[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Marlborough 4-10-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
Ulster County, New York has implemented an enhanced
911 telephone system whereby an individual will be able to dial a
911 telephone in the event of an emergency. The intent and purpose
of this chapter is to assist in rapid recognition, by 911 personnel,
of the location of a residence and/or business in an emergency situation
and for the purpose of assigning street addresses as well as street
names to all developed properties in the town as well as to future
developed properties in the town.
The Town Board of the Town of Marlborough hereby
determines that it is in the best interest of the public health, safety
and welfare of the residents of the town to adopt and implement a
uniform system of street names and property numbers in the town to
assist and facilitate the providers of emergency services to the residents
of the town.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The principal building or buildings on each lot.
All town roads that connect a main road, as herein defined,
at two different points or that lead from one main road to another
main road. In addition, the term "collector road" shall include roads
that may be used as detours should a main road be closed due to a
catastrophe or reconstruction.
Shall include all low-traffic roads within the town, such
as those servicing residential neighborhoods or which end in a dead
end, cul-de-sac or empty into another low-volume road.
All New York State routes and all county highways within
the town.
A.
The Town Assessor for the Town of Marlborough and,
in the absence of the Town Assessor, the Building Inspector for the
Town of Marlborough shall be authorized to decide which building or
buildings on any particular lot shall be numbered. The Assessor and,
in the absence of the Assessor, the Building Inspector shall designate
separate numbers for buildings which have no designated street number,
and they shall also have the authority to redesignate numbers for
buildings when deemed necessary.
B.
Any property owner aggrieved by the determination
of the Assessor or Building Inspector may seek review of that determination
by the Town Board of the Town of Marlborough upon a written request
to the Town Supervisor setting forth the reasons for seeking such
review. The Town Board may uphold, modify or change the determination
of the Assessor or Building Inspector, and such determination shall
be final and binding.
C.
The following numbering system is adopted in order
to implement the uniform property numbering system:
(1)
Main roads.
(a)
Numbers shall start at the southern Ulster County
line and increase in a northerly direction.
(b)
Generally, numbers shall start at the Hudson River
and increase in a westerly direction.
(c)
Numbers shall continue in sequence on such roads,
in spite of any road name changes or changes in jurisdiction.
(3)
Local roads. Numbers shall start at a main or collector
road and increase in any direction going away from such main or collector
road.
A.
Generally, odd numbers shall be used on the west and
south sides of any roads.
B.
Generally, even numbers shall be used on the east
and north sides of any roads.
D.
Generally, when entering dead-end roads or culs-de-sac,
odd numbers shall be used on the left and even numbers shall be used
on the right, taking into consideration whether said dead-end road
or cul-de-sac may be continued with future development of property.
A.
In spacing numbering, a fifty-foot module shall be
used with a number assigned to each 50 feet on each side of a road.
When there are two structures with access from one driveway in a fifty-foot
module, a separate number shall be assigned to each structure. Driveways
providing access to three or more structures must have their own road
name.
B.
The use of alphanumeric designations is prohibited,
except when a number of units, structures and uses coexist on the
same parcel of land. Examples of parcels requiring the use of alphanumeric
designations include apartment projects, condominium projects, mobile
home parks, office parks, planned unit developments, recreational
vehicle parks, recreational areas, shopping centers and other uses
where the use of alphanumeric designations would clarify the location
of an individual unit for public safety purposes. To provide alphanumeric
numbers, the Town Planning Board shall work with the owner, principal
occupant or person in charge of the project to determine a logical
numbering system under this chapter. By way of example, a duplex designated
as number seven would have one unit as 7-A and one unit as 7-B. A
mobile home park with the street number 11 would then have each lot
within designated by a separate letter going from 11-A through 11-Z
and, if additional unit numbers are needed, then commencing with 11-AA
and so on. All lettering must be in sequence. Directory signs in larger
complexes may be required by the Board or enforcement officer or agency.
