[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Maplewood 12-3-1974 by Ord. No. 1438 as Section 9-5 of the
1974 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 239.
There shall be established and maintained a
system of numbering for houses, stores and other buildings within
the Township in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Streets, avenues, highways, lanes, roads or any other public
thoroughfare upon which it is intended to front houses, stores or
other buildings for human occupation or use.
The Township Engineer shall prepare a set of
maps upon which shall be designated the proper number for each building
erected or hereafter to be erected fronting upon any street of the
Township. The maps shall be accessible to the public and from them
shall be ascertained the proper number to be assigned to each house,
store or other building.
On all streets of the Township which extend
to or are continuations of streets of adjoining municipalities and
are of like name, the numbering of houses, stores or other buildings
shall be a consecutive continuation of the numbering established in
the adjoining municipality on the thoroughfare of like name.
This chapter shall apply to all streets of the
Township and to the owner or occupant of every house, store or other
building whether constructed prior to or subsequent to June 1, 1918.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by Ord.
No. 2704-12]
The numbers provided for in this chapter shall
be in figures at least four inches in height and shall be placed conspicuously
on the front of each house, store or other building.
A lot 50 feet in width shall be and is hereby
established as the uniform width for numbering purposes except in
those localities where lots of greater or lesser width have been established
in the development of the tract or locality, in which case the width
of lot established shall be taken as the numbering unit, but in no
case shall the width for numbering purposes be in excess of 100 feet.
The numbering system in the Township shall be
as follows:
A.
With the exception of the streets south of Springfield Avenue and of those streets treated in § 97-4, all houses, stores or other buildings on the southerly and easterly side of streets of the Township shall be evenly numbered, and the houses, stores or other buildings on the northerly and westerly sides shall bear odd numbers.
B.
South of Springfield Avenue, all houses, stores or
other buildings on the northerly and easterly sides of the streets
of the Township shall be evenly numbered, and the houses, stores or
other buildings on the southerly and westerly sides shall bear odd
numbers.
C.
With the exception of the streets south of Springfield Avenue and of those streets treated in § 97-4, on all streets of the Township running northwesterly or southeasterly, the numbering shall start at the end of the highway or thoroughfare nearest Valley Street and shall continue in an easterly or westerly direction from Valley Street or from the end nearest Valley Street.
D.
With the exception of the streets south of Springfield Avenue and of those streets treated in § 97-4, on all streets of the Township running northeasterly or southwesterly or parallel with Valley Street, the numbering shall start from the most northeasterly end of the street and continue in a southwesterly direction.
E.
Where any street of the Township crosses Valley Street,
the portion of the same on the northwesterly side of Valley Street
shall be numbered from Valley Street, and that portion of the street
shall have the word "West" following it.
Should doubts arise as to the proper application
of the provisions of this chapter or in cases where properties are
of irregular shape or are located on curves or in other respects so
located as to make the application of the provisions of this chapter
uncertain, such doubts or uncertainties shall be referred to the Township
Committee by application in writing, which Committee shall, after
consideration, establish a number for the property concerned in the
application. The determination of the Committee in such cases shall
be reduced to writing by the Clerk and become a part of the records
of the Township, and a copy of the Clerk's minutes shall be mailed
to the applicant for his information.
Any owner or occupant of any dwelling, house
or store or other building who shall fail or refuse to number his
building or buildings, store or stores or house or houses in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter shall be liable to a penalty of
$10 to be recovered in the same manner as are other penalties for
violation of Township ordinances.
