[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Wallingford 2-8-1977
by Ord. No. 227. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to establish an effective
and easily recognizable system of the exact location of the various building
units in the Town of Wallingford to ensure the rapid location of any building
unit by emergency vehicles. The Fire Marshal and the Chief of the Fire Department
have determined that the best means of such identification is by properly
numbering all building units in the Town of Wallingford.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation of this
chapter:
An apartment, boardinghouse, condominium building or condominium
unit, single-family dwelling, multifamily dwelling, hotel, motel, individual
trailer, trailer camp, tourist cabin, tourist home, commercial establishment,
industrial building, government building and any other building which, in
the opinion of the Building Inspector, comes under the provisions of this
chapter.
A number no less than three inches in height, placed on each building
unit, which number is visible from the street. The number on the building
shall be located on the top, bottom or on sides of the main entrance of the
building facing the street. In the case of a building more than 50 feet from
said street, the owner shall, in addition to the number on said building,
display a number on a mailbox or fence or a post, located on the side of the
driveway or sidewalk, so as to make said number easily visible from the street.
When a mailbox is on the curbline of said property, as numbered in accordance
herewith, the building number shall be placed on both sides of the box and
shall have numbers three inches high.
It shall be the responsibility of the Building Inspector of the Town
of Wallingford to devise and have readily available an assigned building unit
number for each unit in the Town of Wallingford. "Having readily available"
shall be determined to mean, in the case of subdivisions, within 10 days of
the filing of the final subdivision map; and for all other units, within five
days of the granting of any building permit. In the case of undeveloped land,
it shall be the responsibility of the Building Inspector to keep available
properly sequenced numbers for later use.
It shall be the duty of the owner of the property to obtain the proper
building unit number and to display the same in accordance with this chapter.
In the case of multiple units, it shall be the responsibility of the owner
of the fee of any parcel of land on which a building unit is located to comply
with this chapter.
It shall be the responsibility of the Building Inspector or his assistant
as designated by the Mayor or the Housing Code Enforcement Officer to enforce
the provisions of this chapter, which duty shall include the periodic review
of the building units within the town to assure compliance. The initial compliance
date shall be 30 days after the effective date of this chapter.
A.Â
Any person who does not comply with this chapter shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $10 as hereinafter provided. In the event
that any person shall be found by the Building Inspector or any other official
of the Police or Fire Departments or the office of the Fire Marshal to not
be in compliance with this chapter, it shall be the responsibility of the
Building Inspector to immediately notify said individual that he must comply
within seven days of the date of said notice.
B.Â
In the event of noncompliance within said time, the Building
Inspector or such other designated official shall be required to present said
noncompliance to the Town of Wallingford Police Department for prosecution
under the terms of this chapter.
