[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Lumberton 6-18-1990 as Ord. No. 1990-10. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes all houses, dwellings, stores, business places and
other buildings which front on any street in the township or which
exist on any tax lot in the township.
The Municipal Engineer shall plot on the Tax
Map of the township all of the properties which now or hereafter front
on or have ingress and egress from any street and shall designate
and assign a number therefor.
A.Â
The owner in possession of any building for which
an official number is designated shall be required at his or her own
expense to place the official number in a conspicuous place so that
it is clearly visible from the public street or road upon which the
building fronts or from which ingress and egress may be gained. The
number shall be placed in such a location as to make it clearly evident
which driveway provides ingress and egress to the building so numbered.
Numbers placed on mailboxes for mail delivery purposes shall not satisfy
the requirements of this chapter unless the location of said mailbox
is immediately adjacent to and on the same side as the driveway providing
ingress and egress.
C.Â
The number may be placed on the building, provided
that it can be seen and read from the public road; otherwise, it must
be placed near the intersection of the driveway with the public road.
In the case of a commercial unit within a shopping center, the number
must be readily visible from the main traffic circulation aisle of
the center. The color of the numeral shall be in sharp contrast to
the color of its background, and it shall be of bright or reflective
material so as to be readily visible at night when a light is cast
upon it.
Upon any subdivision of land in the township
resulting in lots other than those already delineated on the Tax Map,
the Municipal Engineer shall assign a number to each lot resulting
in the subdivision which shall be in proper numerical sequence in
relation to the numbers already assigned other lots fronting on or
having access to the same street, and the Engineer shall record the
new numbers on the Tax Map within 10 days of the filing of the approval
given for such subdivision of land.
[Amended 8-3-1992 by Ord.
No. 1992-6; 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-19]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under § 1-11 governing general penalty provisions. If the state requires, limits or expands potential minimum or maximum penalties in contradiction to this chapter, state law shall apply.
