[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Homestead 10-14-1974 as Ch. 67 of the 1974 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 225.
It shall be the duty of the Borough Engineer
to notify all owners of lots having buildings erected thereon of the
number given to the lot upon which such building is erected and to
require him or her to have the proper number, not less than 21/2 inches
in height, attached to the building on said lot, and all persons hereafter
erecting buildings shall procure from said Engineer the number thereof
and have the said number attached to said building. In case of any
neglect to place said number upon the buildings now erected for a
period of 30 days after notice, or in case of neglect to procure the
number when any building shall hereafter be erected, the Street Commissioner
shall thereupon procure the number and attach the same to said building
or buildings and collect the cost of the same from the owners thereof.
It shall be the duty of the Borough Engineer
to prepare or procure the preparation of a systematic plan of the
Borough showing the divisions and numbers on the various streets between
the various squares thereof, upon which shall be plainly marked the
numbers of properties upon which houses already have been erected
and upon which they shall hereafter be erected, and said plan shall
be placed in some conspicuous place where all persons may have access
to the same in the matter of procuring numbers to their said houses.
A.
The numbers shall be placed in a conspicuous place
on the front of the building. The color of the numbers shall be in
contrast to the immediate background and shall be so placed as to
be in full view from the opposite side of the street.
B.
It shall be unlawful to cover any number with any
sign, drapery or other obstruction tending to conceal such number.
All old numbers shall be removed from any building or other structure
when a new number has been assigned.
C.
The property owner shall reaffix or renew all numbers
that shall not continue to conform to the requirements of this section,
provided that in the case of buildings occupied by other than the
owner thereof, the occupant, rather than the owner, shall be responsible
for maintaining numbers upon such buildings as hereby required.
Any person who shall be convicted of violating
or failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter before any
District Justice shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $50,
together with costs of prosecution.
