This chapter is intended to establish and impose regulations requiring
the assignment and display of street address numbers of buildings and property
in the Town of Greenville in order to make the location of such property readily
identifiable to police, volunteer fire companies, paramedics and other emergency
agencies, volunteer or otherwise, of the Town of Greenville, other towns and
villages of the County of Orange and agencies of the County of Orange in order
to accomplish the purposes as intended in the adoption, within the County
of Orange, of an enhanced 911 system.
The Executive of the County of Orange, the office of E-911 of the County
of Orange and/or the Planning Board and/or the Building Inspector shall have
authority to assign numbers to every parcel of real property within the Town
of Greenville as exists as of the effective date of this chapter. On and after
the effective date of this chapter, numbers shall be assigned to
new parcels, created by subdivision or otherwise, by the Building Inspector
of the Town of Greenville. The owner or occupant of every parcel of real property
within the Town of Greenville as exists as of the effective date of this chapter
shall be notified, in writing, of the number assigned to the parcel of real
property. For this purpose, notice given prior to the effective date of this
chapter by the Executive of the County of Orange with respect to any parcel
of real property within the Town of Greenville pursuant to the adoption of
numbers with respect to the enhanced 911 system shall be deemed notice for
the purposes whereunder.
Each owner, agent of the owner or occupant of real property within the
Town of Greenville having received notice of the number assigned to his/her
parcel of real property shall, within 30 days after such notice or the effective
date of this chapter, whichever occurs last, be responsible for displaying
and maintaining the display of the number of said parcel of real property
in accordance with this chapter as follows:
A. Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event that
the parcel contains one building with but one number assigned to it, the number
of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on the face
of the building, the face being the side facing the street of address, and
said number shall be readily readable from that street without the aid of
any artificial lens or lenses. In the event that the parcel contains more
than one building and more than one number is assigned to the parcel, the
numbers of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on
the respective faces of each such building, the face being the side containing
the main entrance facing the street of address, and said numbers shall be
on a gate, post, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign)
within 20 feet of the road pavement of the street of address and shall be
readily readable from that street without the aid of any artificial lens or
lenses. Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed near some light
or source of illumination so that it may be readily seen at night.
B. Residential property. On each parcel of improved residential
property, the number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building,
the face being the side facing the street of address which it fronts, and
shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial
lens or lenses. The numbers of the building shall be conspicuously displayed
on the respective faces of each such building. If the number is displayed
on a gate, post, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign),
it must be within 20 feet of the edge of the road pavement of the property.
If the number is displayed on a mailbox, it shall be displayed on both sides
of the mailbox. The numbers shall be so placed that they will not be obstructed
by trees, shrubbery, porches or other extensions of the building. Wherever
practicable, said number shall be placed near some light or source of illumination
so that it may be readily seen at night. The display of any house number other
than the number assigned by the Town is prohibited.
C. Size of number. For residential property, the displayed
numbers shall be four inches in height. For commercial property, the displayed
numbers shall be no less than eight inches nor more than 12 inches in height.
D. The displayed numbers shall be block Arabic numerals.
E. The color of the displayed number must contrast with
its background color.
Any owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property within the
Town of Greenville who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $50.
Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector, Code Enforcement
Officer or any police officer of the Town of Greenville or of the New York
State Police.