A.
Prior to the issuance of any driveway permit, building
permit and/or certificate of occupancy for new construction within
the town ("New construction" shall also mean additions to existing
structures.), the Assessor shall assign a number to each structure
for which such permit or certificate is sought or assign the additional
numbering for the extension of any existing structure, park, etc.
B.
Prior to final subdivision approval, whether for a
minor or major subdivision, the Planning Board shall require all new
plat maps to contain both the approved street names and street numbering
in fifty-foot modules on the mylar signed by the Board for filing
in the Ulster County Clerk's office. Corner lots should be assigned
numbers on each road to accommodate final driveway placement.
C.
The Town Assessor shall assign the final number when
the certificate of occupancy is issued. The address must be relayed
to the Town Building Inspector's office, the Town Clerk's office,
all post offices within the town, all fire departments within the
town, the Town of Marlborough Police Department, the County Emergency
Management Services, the Town of Marlborough Volunteer Ambulance Corps
or any successor in interest to said agencies. Said notification shall
be done by the Town of Marlborough Assessor's office.
D.
The Assessor's office shall notify the County Planning
Board on a regular basis of all address assignments for new subdivisions,
parcels and lots.
A.
No new street or road shall be accepted by said Town
of Marlborough until such street shall be identified and designated
by name, and if new streets or extensions of existing streets, the
name of such street shall be attached to such extension. If such new
street is not an extension of an existing street, then the name by
which the new street is designated shall not be identical to nor bear
any similarity to or conflict with the names of any existing street,
and shall avoid names which indicate a direction, within the town
as shown on the official street index and official map.
B.
Street names will be restricted to 28 characters in
order to comply with the requirements of the current telephone database.
C.
In addition to other requirements of this chapter,
streets will be named in compliance with the United States Postal
Service addressing guidelines.
D.
New streets will be named, initiated and adopted by
the Town Planning Board in adherence to the principles enumerated
in this chapter.
E.
Changes to existing street names will be initiated
and adopted by the Town Board.
F.
Adoption of a street name or its inclusion in the
official street naming and structure numbering map index or official
street naming and structure numbering map or the subsequent posting
of any public sign does not commit the Town of Marlborough or the
County of Ulster to maintain a private road.
G.
All proposed street name changes or additions shall
be sent by the Town Board or Town Planning Board, respectively, to
the county and the United States Postal Service for review and comment,
as well as adjoining municipalities. The county and the United States
Postal Service, as well as the adjoining municipalities, will have
30 days to comment on the proposed changes or additions before adoption
and acceptance of them.
A.
It shall be the duty of every owner and/or every occupant/tenant
of a building in the Town of Marlborough to cause to be displayed
thereon the street number of said building in conformity to this chapter,
as well as to maintain such number in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter.
B.
All properties or parcels of land within the town
shall hereafter be identified for street location purposes by reference
to the uniform numbering system adopted herein. All existing numbers
of property and buildings not now in conformity with the provisions
of this chapter shall be changed to conform to the system herein adopted
within three months after the adoption of this chapter.
C.
Each principal building shall bear the number assigned
to the street frontage on which the driveway entrance is located,
but if no driveway, then on which the front entrance is located. In
case a principal building is occupied by more than one business or
family dwelling unit, the entrance to each separate entity in said
principal building shall bear a separate number in accordance with
this chapter.
D.
Numerals indicating the official numbers for each
principal building or for each separate entrance, as specified above,
shall be posted in a manner as to be visible from the street on which
the property is located. Whenever any building is situated more than
20 feet from the edge of the street or road serving the building,
the number shall, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter,
be displayed on a post or other structure clearly visible from the
street and stationed on the same side of the street as the building
or premises for which it is intended. Said post, gate, fence, tree
or other appropriate place shall be at least four feet in height and
not exceed eight feet in height and shall be displayed in a prominent
and conspicuous place in such manner as to be plainly legible and
visible from the center of the street and easily discernible when
traveling in either direction on the street so as to show clearly,
if not otherwise evident, which is the driveway for the property.
