[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township of Howell by Ord. No. O-88-58, as amended through Ord. No. O-93-12 (§ 3-19 of the 1974 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Every owner of every structure or structure units, whether commercial or residential, shall install numbers on said structure or structure units corresponding to the address of the unit as utilized by the Township Engineering Department and in cooperation with the United States Postal Service.
The following regulations shall apply to all single-family and multifamily units:
A. 
The identification numbers shall be no less than five inches in height.
B. 
The numbers shall contrast with the background on which they are mounted.
C. 
All numbers shall be mounted so that they face the street on which the dwelling unit fronts.
D. 
All numbers shall be mounted not less than three feet above the street grade level.
E. 
All numbers shall be visible from the street upon which the dwelling unit fronts, provided further that if the dwelling unit is located more than 50 feet from the posted right-of-way the numbers shall be posted on the side of a mailbox or structure fronting the roadway.
F. 
The numbers shall be maintained by the owner of the property and shall be unobstructed by trees, shrubs or other vegetation.
G. 
All structures and structure units shall only display the most current address numbering. All old or obsolete numbering shall be removed.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any structure or structure units, whether commercial or residential, in the Township of Howell unless said unit is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
Existing structures or structure units shall have six months from the date of final adoption of this chapter to meet the compliance requirements of this chapter.
Any property owner in violation of this chapter shall receive written notice thereof from the Construction Official, Fire Official, Code Enforcement Officer, Housing Inspector or their authorized representative requiring compliance with this chapter within 30 days thereafter. Should the property owner thereafter fail to comply and remain in violation of this chapter, said violator shall be subject to a fine in the amount of $50 upon conviction of violating this chapter in the Howell Township Municipal Court.