[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Allegheny 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to require the
clear display of authorized and assigned house or building numbers
on every dwelling or business in Allegheny Township in order to assist
the general public and emergency services, public and private, in
identifying any property in case of emergency or otherwise.
The terms "principal building" and "dwelling" are defined in Chapter 250 of the Allegheny Township Code.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every
structure which now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public
or private street or highway within Allegheny Township who has been
assigned a number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall,
at his own expense, within 90 days after the effective date of this
chapter, cause the authorized and assigned number of such structure
to be permanently and conspicuously placed in accordance with the
specifications set forth herein. Any owner who has not been assigned
a number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall, within
30 days after the assignment of such number, comply with the requirements
of this section.
A.
Visibility is defined by factors including, but not
limited to, distinction from the background upon which the number
is posted, distance from the street, porches, trees and other objects
that may prohibit ease of recognition of the posted numbers from the
street. Visibility shall also include ability of emergency personnel
(fire, police, ambulance) to use said posted number to identify the
building or dwelling unit from the street to which building is being
addressed.
B.
Said identification must be posted in a place where
it is clearly visible from the street to which the building is addressed
and must be posted in at least one of the following locations:
(1)
Street numbers shall be placed on or within three
feet of either side of the door facing the street to which the building
or dwelling is addressed, wherever most visible. If such placement
is not possible or visible due to the features of the structure, said
address may be posted in an alternate location.
(2)
If the structure is not visible from the street, numbers
may be placed on a post, mailbox, sign or similar object erected clearly
in the front yard or to the side of the driveway servicing such building
or dwelling.
(3)
Houses that have mailboxes on the side opposite the
house shall be required to post an address on the same side as the
house.
(4)
Numbers shall be sufficiently legible as to contrasting
background, arrangement, relectiveness, spacing and uniformity so
as to be clearly visible from the street.
C.
Townhouses. In addition to the number on the front
of the house, all townhouses shall display identical numbers on the
rear of the building in a prominent place so that the numbers are
clearly visible from the sidewalk along the rear of the property.
No numbers shall be placed so that they will
be hidden at any time by obstructions, screen or storm doors, grass,
shrubbery or trees. It shall be a violation of this chapter to obstruct
or cause to be obstructed any numbers placed in conformity with this
chapter.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought
before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of
Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default
of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that
such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated
shall also constitute a separate offense.
