[Adopted 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 94-5 (Part
12, Ch. 1, Art. B, of the 1975 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental
to and accessory to that of a principal building located on the same
lot.
Any building or structure erected on a tract, lot or parcel
of land, except an accessory building.
This article applies to all principal buildings
within the Borough and to each tract, lot or parcel of land. Each
property owner and occupant shall provide and maintain, at all times,
the street numbers required by this article. No property owner or
occupant shall use any street number other than the one assigned pursuant
to this article.
A.
The Borough Manager, or such other person as Borough
Council may designate by resolution, shall assign the street number
for each principal building, tract, lot or parcel of land and shall
maintain a record of such assignments in the Borough offices. Once
a street number is so assigned to a property, the property shall be
designated for all purposes by the assigned number, and the property
owner shall provide and maintain the number display as required by
this article.
B.
The Borough Manager, or such other person as Borough
Council may designate, shall have the power and duty to reassign street
address numbers as and when the Manager, or such other designated
person, determines that such reassignment is in the public interest.
The Borough Council shall have the right and power to change any street
address number whenever it deems such a change necessary and desirable.
If such reassignment is made, the owner or the occupant of the property
shall implement the change in compliance with this article, as soon
as reasonably possible.
The owner or occupant of each tract, lot or
parcel of land to which no street address number has previously been
assigned shall, upon purchase, acquisition or occupancy thereof or
within seven days of discovery that no such number has been assigned,
make application to the Borough Manager or his designated agent for
assignment of such number.
A.
The Borough Manager shall be responsible for assigning
street address numbers to each lot which is created as a result of
a subdivision or resubdivision. Said lot numbers shall be in proper
numerical sequence in relation to the number assigned to other lots
fronting on the same street.
B.
When the numbers required in Subsection A hereof have been assigned by the Borough Manager, they shall be added as a note on each final subdivision plan. No subdivider shall record any plan or sell or convey any lot or dwelling unit or other building or structure upon said lot or lease or otherwise permit the use and occupancy thereof without first complying with all of the terms of this article.
A.
Street address numbers shall consist solely of Arabic numerals, shall have a minimum height of three inches and shall be mounted in a secured fashion as required by Subsection B hereof. Roman or other type numerals, letters of the alphabet or other character symbols shall not be used as a required address number or in any manner that could be confused with a required number. All required numbers (including auxiliary numbers) shall have such contrasting background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of numerals so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight hours by a person possessing normal vision, when viewed from the center line of the facing street.
B.
Standards for placement of street numbers.
(1)
The numbers shall be so placed and maintained that
trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of sight
from the center of the street to the numbers.
(2)
When the principal building is located at an elevation
higher than 10 feet above the street grade, an auxiliary number shall
be provided. Such number shall be located on the grade or a landing
at an elevation between four and 10 feet above the street grade.
(3)
Occupancies with mailboxes at the end of driveways
shall display numbers on both sides of the mailbox or its support
post. When mailboxes are placed on the side of the facing street opposite
from the occupancy, auxiliary numbers shall be provided, on the property,
in addition to the mailbox numbers. When two or more mailboxes are
placed together, side by side in a row, the numbers shall be placed
on the fronts of the mailboxes.
(4)
Occupancies without mailboxes at the end of driveways
shall place numbers in the general vicinity of the main entrance or
path of travel which leads to the main entrance.
(5)
Occupancies with no mailbox that are located down
long driveways or occupancies not visible from the street shall have
a marker or post of noticeable size placed at the driveway entrance.
The required number shall be placed on such post or marker. If more
than one occupancy shares such a driveway, then each occupancy shall
be so numbered.
(6)
Occupancies with shared driveways shall also display
auxiliary numbers at or near the main entrance of the occupied structure.
The assignment of street address numbers and
display thereof, in compliance with this article, shall be a condition
precedent to the application for and issuance of a certificate of
occupancy for any building.
A.
Upon discovery of a violation of this article, the
Borough Code Enforcement Officer shall serve a written notice of violation
on the property owner of record (as shown on the Borough's tax duplicates),
by sending it by certified mail or posting it in a prominent place
upon the property, or shall by serving it. Such notice shall state
the specific provision(s) of this article which are being violated
and shall require compliance with such provisions within 15 days from
the service or posting of the notice of violation.
B.
After the Code Enforcement Officer issues and serves a notice of violation pursuant to Subsection A hereof, each and every day such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a separate fine or penalty.
C.
Any property owner who shall fail to comply with any notice of violation issued pursuant to Subsection A and who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this article before any District Justice of the county shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100, together with the costs of prosecution, including but not limited to the Borough's attorney fees. Said fine shall inure to the benefit and use of the Borough.
