[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Brighton 6-9-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is essential that police, fire and ambulance personnel be able to
locate homes, commercial properties and other buildings without delay to provide
the most effective response to a call for service. The purpose of this chapter
is to provide those emergency personnel in the Town of Brighton with a means
to quickly and accurately identify addresses when responding to such calls
for assistance.
A.
In all zoning districts established in § 201-7 of the Comprehensive Development Regulations of the Town of Brighton, all principal buildings shall display at least one set of street numbers clearly indicating the address assigned to such buildings. In the case of new construction, the address assigned shall coincide with the name of the public street from which the public accesses the main path of travel leading to the main entrance to such building, and no certificate of occupancy will be issued unless the owner and/or developer certifies to the town that such street numbers have been installed.
[Amended 7-12-2000 by L.L.
No. 4-2000]
B.
Such numbers shall be Arabic in design with a minimum
height of four inches and mounted in a secure fashion to the building's wall
or to a porch or other fixed appurtenance, easily visible from the main entryway
or main path of travel leading to the main entrance from a public street or
main parking lot. Numbers may also be mounted upon a post directly in the
front of the premises in a manner which would provide a ready means of identifying
the street number of the subject structure. In RLA, RLB, RLC and RM Zoning
Districts, the numbers shall be a maximum of six inches in height. In all
other zoning districts, the numbers shall be a maximum of 12 inches in height.
C.
All street numbers mounted to building's wall or to a
porch or other fixed appurtenance shall be mounted at a height between four
feet and 15 feet above the established grade. They shall be legible as to
contrasting background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of the whole,
so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight hours, by a person
possessing at least 20/40 vision, as he or she views the numbers from the
center line of the facing street and at an elevation of five feet above the
finished surface thereof. Trees, shrubs or other obstruction shall not block
said street numbers.
D.
Where numbers are not visible with ease from the building's main parking lot or as required in Subsection C of this section or where the building upon which the number is to be displayed is more than 150 feet from the edge of the right-of-way of the street or road serving the building, the number shall, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, be displayed on a post readily visible from the main parking lot entrance or a public street. Numbers displayed on a post shall in no event be further back than 25 feet from said main parking lot or street right-of-way and shall be mounted at a height between four feet and six feet.
E.
Where a group of structures or buildings carry the same
address, each structure must bear a letter and/or number to provide a method
of identification for each building. All building letters or/and numbers shall
comply with all sections of this chapter.
A.
The absence of house numbers or the insecure fastening
or absence of any whole number thereof or the use of any number out of logical
sequence for the street toward which it faces or the failure of a number to
meet the elevation, visibility or other requirement as outlined in this chapter
shall be considered a violation of this chapter.
B.
Final authority for determining and assigning the number
or numbers to be used upon any particular premises and the address assigned
for any particular premises is vested in the Commissioner of Public Works
or designee.
[Amended 7-12-2000 by L.L.
No. 4-2000]
The Fire Marshal, any police officer of the Town of Brighton and the
Commissioner of Public Works or designee are hereby declared to be responsible
for the enforcement of this chapter. A notice of violation may be issued to
the owner of each principal building not in compliance with this chapter.
If the owner of a property does not place said street numbers within
120 days after service of a notice of violation, the Fire Marshal, any police
officer of the Town of Brighton and the Commissioner of Public Works or designee
may issue an appearance ticket directing the owner to appear in Town Court
in connection with the alleged commission of a violation of this chapter.
[Amended 1-24-1996 by L.L.
No. 1-1996]
Any violation of this article shall constitute an offense punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions. The imposition of one penalty for a violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects at any such time. Each separate offense shall constitute a separate additional violation.
It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Brighton Town Board that:
A.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provisions
of this chapter invalid, in whole or in part, the effect of such decision
shall be limited to those provisions which are expressly stated in the decision
to be invalid, and all other provisions of the chapter shall continue to be
separately and fully effective.
B.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds the application
of any provision of this chapter to any building, other structure or tract
or land to be invalid, in whole or in part, the effect of such decisions shall
be limited to the person, property or situation involved in the controversy,
and the application of any such provision to any other person, property or
situation shall not be affected.
