[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Lima 7-19-1990. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Numbering
Ordinance of the Town of Lima, Livingston County, New York."
The purpose of this chapter shall be to require and regulate
the numbering or numerical identification of all principal structures
located or hereafter erected within the Town of Lima, Livingston County,
New York.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
STRUCTURE and PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE — The same as set forth in Chapter 250, Zoning, or as such definition is hereafter modified by duly enacted ordinance or local law.
The Town of Lima, Livingston County, New York.
All principal structures located within any Town zoning district
shall have and display at least one set of street numbers assigned
to it and approved by the Town Code Enforcement Officer. Numbers must
be prominently displayed on the side of said structure fronting the
nearest dedicated or private right-of-way. In no case shall script
design be permitted or said numbers be of written cursive.
In the case where the principal structure is not clearly visible
from the dedicated or private right-of-way, a post with the property
address displayed upon it, not to exceed five feet in height, shall
be installed in close proximity to the property access, no less than
20 feet nor greater than 25 feet from the property line fronting the
dedicated or private right-of-way.
All numbers shall be Arabic in design only, shall measure a
minimum of five inches in height and shall sharply contrast in color
from the structure or background of the post.
In the case of new construction, no temporary or final certificate
of occupancy will be issued until the Town Code Enforcement Officer
verifies that such street numbers have been properly assigned and
installed. Furthermore, no inspection for new construction will be
provided until installation of the proper address number or lot number
in a prominent location on the site, prior to construction.
Any work for which a building permit is or shall be required
cannot commence before compliance with this chapter.
Any existing structure having street numbers that are Arabic
in design, logical in sequence and a minimum of four inches in height
as of the effective date of this section shall be deemed to be in
substantial compliance with this chapter.
A.
The Town Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to grant exemptions from the size requirement for numbering or numerical identification as provided in §§ 95-4 through 95-9 and § 95-12A hereof where, in said officer's reasonable discretion, public safety is not or shall not be adversely affected.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this chapter shall not be enforced
retroactively so as to apply to existing principal structures, but
shall be actively enforced in connection with the following events:
(1)
If, at the effective date of this chapter, a principal structure
does not display any number(s) properly identifying the structure,
the Town Code Enforcement Officer shall be authorized to direct compliance.
(2)
Any work for which a building permit application is required shall
authorize a direction to comply with this chapter.
(3)
Any inspection by the Town Code Enforcement Officer undertaken in
connection with the issuance of a certificate of compliance or annual/regular
fire code inspection or similar administrative inspection shall authorize
a direction to comply with this chapter.
The Town Code Enforcement Officer is responsible for assuring
compliance with the requirements of this chapter and is hereby expressly
authorized to issue appearance tickets and/or to appear before a Town
Justice of the Town to seek enforcement therewith.
A.
The absence of address numbers or the insecure fastening or absence
of any whole number thereof or the use of any number not properly
assigned by the Town or its failure to meet visibility requirements
shall be considered to be a violation of this chapter.
B.
Noncompliance for a period of one month shall be considered one instance
of violation; each and every succeeding month or part of one month
of noncompliance shall be considered an additional instance of noncompliance.
One month shall be considered and construed, for the purposes of this
chapter, as a continuous period of 30 days commencing with the date
of service of an appearance ticket or appearance warning ticket upon
the noncomplying party.
Violation of this chapter shall authorize a civil penalty not
to exceed $50 for each instance of violation.
