Chapter 52 Buildings, Numbering of

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Title	Adopted	Subject	Affects
4-94 - LL 3 of 2026 Resolution - Code Violations pdf	2026-02-05	General Provisions: Civil Jurisdiction; Adult Use Establishments; Public Exposure Amendment; Alarm Systems Amendment; Alcoholic Beverages Amendment; Amusement Centers Amendment; Bingo Amendment; Building and Development Amendment; Buildings, Numbering of Amendment; Chickens: Backyard Chicken License Amendment; Dogs: Control and Regulation Amendment; Donation Bins Amendment; Drainage Amendment; Electrical Standards Amendment; Environmental Quality Review Amendment; Fire Prevention Amendment; Flood Damage Prevention Amendment; Games of Chance Amendment; Lighting Amendment; Noise Amendment; Parks Amendment; Peddling, Vending and Soliciting Amendment; Plumbing and Electrical Amendment; Property Maintenance Amendment; Vehicles: Abandoned, Junked and Unlicensed Amendment; Junk Storage Amendment; Rental Registry Amendment; Sewers: Sewer Use Amendment; Signs Amendment; Smoking Amendment; Snowmobiles Amendment; Solid Waste: Enforcement Amendment; Stormwater Management Amendment; Streets, Sidewalks and Driveways: Driveways Amendment; Deposits of Snow and Ice Amendment; Subdivision of Land Amendment; Taxation: Exemption for Senior Citizens Amendment; Trailers Amendment; Trees Amendment; Vehicles, Motor-Driven Amendment; Water: Water District Amendment; Zoning Amendment	Ch 1, Ch 6, Ch 13, Ch 16, Ch 20, Ch 35, Ch 48, Ch 52, Ch 61 Art I, Ch 79 Art II, Ch 81, Ch 84, Ch 94, Ch 103, Ch 119, Ch 125, Ch 134, Ch 150, Ch 168, Ch 187, Ch 192, Ch 198, Ch 205, Ch 207, Ch 209, Ch 215, Ch 219 Art II, Ch 224, Ch 227, Ch 230, Ch 234 Pt 4, Ch 236, Ch 240 Art I, Ch 240 Art IV, Ch 245, Ch 250 Art I, Ch 257, Ch 261, Ch 277, Ch 285 Art I, Ch 295

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Henrietta 12-20-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Building and development — See Ch. 48.

Subdivision of land — See Ch. 245.

§ 52-1 Display of numbers required.

A principal building used or to be used for residential, mixed occupancy, commercial, industrial or storage purposes shall bear or display at least one set of street numbers assigned to it. In the case of new construction, no certificate of occupancy will be issued unless building numbers conforming with this section are installed.

[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]

Such numbers shall be Arabic in format with a minimum height of four inches and mounted in a secure fashion to the building's front wall or to a porch or other fixed appurtenance in front of the building in the vicinity of the main entryway or main path of travel leading to the main entrance from a public street or otherwise separately mounted in an approved manner upon the face of a wall or upon a post in the front yard of the premises. In the case wherein a group of structures or buildings carries the same address, i.e., plazas and industrial/commercial complexes, posting the address at the principal entry point to the complex, being visible as required by this section, shall be considered as being in compliance with this chapter.

All street numbers shall be mounted at a height between four feet and 10 feet above the adjacent grade, street or exterior porch landing, directly beneath but never higher than 15 feet above the adjoining grade. They shall be legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of the whole so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight hours by a person possessing at least 20/40 vision, as he views the numbers from the center line of the facing street and at an elevation of five feet above the finished surface thereof. Trees, shrubs or other obstructions shall not block said street numbers.

Builders or developers of new structures shall post a temporary sign on the site conforming to § 52-1B of this chapter displaying the assigned street address and lot number, if applicable.

§ 52-2 Scope.

The absence of house numbers or the insecure fastening or absence of any whole number thereof or the use of any number out of logical sequence for the street toward which it faces or the failure of a number to meet the elevation requirement or the visibility requirements shall be considered in violation of this chapter.

Final authority for determining and assigning the number or numbers to be used upon any particular premises is vested in the Assessor.

§ 52-3 Failure to comply.

[Amended 6-20-2001 by L.L. No. 3-2001; 2-15-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006; 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019; 2-5-2026 by L.L. No. 3-2026]

Failure of the owner of the property to place said numbers or otherwise comply with the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a violation, and, upon a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to a civil penalty in the minimum amount of $100, up to a maximum amount of $250. In addition, the Building Inspector or his designee may be directed by the Town Board via resolution following a duly advertised public hearing on the matter, to install house numbers in compliance with this chapter, and to charge a fee in an amount dictated in the Fee Schedule found in Appendix A301, § A301-2, as well as for reimbursement of the direct cost for the house numbers. Should the owner of the property fail to pay said fees and charges, they may be charged as a lien against the subject property, and if still unpaid after six months, may be levied against said property’s property taxes.