[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson
9-9-1992 by L.L. No. 11-1992.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 179.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 200.
In order to facilitate the location of buildings along the various roads
and highways by fire, police and other emergency services, the Village Board
does hereby deem the enumeration of all buildings to be of major importance
for all of the village. In order to effectuate the efficient and accurate
enumeration of buildings, the Village Board hereby enacts this chapter.
All buildings in the village existing and those hereafter constructed
will have displayed either upon said building or at the driveway entrance
thereto a number uniquely identifying said structure's location on any given
road or highway.
The Building Department of the village shall, within nine months of
the effective date of this chapter, notify each property owner of the numbers
assigned to each existing structure. The Building Department will assign a
number to each new building upon the issuance of a building permit. Any new
certificate of occupancy issued after the effective date of this chapter shall
have written upon its face the street name and number of the building.
All house numbers shall be at least four inches high and shall be clearly
visible from the street. The location and installation of all house numbers
shall be subject to the approval of the Police Chief and Fire Inspector. Any
determination of the Fire Inspector or Police Chief with respect to the location
of house numbers may be appealed, in writing, to the Village Board clearly
stating the basis for the appeal.
Owners of all existing structures in the village to which house numbers have been assigned by the Building Department shall be required to display the assigned number on each building or other approved location in the manner required by § 88-4 above within 30 days of the assignment of such number. Any structure for which a certificate of occupancy is issued after the effective date of this chapter will be required to comply with the requirements of § 88-4 above prior to the issuance of such certificate.
The Building Department of the village shall provide maps to all fire
districts, ambulance corps and police agencies which serve the village showing
all street names in the village and the numbers of all buildings thereon.
The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby declared to be responsible for
the enforcement of this law and will require all property owners to comply.
A.
Any property owner found to violate any provision herein
shall be directed by the Code Enforcement Officer to remedy said violation
within 10 days.
B.
Any property owner failing to comply with said notice
of violation shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $250 for
each week following the expiration date of the ten-day remedy period. The
penalty herein is declared to be civil in nature.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary
of the State.
