[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Robinson 11-10-1998 by Ord. No. 5-1998 (Ch. 4, Part 1, of
the 1989 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The survey, plan and system for the numbering of houses and
buildings as adopted by this Board in Ordinance No. 16-1989, on August
14, 1989, is hereby amended by the recommendations of the 911 implementation
team. A copy of said recommendations attached hereto[1] and made a part hereof is hereby approved and adopted.
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the recommendations of the 911
implementation team is on file in the Township office.
On and after the passage and approval of this chapter, it shall
be the duty of each and every owner, trustee, agent and occupant of
each and every building, including, but not limited to, residential,
commercial and industrial buildings, to be numbered in accordance
with this chapter and the system and plan as hereby adopted and approved.
A.
Location of numbers: entranceways. The designated street address
number shall be placed in a conspicuous place on or over each front
door, on the front transom bar, or over or on either side of the entrance
to each residence and/or building. The number must be easily readable
from the street and shall not be obstructed by any item that tends
to conceal the number from sight.
B.
Location of numbers: mailboxes. The designated street address numbers
shall be placed on mailboxes; however, numbers shall not be placed
solely on a mailbox if said mailbox is not directly in front of the
building. If the mailbox is not directly in front of the residence
or building, then a person placing numbers on the mailbox shall place
them on both the mailbox and the entranceway of the building. Numbers
shall be placed on both sides of the mailbox and shall be visible
from either direction of the street.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 12-2006]
C.
Minimum size requirements for residential uses. The size of numbers
used to number residential buildings shall be no smaller than three
inches. These numbers may be larger in order to allow them to be clearly
read from the street.
D.
Minimum size requirements for all other uses. The size of numbers
used to number all other buildings shall be no smaller than six inches.
These numbers may be larger in order to allow them to be clearly read
from the street.
E.
Style of numbering. All numbers shall contrast with the background
upon which they are placed; light-colored numbers shall be placed
on a dark background or dark-colored numbers shall be placed on a
light background.
F.
Renumbering. The Township Engineer and/or the Township's Police
Department is hereby authorized to require the numbering and renumbering
of any house, building or other structure in accordance with this
chapter.
G.
Enforcement. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by the
Code Enforcement Officer of the Township of Robinson, the Police Department
of the Township of Robinson, the Manager of the Township of Robinson,
or any other individual or entity appointed by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Robinson for enforcement purposes.
[Added 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 12-2006]
Interstate Route 79 shall be the dividing line between east
and west, and U.S. Route 60 shall be the dividing line between north
and south. The initial point in numbering houses on the streets extending
north and south shall be at U.S. Route 60, and the initial point in
numbering houses on streets running east and west shall be at Interstate
79. North of U.S. Route 60, the numbers shall commence at one and
extend northward consecutively, and south of U.S. Route 60, the numbers
shall commence at 101 and shall extend southward consecutively. West
of Interstate 79, the numbers shall commence at one and shall extend
westward consecutively, and east of Interstate 79, the numbers shall
commence at 101 and shall extend eastward consecutively, in accordance
with the attached plan. All even numbers shall be on the south and
west sides of the street, and all odd numbers shall be on the north
and east sides of the street. The houses on short or intermediate
streets shall be numbered uniformly with the main streets paralleling
the short or intermediate streets, whether or not the short or intermediate
street begins at the initial point, provided that nothing in this
chapter shall prohibit the Township Engineer or the Township's
Police Department, in conjunction with the recommendations of the
911 implementation team, from renumbering selected streets and buildings
as is necessary to facilitate the needs of the 911 emergency system.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine not to exceed the sum of $600 or imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation continues after due notice
has been served, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof,
shall be deemed a separate offense.
