[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as Ch. 65 of the 1967 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of securing a free mail delivery, the streets and avenues of the Borough of Ridgefield shall hereafter be numbered as follows:
A. 
On streets or avenues running north and south, the numbers of houses on the east side thereof shall be even, and the numbers of houses on the west side thereof shall be odd.
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On streets or avenues running east and west, the number of houses on the south side thereof shall be even, and the numbers of houses on the north side thereof shall be odd.
[Amended 3-10-1997 by Ord. No. 1585]
In order to comply with this chapter, street numbers shall be Arabic in design, shall be a minimum height of four inches and shall be mounted in a secure fashion to a building's front wall, or to a porch or other fixed appurtenance in front of the building, in the general vicinity of the main entryway or main path of travel which leads to the main entrance from a public street, or otherwise separately mounted upon the face of a wall or upon a post in the front yard of the premises. They shall be mounted at a height of between four and 10 feet above the adjacent grade or exterior landing beneath, but never higher than 15 feet above the adjoining grade. They shall be sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of integers so that the numbers may be read during daylight hours by a person possessing at least 20/40 vision when viewing the numbers from the center line of the facing street. The numbers shall be so placed that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not substantially block the line sight of the numbers from the center of the street.
All house numbers must be placed upon houses as herein required within sixty (60) days after the final passage of this chapter.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No. 2133]
A. 
If this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke such permit or license.
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Any person found guilty of violating this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction over the violation of this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield; provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
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In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall constitute a separate offense.