[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of College 6-22-1976 by Ord. No. 56. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 1-8-1987 by Ord. No. 100]
On and after the passage of this chapter, 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 College to cause the same to be numbered in accordance
with this chapter and the system and plan hereby adopted and approved.
New numbers will be assigned by the Township Zoning Officer.
A.
The numbers shall be placed in a conspicuous location on the front
of each individual residence or business establishment or other addressable
structure in a conspicuous manner so that said numbers can be seen
and read from the front of said building and in full view from the
opposite side of the street. The colors of the numerals shall be contrasting,
such as white numerals on dark background or black numerals on a light
background. Each of the numbers shall be Arabic numerals and shall
be of a durable material. The numbers shall be of the following sizes:
[Amended 7-1-2004 by Ord. No.
O-04-04; 8-16-2018 by Ord. No.
O-18-05]
(1)
The numbers for single-family homes, duplexes, and townhomes shall
be at least four inches in height.
(2)
The numbers for multifamily residential buildings and nonresidential
or mixed-use buildings in the Village Zoning District shall be at
least six inches in height.
(3)
Numbers for industrial and commercial buildings shall be at least
10 inches in height.
B.
When the front of the structure is not clearly visible
from the opposite side of the street, the owner, occupant or lessee
shall provide the numbers required by this chapter to be installed
on both sides of a four-inch by four-inch wooden post or mailbox at
least 48 inches above the ground, and shall locate that wooden post
or mailbox near the portion of the driveway that intersects with the
named street. When the provisions of this subsection have been complied
with, the owner, occupant or lessee of the house or building shall
not be otherwise obligated to affix Arabic numerals to said house
or building and shall be permitted, at their option, to utilize noncontrasting
numerals, cursive numbers or no numbers at all upon the house or building.
[Amended 7-1-2004 by Ord. No. O-04-04]
C.
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 notified
by the Township Ordinance Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 1-8-1987 by Ord. No. 100]
D.
The Ordinance Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized
to require the numbering and renumbering of any house, building or
other structure in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 1-8-1987 by Ord. No. 100]
A.
The beginning number shall be 100 and a new number
shall be assigned for every 20 feet thereafter.
B.
All even numbers shall be on the south and west sides
of the streets or avenues, and all odd numbers shall be on the north
and east sides of the streets. The houses on short or intermediate
streets shall be numbered uniformly, with the main streets paralleling
them.
C.
Each main block, as shown on the plan. shall begin
with an even 100, irrespective of the number of buildings in the block.
All intersecting streets, except as provided in the preceding subsection,
shall begin with 100, 200, 300 and so on. This procedure applies to
all streets and avenues in the Township and those hereafter taken
in by the Township.
Owners of property where the house number now in use falls on the lot described in the deed or deeds upon which the house is erected shall not receive new numbers; provided, however, that in case of future building on the lot, new numbers will be assigned in accordance with the twenty-foot spacing as provided by § 85-3 of this chapter.
[Amended 1-8-1987 by Ord. No. 100; 5-26-1988 by Res. No.
R-88-11; 7-1-2004 by Ord. No. O-04-09]
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who
shall number, or refuse to number, or neglect to change or erect their
house or building number, in any way contrary to this chapter and
the plan hereby approved and adopted, or any person or persons, firm
or corporation who shall alter, deface, remove or destroy any number
required to be displayed by this chapter, shall, upon conviction,
pay a fine of an amount to be set by resolution of the Township of
College, and provided further that each day thereafter that such violation
exists shall be considered as a separate offense. This fee schedule
may be amended from time to time by resolution of the Township of
College.
[Added 1-8-1987 by Ord. No. 100]
This chapter shall be enforced by the Ordinance Enforcement Officer in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 136, Ordinance Enforcement.
