[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of West Bradford 11-9-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-04. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
This chapter applies to all principal buildings within the Township
of West Bradford, Chester County, and each tract, lot or parcel of
land situate within such Township.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental
to that of the principal building and is used for an accessory use
and is located on the same lot.
Any building or structure erected on a tract, lot or parcel
of land on which any use is carried out, except an accessory building;
includes a dwelling, place of business or industry, or any other use
requiring a location identity, which has been assigned a postal address
by the municipality.
A.
Street address numbers shall be assigned to each principal building,
tract, lot or parcel of land, placed on file in the Township office
and assigned to the owners or occupants of such principal buildings,
tract, lot or parcel of land by the Township Manager, or by such other
person as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
Once assigned, all such properties shall be designated for all purposes
by the number assigned, and thereafter all persons shall take due
notice thereof and comply with the provisions of this chapter when
applicable.
B.
The Township Manager, or such other person as may be designated,
shall have the power and duty to correct any errors with respect to
assignment of street address numbers as and when such errors are discovered.
The Board of Supervisors shall have the right and power to change
a street address number or numbers assigned to any property whenever
the Board of Supervisors may deem such a change necessary and desirable
and to require the owner or the occupant thereof to comply with the
provisions of this chapter with respect to such change.
The owner or occupant of each principal building, tract, lot
or parcel of land to which no street address number has previously
been assigned shall, upon purchase, acquisition or occupancy thereof
or within seven days of discovery that no such number has been assigned,
make application to the Township Manager or his designated agent for
assignment of a street address, and the Township Manager or his designated
agent shall assign a correct street address number to such property.
A.
The Township Manager shall be responsible for assigning proper street
address number sequences to each lot which is created as a result
of a subdivision or resubdivision; said numbers shall be in proper
municipal sequence in relation to the number assigned to other lots
fronting on the same street and shall be properly recorded on the
subdivision plan and the Township file. The decision of the Township
Manager or the Manager's authorized agent in connection with
the assignment of numbers shall be final.
B.
When the assignment of street address numbers, as required pursuant to Subsection A hereof, has been completed and signed by the Township Manager, such numbers shall be appended to the final subdivision plan and thereby incorporated therein by reference. No subdivider shall sell, convey or otherwise permit the use or occupancy of any lot, dwelling unit, building or other structure upon a said lot without first complying with all of the terms of this chapter.
C.
The requirements for application for street address number and display
of such number shall be a condition precedent to the submission of
any application for a certificate of occupancy.
A.
In order to comply with this chapter, street address numbers shall
be Arabic in design, shall have a minimum height of four inches, with
a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch, and shall be mounted in a secure
fashion by one or more of the approved manners of display set forth
below. The numbers shall be sufficiently legible as to contrasting
background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of numerals
so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight hours by
a person possessing normal vision as viewed from the center line of
the street facing the front of the property. The numbers shall be
placed so that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not materially
block the line of sight of the numbers from the center of the street
to any appreciable degree.[1]
B.
When required by this chapter, auxiliary numbers shall be mounted
at a height between four feet and 10 feet upon the adjacent grade
or exterior landing beneath, but never higher than 15 feet above adjoining
grade.
C.
Approved manners.
(1)
Occupancies with mailboxes at the end of driveways shall display
numbers on both sides of the mailbox or support post. When mailboxes
are placed on the opposite side of the facing street from the occupancy,
auxiliary numbers shall be provided in addition to the mailbox numbers.
When two or more mailboxes are placed side by side, numbers shall
be placed on the fronts of the mailboxes.
(2)
Occupancies without mailboxes at the end of driveways shall place
numbers in the immediate vicinity of the main entrance or path of
travel which leads to the main entrance and shall be visible from
the center line of the street facing the front of the property.
(3)
Principal buildings with no mailboxes and driveways in excess of
200 feet or principal buildings not visible from the street shall
have a marker or post of noticeable size placed at the driveway entrance.
If more than one occupancy shares the driveway, then each occupancy
shall be so numbered.
D.
Occupancies with shared driveways shall also display auxiliary numbers
at or near the main entrance of the structure according to specifications
herein.
A.
The absence of street numbers, or the insecure fastening or absence
of any numeral thereof, or the use of any street address number not
assigned by the Township Manager, or the failure of a street address
number to meet the elevation, size and location as prescribed in this
chapter shall be a violation of this chapter. Upon discovery of such
violation, a notice of violation shall be sent by certified mail to
the property and/or to the last known address of the owner, or shall
be posted in a prominent place upon the property by the Township Manager
or his agent, or shall be personally served on the property owner
or occupant or his agent. Such notice shall specify the specific provision
of this chapter violated and shall require compliance with the provisions
of this chapter within 15 days after the service or posting of the
notice of violation.
B.
Violation and enforcement provision. Any person who violates or permits
a violation of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor
in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before
a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus
all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by
the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall
be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by
the Magisterial District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor
timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment
pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation
exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate
officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable
relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
C.
After the Township Manager shall send or post a notice of violation
of the provisions of this chapter and the expiration of 15 days thereafter,
each day such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate
offense subject to a like fine and penalty.
D.
The Township Manager or the Township Manager's designated agent
shall have the authority to bring proceedings to enforce the provisions
of this chapter.
