[Adopted 2-21-2000 by Ord.
No. 724-2000]
The plan and system for numbering of houses and buildings prepared by
the Commissioners of the Township of Penn, a copy of which is attached hereto
and made a part hereby, is hereby approved and adopted.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said plan is on file in the township offices.
On and after the passage and approval of this article, it shall be the
duty of each and every owner, trustee, lessee, agent and occupant of each
and every house, building or other structure in the Township of Penn to cause
the same to be numbered in accordance with this article and the system and
plan hereby adopted and approved.
A.
The number shall be placed in a conspicuous place on
or over each front door, on the front transom bar, front transom glass or
front show window, over or on either side of the entrance; the same number
to be of paint, metal or enamel and at least three inches in height; the color
of the numbers to be in contrast to the immediate background; and shall be
placed so as to be in full view from the opposite side of the street. In the
event that the house, building or structure is not visible from the public
street, a number, at least one inch in height, shall be placed either upon
a mailbox, newspaper receptacle or pole or post; provided, however, that said
number shall be in conformance with the requirements set forth above except
as to the height of said number. It shall be unlawful to cover any house number
with any sign, drapery or other obstruction tending to conceal such number,
and all old numbers shall be removed from any house, building or other structure
when a new number has been assigned and when so directed by the Township of
Penn.
B.
The Township of Penn is hereby authorized to require
the numbering and renumbering of any house, building or other structure in
accordance with this article.
A.
The existing street numbering system or, where a conflict
exists, the renumbering of any house, building or structure shall be and is
hereby approved by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Penn.
B.
For all new subdivisions or lots created within the Township
of Penn upon which a structure, building or house shall be erected, the Township
of Penn shall assign a number to said house, structure or building in accordance
with the plan adopted and approved herein. Said numbering system shall commence
with number 1000 for each new street, court or road and shall be numbered
consecutively thereafter with the odd numbers being assigned to one side of
the street and the even numbers to be assigned to the opposite side of the
street.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction hereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of
not more than $600 and, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 30 days.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
If any sentence, clause, section or part of this article is for any
reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality,
illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions,
sentences, clauses, sections or parts of this article. It is hereby declared
as the intent of the Township of Penn that this article would have been adopted
had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or
part thereof not been included herein.
This article shall become effective within 30 days of the date of enactment
hereof.