The numbers shall not be less than four inches in height and shall
be made of a durable and clearly visible reflective material. The
color of said numbers shall be in sharp contrast to the color of their
background, and these conditions shall apply both to the numerals
placed upon the building as well as numerals placed on any post, mailbox,
gate, fence, etc.
E.
Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed
near some light or source of illumination so that it may be readily
seen at night.
F.
In the event that more than one building has access
from a single driveway, a street number of each building must be displayed
at each location at which the driveway access diverges from the common
access.
G.
Display of any number other than the number authorized
or assigned by the designated person or board under this chapter is
expressly prohibited.
H.
In such cases where the assigned number cannot be
posted as required above, the number shall be posted as prescribed
by the Town Building Inspector in accordance with the intent of this
chapter and after consultation with the owner, occupant or person
in charge.
I.
The official numerals shall be placed on buildings
by the owner or agent within 30 days after notice to the owner or
agent of the number assigned.
J.
The official numerals shall be placed in the immediate
vicinity of the entranceway to the building and shall be placed not
less than four feet from the bottom of the entranceway door nor more
than eight feet from the bottom of said entranceway door using a color
to be in sharp contrast to the color of the background with said numerals
being made of durable, clearly visible reflective material at least
four inches in height and a minimum of one inch in width, using block
numbering and lettering where appropriate.
A.
Private road signs must be erected and maintained
by the property owner or owners on said road. Private road signs must
have white lettering on a green background or black characters on
a white background. Newly created private roads must have a road name
approved by the Planning Board prior to subdivision approval or by
the Building Inspector prior to issuing a certificate of occupancy,
and the owner must, prior to approval, submit to either the Planning
Board or Building Inspector, in the appropriate situations, proof
that notice has been given to the Town Highway Superintendent, the
Town Building Inspector, appropriate fire department, Town Police
Department, local ambulance corps, school bus garage, 911 Coordinator
and County 911, by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the
new road name, location and assigned number.
[Amended 5-23-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022]
B.
The private road signs must be installed and maintained
in accordance with the rules, regulations and requirements of the
Town Code, state, county or federal government, whichever is controlling.
A.
Noncompliance deemed a violation. Any person, corporation,
partnership or other entity owning a building and or real property
within the Town of Marlborough failing or neglecting, for 60 days
after the initial notice from the Building Inspector, 911 Coordinator
or agency, or post office, or Town Planning Board or Town Board of
their new number, to place the new number on said building and/or
along the street as provided by this chapter, as well as to install
required private road signs, shall be deemed in violation of this
chapter.
B.
Nonmaintenance deemed a violation. Any person, corporation,
partnership or other entity owning a building and or real property
within the Town of Marlborough failing to maintain structure numbers
on the structure and/or along the street as provided and required
herein, as well as private road signs required herein, shalt be deemed
in violation of this chapter.
C.
Service of notice. The notice provided for herein
may be given by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the last known address of the owner and/or occupant
of the structure as shown on the last assessment roll on file in the
Assessor's office of the Town of Marlborough.
D.
Numbering of the building by the town. In the event
of the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner and/or occupant/tenant,
after notice, to cause said building to be properly numbered, or private
road sign installed or replaced, the Building Inspector of the Town
of Marlborough shall cause said building to be properly numbered and/or
private road sign installed or replaced.
E.
Report and assessment of cost. The Building Inspector
shall report the cost of numbering said building to the Town Board,
or installation or replacement of the private road sign, and such
Board shall order said cost assessed as a lien against the property
of the owner and collected in the same manner as other town taxes
or assessments.
A.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector
or any other official appointed by the Town Board.
B.
Any person committing an offense against any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine
not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an
offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for
each week or portion thereof the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct violation.
