[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Foster 9-8-1997 by Ord. No. 4-1997. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Displayed in a manner which allows the sign or house number
to be seen, day or night, from the street which passes in front of
the structure, unobstructed by trees, shrubs, vegetation or other
structures on the property.
The number which has been legally assigned to a residence,
apartment building or business for the purpose of identification and
for use by the United States Postal Service for the delivery of mail.
A sign which displays the private road name, as approved
by the Township of Foster.
The property owner of each residence, rental
unit, apartment building or business shall provide and display the
legally assigned house number and/or other required identification
as follows:
A.
General standards. In all zones, the house number(s)
shall be made up of numbers and/or letters which are not less than
three inches in height. The numbers/letters shall also be of a color
contrasting to the background on which they are affixed.
B.
Residential zones (R-1, R-1A, R-2 and PRD). The owner
of any residence, rental unit, etc., located in an area that is zoned
residential (R-1, R-1A, R-2 and PRD) shall display the house number
in such a manner that it is clearly visible (day or night) from the
street which passes in front of said residence, rental unit, etc.
C.
Agricultural/conservation zones (A-1 and C-1).
(1)
The owner of any residence, rental unit, etc., located
in an area zoned agricultural/conservation (A-1 and C-1) shall display
the assigned house number at the intersection of their personal driveway
where it meets the private lane, Township road or state road, whichever
is the case. The house number shall be displayed upon a post or other
structure which places the number a minimum of 12 inches above the
ground and in a manner that is clearly visible from the intersecting
road or lane.
(2)
In the instance of multiple rental units or apartment
units on a single property, each individual unit shall display the
house number assigned to that unit. These numbers shall be displayed
upon the unit itself and as near as possible to the front entrance
of the unit.
D.
Commercial and industrial zones (B-2, B-3 and I-1).
(1)
Residential structures located in a commercial or
industrial zone (B-2, B-3 and I-1) shall comply with the standards
for the agricultural/conservation zones.
(2)
Owners of businesses, malls, shopping centers, etc.,
will be allowed to incorporate the assigned house number into their
integral or freestanding signs or use another method of display. However,
the number must be clearly visible at all times.
In all zones, the property owner of any residence,
rental unit, apartment building, business, etc., shall maintain the
clearly visible display of the house number through grass/weed control,
cleaning, replacement, etc., at all times.
The Township Code Enforcement Officer is authorized
to enter upon private property for the purpose of inspection and to
give notice of violation. Such notice can be given in person or delivered
by regular U.S. mail, and shall explain the violation and give instructions
to eliminate the violation within 10 days after the issuance of such
notice. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate
violation, enforceable as such.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this chapter, upon conviction thereof in an action
brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided
for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules
of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less
than $25 nor more than $1,000, plus costs, and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90
days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues or each
section of this chapter which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
