[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough
of Fair Lawn 7-27-1982 as Sec. 11-9 of the 1981 Revised General Ordinances.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Council of the Borough of Fair Lawn finds
that residents and property owners of the borough would be more effectively
and efficiently served by its Police and Fire Departments, its rescue
squad, its Department of Public Works and by similar municipal services
if readily visible house and building numbers were affixed to all
such structures in the municipality.
The Engineering Department shall develop and
maintain maps indicating street names and house numbers. Such maps
shall be distributable to all municipal departments having need for
same.
A.Â
It shall be the duty of the owners, occupants or lessee of all dwellings,
apartment houses, hotels, commercial and industrial establishments
and other buildings to number such buildings with numerals not less
than 3Â 1/2 inches in height, bearing the number assigned as the
address to the building or property, of such contrasting color and
so located near an entryway as to be readily visible from the street
in daylight or when a light is shined upon it at night. Where entry
to any such buildings may be gained from a pathway from any sidewalk
abutting a street or road, alley, walkway or driveway, the numbers
shall also be posted on such entry, subject to the same requirements,
so as to be easily seen from said alley, walkway or driveway. The
owners, occupants or lessees shall number such dwellings, apartment
house, hotel, commercial and industrial establishments and other buildings
in accordance with the provisions of this section within 90 days after
passage and publication of this chapter.
[Amended 2-26-2019 by Ord. No.
2489-2019]
B.Â
The Engineering Department shall be responsible for
the assignment of a street address number, consistent with existing
numbers, on all applications for new construction of principal buildings.
The Construction Official shall, on such applications and on all other
applications for construction, require compliance with this section
as a condition for the issuance of a building permit.
C.Â
If the owner, occupant or lessee of any building shall
fail, refuse or neglect to post the number as required or replace
it when necessary, the Construction Official shall cause a written
notice to be served on such person directing that the number be properly
posted or replaced. Any such person not complying with said notice,
within 15 days after receipt thereof, shall be deemed to be in violation
of this section.
Within 90 days after the passage of this chapter,
each party required to comply with this chapter shall cause house
numbers to be posted, conforming to this chapter. Nonconforming house
numbers or other identification need not be removed, provided that
numbers that comply are also posted. It shall be the duty of the Construction
Official to notify, by posting on the doorway and by ordinary mail,
the owners and occupants who fail to comply with the provisions of
this chapter. If not corrected within 15 days from such notification,
the parties so notified shall be charged with violation of this chapter
by service of summons issued by and returnable before the Municipal
Court.
