[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Highlands 7-12-1994
by L.L. No. 1-1994. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 141.
This chapter shall be known as the "Numbering of Buildings and Property
Law for the Unincorporated Town of Highlands."
This chapter is intended to establish and impose regulations requiring
the assignment and display of street address numbers on buildings and property
in the Town of Highlands in order to make the location of such property readily
identifiable to police, volunteer fire companies, paramedics and other emergency
agencies, volunteer or otherwise of the Town of Highlands, other towns and
villages of the County of Orange and agencies of the County of Orange in order
to accomplish the purposes as intended in the adoption, within the County
of Orange, of an enhanced 911 system.
The Executive of the County of Orange, the Office of E-911 of the County
of Orange and/or the Town Planning Board and/or the Code Enforcement Officer
shall have authority to assign numbers to every parcel of real property within
the Town of Highlands existing as of the effective date of this chapter. On
and after the effective date of this chapter, numbers shall be assigned to
new parcels, created by subdivision or otherwise, by the Code Enforcement
Officer of the Town of Highlands. The owner or occupier of every parcel of
real property within the Town of Highlands, as exists as of the effective
date of this chapter, shall be notified, in writing, of the number assigned
to the parcel of real property. For this purpose, notice given prior to the
effective date of this chapter by the Executive of the County of Orange with
respect to any parcel of real property within the Town of Highlands pursuant
to the adoption of numbers with respect to the enhanced 911 system shall be
deemed notice for the purpose hereunder.
Each owner, agent or the owner or occupier of real property within the
Town of Highlands, having received notice of the number assigned to his/her
parcel of real property shall, within 30 days after such notice, or the effective
date of this chapter, whichever occurs last, be responsible for displaying
and maintaining the display of the number of said parcel of real property
in accordance with this chapter as follows:
A.
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event that
the parcel contains one building with but one number assigned to it, the number
of the parcel of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on the face
of the building, the face being the side facing the street of address and
shall be readily readable from that street without the aid of any artificial
lens or lenses. In the event that the parcel contains more than one building
and more than one number is assigned to the parcel, the numbers of the parcel
of real property shall be conspicuously displayed on the respective faces
of each such building, the face being the side containing the main entrance
facing the street of address shall be on a gate post, mailbox, fence or other
appropriate structure (i.e., a sign), within 20 feet of the road pavement
of the street of address and shall be readily readable from that street without
the aid of any artificial lens or lenses. Wherever practicable, said number
shall be placed near some light or source of illumination so that it may be
readily seen at night.
B.
Residential property. On each parcel of improved residential
property, the number shall be conspicuously displayed on a gate, post, mailbox,
fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign); it must be within eight
feet of the edge of the property, but no closer than five feet off the road
and adjacent to the driveway. The number shall be placed so that trees, shrubbery,
porches or other extensions will not obstruct it. Wherever practicable, said
number should be placed near a light or source of illumination so that it
may be readily seen at night. If the building is more than 50 feet from the
road, the number must also be displayed on the face of the building. The display
of any house number other than the number assigned by the Town is prohibited.
Amended(8-12-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]STRING LeftCorner="§ 84-4")
C.
Size of numbers. For residential, the displayed numbers
shall be four inches in height and be reflective or illuminated. For commercial,
the displayed numbers shall be no less than eight inches and no more than
12 inches in height.
[Amended 8-12-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
D.
The displayed numbers shall be in block Arabic numerals.
E.
The color of the displayed numbers must contrast with
its background color.
[Amended 3-10-1998 by L.L.No. 1-1998])
Any owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property within the
Unincorporated Town of Highlands who violates any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction, shall
be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days,
or both. Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate
violation.
This chapter may be enforced by either the Code Enforcement Officer
or any police officer of the Town of Highlands.
