and comply with the
provisions of this chapter, when applicable.
B.
The Township Manager, or such other person as may be
designated, shall have the power and duty to correct any errors with respect
to assignment of street address numbers, as and when such errors are discovered.
The Board of Supervisors shall have the right and power to change a street
address number or numbers assigned to any property whenever the Board of Supervisors
may deem such a change necessary and desirable, and require the owner or the
occupant thereof to comply with the provisions of this chapter with respect
to such change.
The owner or occupant of each principal building, tract, lot or parcel
of land to which no street address number has previously been assigned shall,
upon purchase, acquisition or occupancy thereof or within 15 days of discovery
that no such number has been assigned, make application to the Township Manager
or his designated agent for assignment of a street address, and the Township
Manager or his designated agent shall assign a correct street address number
to such property.
A.
The Township Manager shall be responsible for assigning
proper street address number sequences to each lot which is created as a result
of a subdivision or resubdivision. Said numbers shall be in proper municipal
sequence in relation to the number assigned to other lots fronting on the
same street and shall be properly recorded on the subdivision plan and the
Township file. The decision of the Township Manager or the Manager's
authorized agent in connection with the assignment of numbers shall be final.
B.
When the assignment of street address numbers, as required pursuant to § 68-5A hereof, has been completed and signed by the Township Manager, such numbers shall be appended to the final subdivision plan and thereby incorporated therein by reference. No subdivider shall sell, convey, or otherwise permit the use or occupancy of any lot, dwelling unit, building, or other structure upon a said lot without first complying with all of the terms of this chapter.
C.
The requirements for application for street address number
and display of such number shall be a condition precedent to the submission
of any applications for a certificate of occupancy.
A.
In order to comply with this chapter, street address
numbers shall be Arabic in design, shall have a minimum height of three inches
and shall be mounted in a secure fashion by one or more of the approved manners
of display set forth below. The numbers shall be sufficiently legible as to
contrasting background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of numerals
so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight hours by a person
possessing normal vision, as viewed from the center line of the street facing
the front of the property. The numbers shall be placed so that trees, shrubs
and other obstructions do not materially block the line of sight of the numbers
from the center of the street to any appreciable degree.
B.
When required by this chapter, auxiliary numbers shall
be mounted at a height between four feet and 10 feet upon the adjacent grade
or exterior landing beneath, but never higher 15 feet above adjoining grade.
C.
Approved manners.
(1)
Occupancies with mailboxes at the end of driveways shall
display numbers on both sides of the mailbox or support post. When mailboxes
are placed on the opposite side of the facing street from the occupancy, auxiliary
numbers shall be provided in addition to the mailbox numbers. When two or
more mailboxes are placed side by side, numbers shall be placed on the fronts
of the mailboxes.
(2)
Occupancies without mailboxes at the end of driveways
shall place numbers in the immediate vicinity of the main entrance or path
of travel which leads to the main entrance and shall be visible from the center
line of the street facing the front of the property.
(3)
Principal buildings with no mailboxes and driveways in
excess of 200 feet or principal buildings not visible from the street shall
have a marker or post of noticeable size placed at the driveway entrance.
If more than one occupancy shares the driveway, then each occupancy shall
be so numbered.
(4)
Occupancies with shared driveways shall place numbers
in the immediate vicinity of the main entrance and shall also display auxiliary
numbers at or near the driveway entrance of each individual structure according
to specifications herein.
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Editor's Note: See also the Appendix at the end of this chapter.
A.
The absence of street numbers, or the insecure fastening
or absence of any numeral thereof, or the use of any street address number
not assigned by the Township Manager, or the failure of a street address number
to meet the elevation, size and location as prescribed in this chapter shall
be a violation of this chapter. Upon discovery of such violation, a notice
of violation shall be sent by certified mail to the property and/or to the
last known address of the owner, or shall be posted in a prominent place upon
the property by the Township Manager or his agent, or shall be personally
served on the property owner or occupant or his agent. Such notice shall specify
the specific provision of this chapter violated and shall require compliance
with the provisions of this chapter within 30 days after the service or posting
of the notice of violation.
B.
Any person who shall fail to comply with the notice of
violation and who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement
proceeding commenced by the Township before a District Justice, pay a fine
of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's
fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment
shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the
District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of
Civil Procedure. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township
are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce
compliance herewith.
[Amended 2-6-1997 by Ord. No. 97-01[1]]
C.
After the Township Manager shall send or post a notice
of violation of the provisions of this chapter and the expiration of 30 days
thereafter, each day such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate
offense subject to a like fine and penalty.
D.
The Township Manager, or the Township Manager's
designated agent, shall have the authority to bring proceedings to enforce
the provisions of this chapter.