There is hereby established a system of numbering of buildings
and lots of land within the Borough of Bay Head. Building numbers
shall be placed on the official tax maps, as prepared and periodically
updated by the Borough Engineer, and allotted to the owner of each
lot by the Tax Assessor or such other person as may be designated
from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council. When the assignment
of numbers takes place, all property owners shall take due notice
thereof and shall comply with the provisions of this article. The
Tax Assessor or such other person as may be designated shall also
have the power and duty to correct any errors with respect to assignment
of building numbers.
There shall be affixed and maintained by the owner of each building,
store, or other structure within the Borough, the number assigned
to the lot of land upon which a building may be situated. With regard
to new construction, the owner of the building shall affix the identifying
number assigned to the lot within two weeks of the completion of the
exterior of the building. The cost of placing the identifying numbers
of the building onto the exterior of the building shall lie with the
owner of the property. For buildings, stores, or other structures
existing at the time of the adoption of this chapter, conforming numbers
shall be affixed no later than July 1, 2018.
The identifying numbers designating the lot of land upon which
a building is situated shall be:
B. A minimum height of four inches.
C. Composed of a durable material and of a color other than the color
of the exterior of the building so as to provide a contrast.
D. The numbers must be affixed prominently to the exterior of the house
facing the public street, and must be clearly visible from the street
during the daytime hours.
E. The number must also be at least 30 inches above the grade of the
property.
If numbers affixed to the front of the building would not be visible from the street as required in §
93-3, requirements of this chapter are satisfied if the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide the Arabic numbers, as required by §
93-3, upon a post, rod or other type of fixture of substantial nature or a mailbox at or near the road frontage with the same number affixed thereon and so located upon the same, so that the number may be conspicuous and visible from the street upon which the building fronts. When the provisions of this section have been complied with, the owner, occupant or lessee of the house or building shall not be otherwise obligated to affix Arabic numbers to said house or building and shall be permitted, at his option, to utilize cursive numbers or no numbers at all upon the house or building.
The owner or association in control of each apartment complex
or similar multiuse building complex shall place upon the outside
of each building and/or unit in said complex, in a location and format
approved by the Borough, the number and name of each such building.
The Bay Head Police Department and Code Enforcement Officer
are charged with enforcing this chapter.