[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Haverstraw 5-4-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The principal building or buildings on each lot and shall
not be deemed to include any minor building.
The Village Code Enforcement Officer is hereby
authorized to decide which building or buildings on any particular
lot shall be numbered.
It shall be the duty of every owner of a building
in the Village of Haverstraw to cause to be displayed thereon the
street number of said building and at all times to maintain such number
in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
The figure or figures comprising the number to be
displayed on a building shall be at least three inches in height and
shall be placed on the front of said building in a prominent and conspicuous
place and in such manner as to be plainly legible from the center
of the street at all times between sunrise and sunset. The color of
said figures shall be in sharp contrast to the color of their background;
provided, however, that so far as the purpose or intent of this chapter
is concerned, the front of a building shall be construed as that side
of the building which faces the street on which the number or numbers
of such building or premises have been allotted, and that the number
or numbers shall be displayed on such side of such building or premises.
B.
The numbers shall be so placed so that they will not
be obstructed by trees, shrubbery, porches or other extensions of
the building.
C.
Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed
near some light or source of illumination so that it may be readily
seen at night.
D.
Where the building upon which the number is to be
displayed is more than 75 feet from the edge of the right-of-way (whether
improved or not) of the street or road serving the building, the number
shall, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, be displayed
on a sign readily visible from the road or street and, in no event,
further back than 25 feet from said road or street right-of-way.
A.
Each separate building or dwelling shall be assigned
a separate distinguishing number by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Haverstraw in conformity with a uniform numbering system encompassing
the entire Village. The display of any house number other than the
number assigned by the Village is expressly prohibited.
B.
Each store or business location in the Commercial Business District (CBD) shall be permitted to display on the sidewalk in front of their business premises a sign or decoration or other distinctive symbols of their particular business. The item or items displayed must be attractive, be up against the front of their building and must not extend out into the sidewalk so as to cause a safety hazard or interrupt the smooth flow of pedestrians passing by on the sidewalk. Sidewalk displays shall not need a permit but, in the discretion of the Building Inspector, if a particular sidewalk display is either unsafe, impedes pedestrian traffic or is not in good taste, he may refer the business owner of the display to appear before the Architectural Review Board for its approval, disapproval or modification of the display measured by the Board's standards for action as set forth in § 13-5 of the Haverstraw Village Code.
[Added 3-7-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
A.
Noncompliance deemed a violation. Any person, corporation,
partnership or other entity owning a building within the Village of
Haverstraw, refusing or neglecting for 60 days after notice from the
Village Code Enforcement Officer to place the proper designated number
on said building shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
B.
Service of notice. The notice provided for in Subsection A may be given by personal service or by mailing a copy thereof to the last known address of the owner.
C.
Numbering of building by Village. In the event of
the neglect or refusal of any owner, after notice, to cause said building
to be properly numbered, the Superintendent of Public Works of the
Village of Haverstraw, upon being advised by the Code Enforcement
Officer, may cause said building to be properly numbered.
D.
Report, assessment of costs. The Superintendent of
Public Works shall report the cost of numbering said building to the
Board of Trustees, and such Board shall order the Assessor to assess
the cost of the same upon such premises, and the Assessor shall include
the same in the next assessment role.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 9-2014; 10-17-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
Any person, association, organization, corporation,
company or business entity violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not less than
$150 and not more than $500; and which charge, under this chapter,
shall be a petty offense or infraction, and not a crime. The continuation
or repeat of a violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision
of this chapter shall constitute, for each occurrence that transpires
or each day on which the violation continues, a separate and distinct
charge hereunder.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 101-8, Telephone
company to be notified, which immediately followed this section, was
repealed 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 9-2014.
