[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Vernon 9-26-2007
by Ord. No. 2007-14. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This Uniform Address Numbering Ordinance is hereby adopted by the Vernon
Town Board, to provide a single system of displaying address numbers for all
residential, commercial, industrial, and public assembly occupancies within
the Town of Vernon. Such ordinance is intended to make addresses readily visible
to emergency service responders during all times of the day, and thus decrease
response times. Address numbers displayed shall be as assigned by the Town
and as filed in the office of the Town Clerk. The Uniform Address System of
the Town shall be based on and become a part of the Uniform Address System
for Waukesha County, as recommended by the County Board on March 12, 1957,
and shall conform to the Uniform System of Numbering recommended in the Report
of the Special Committee of Waukesha County Board appointed to study developing
a uniform address system.
A.
General penalty. Except as otherwise provided, any person
who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
of such violation, be subject to a penalty, which shall be as follows:
(1)
First offense. Any person who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $5 nor
more than $500, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of
payment of such forfeiture and costs shall be imprisoned in the County Jail
until such forfeiture costs are paid, but not exceeding 90 days.
(2)
Second offense. Any person found guilty of violating
any provision of this chapter who had previously been convicted of a violation
of the same provision within one year shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
not less than $10 no more than $500 for each such offense, together with the
costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs
shall be imprisoned in the County Jail until such forfeiture and costs are
paid, but not exceeding six months.
B.
Continued violations. Each violation and each day a violation
continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing in this chapter
shall preclude the Town from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent
or remove a violation of any provision of this chapter.
The owners of all residential, commercial, industrial and public assembly
occupancies shall have uniform address numbers installed that are assigned
to the occupancy by the Town Building Inspector in the manner described herein.
Within 30 days after the final approval of any new subdivision or other division
of land, the Building Inspector shall assign an address to each parcel. In
addition, whenever it appears to the Town Building Inspector that an existing
parcel in the Town is not numbered in accordance with this section, the Town
Building Inspector shall assign a new address that complies with this section
to such existing parcel. Records shall be kept of the assignments and a copy
shall be provided to the Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Town Assessor, Fire Department
and owner.
A.
Signs shall have a green reflective background with white
reflective alphanumeric characters for the assigned address. Signs shall be
eight inches by 20 inches.
B.
Posts shall be 6 1/2 foot, galvanized steel channel
post, not less than four feet and not more than five feet above the surface
of the roadway.
C.
Location.
(1)
Primary location. Posts shall be installed approximately
10 feet from either side of the driveway and on the back edge of the road
right-of-way (no greater than 15 feet from the edge of pavement).
(2)
Alternate location. Alternative locations may be determined
by the Department of Public Works Director if necessary due to foliage, lot
line boundaries or other obstructions that would compromise the effectiveness
of the sign if installed in the primary location, but do not include affixing
the number sign to any building or other permanent structure.
D.
The Town of Vernon shall employ a contractor of its choosing
to perform the installation of the new address numbers. The cost of the new
installations shall be paid by a one-time special charge. The special charge
shall be established through a separate Town resolution and shall be paid
to the Town Treasurer within 10 days of the date of installation of the signpost.
In the event such special charge is not fully paid within 10 days of the installation
of the signpost, the delinquent special charge shall become a lien on the
property and shall be included in the current or next tax roll for collection
as allowed by § 66.0627(4), Wis. Stats.
E.
All new construction subsequent to adoption of this chapter
shall pay a separate fee for the address number installation on said property,
in conjunction with obtaining a building permit. This fee shall be established
through a separate Town resolution.
F.
Private roads shall be marked with Town-installed signs at the intersection of the private road and the Town road and at the primary location referenced in Subsection C of this section. In order to mark an individual property for emergency vehicles, property owners on private roads will purchase signs/posts from the Town for a certain fee. The special charge shall be established through a separate Town resolution and shall be paid to the Town Treasurer within 10 days of the date of installation of the signpost. In the event such special charge is not fully paid within 10 days of the installation of the signpost, the delinquent special charge shall become a lien on the property and shall be included in the current or next tax roll for collection as allowed by § 66.0627(4), Wis. Stats.
A.
Property owners shall maintain the address numbers located
on their properties in good and visible condition at all times. No property
owner may change the placement location of a sign/post after installation
without the express written consent of the Department of Public Works Director.
Maintenance shall include keeping the address numbers clear of organic growth,
debris, and other impediments to a direct line of sight from the roadway.
B.
The Town shall install replacement address numbers for
property owners, at that property owner's expense, and will be charged a fee
in the event of loss or damage to any numbers that was not caused by the Town
of Vernon. Such fee shall be paid within 10 days of the installation of the
signpost. In the event such special charge is not fully paid within 10 days
of the installation of the signpost, the delinquent special charge shall become
a lien on the property and shall be included in the current or next tax roll
for collection as allowed by § 66.0627(4), Wis. Stats. This fee
shall be established through a separate Town resolution.
C.
The Town shall install replacement address numbers for
property owners, at the Town of Vernon's expense, in the event of loss or
damage to any numbers that was caused by the Town of Vernon.
A.
The Town Clerk, or other person(s) designated by the
Town, shall be responsible for maintaining the numbering system.
B.
The Town Clerk shall keep a record of all address numbers
assigned. The Town Clerk shall maintain a plat book and/or map showing the
proper addresses of all parcels in the Town.
C.
Upon receipt of the proper address numbers from the Building
Inspector, and payment of a fee for materials, which shall be established
through a separate Town resolution, the Building Inspector shall instruct
the designated Department of Public Works employee to erect the new post and
sign at the designated location.
D.
The Building Inspector, and any other designated personnel,
shall monitor placement and condition of installed signs and posts, and advise
the designated maintenance employee, when necessary, to replace damaged signs/post
or correct unacceptable sign locations.
