It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to allow for the rapid
and easy identification by number of the buildings in the Town of Orange to
facilitate postal delivery and to enable emergency services such as the police,
fire fighters and ambulances to locate the buildings requiring such services.
Each building, including but not limited to, residential house, store,
factory, office building, apartment house or complex, or other multi-unit
complex, shall have placed upon it by its owner a building number which shall
correspond to the street address number for the building. The town shall assign
a building number to each building and shall notify each building owner of
the assigned number. The number shall be no less than three inches in height
and shall be visible from the street on which the building is located. The
number shall be located on the top or bottom or on the sides of the main entrance
of the building facing the street. In the event that a building is more than
50 feet from the street on which it is located, the owner shall, in addition
to displaying the number on the building, display the same number on a mailbox,
fence or post located immediately to the side of the appropriate driveway
or sidewalk by which access is gained to the building, so that the number
of the building is visible from the street. If a mailbox is numbered, the
number shall be placed on both sides of the mailbox and shall be no less than
three inches high. If a fence or post is numbered, the number shall be no
less than three inches high and easily visible from the street.
The owner of each building that contains multiple units, such as apartments,
stores or offices, shall place upon the building the number and, if applicable,
the name of the building, in a size and style and at a location approved by
the Chief of the Orange Fire Department in conjunction with the Orange Fire
Marshal.
Any person who violates this chapter shall be fined in an amount not
to exceed $10 for each day of the violation.