[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Kendall
by L.L. No. 1-1991. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Legislature of the State of New York, by enactment of the
Municipal Home Rule Law and the Town Law, has conveyed the authority
to enact local laws promoting the health, safety and welfare of persons
within a municipality to the local legislative body of the municipality.
The Town Board of the Town of Kendall, being the local legislative
body, does hereby determine that the foregoing chapter is necessary
to promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town
of Kendall.
A.
All principal structures located with the Town of Kendall shall have
or display at least one set of numbers which correspond to the street
address of the property as assigned by the Town. For purposes of this
chapter, numbers must be prominently displayed on the front of the
structure and in no case shall script design be permitted. "Principal
structure" as that term is utilized herein shall include single and
two-family residences, apartment buildings, business, commercial and
industrial establishments, and municipal, government and religious
buildings (e.g., fire departments, post office, schools, town hall,
churches, etc.). The Town of Kendall is hereby authorized to change,
assign or reassign uniform numbers to all property and residences
located within the Town of Kendall, whether on public highway or private
road, for the purpose of effective implementation of this chapter.[1]
B.
In the case where the principal structure is not clearly visible
from the street or in back more than 75 feet from the edge of the
road right-of-way, a post with the property numbers displayed upon
it, not to exceed five feet in height, shall be installed in close
proximity to the property access, not less than five feet or greater
than 25 feet from the edge of the road right-of-way. All numbers must
be clearly visible from the street and unobstructed by shrubs, fences,
trees and other objects.
C.
All numbers shall be Arabic in design, a minimum of four inches in
height with a minimum stroke wide of 0.5 inch, and shall sharply contrast
in color from the structure or post to which they are affixed, in
conformance with the requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code.[2]
D.
In the case of new construction, no temporary or final certificate
of occupancy shall be issued until the Code Enforcement Officer verifies
that the street numbers have been properly displayed.
E.
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 the failure of address numbers to meet visibility
requirements, shall all be considered violations of this chapter.
F.
Any structure having street numbers which are Arabic in design, logical
in sequence, within the distance required, a minimum of four inches
in height and of contrasting colors as of the effective date of this
chapter shall be deemed to be in substantial compliance with this
chapter.
G.
Address numbers on mailboxes are not acceptable as a substitute for
above regulations.
H.
The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to grant exemptions
from the number size requirements of this section where public safety
is not adversely affected.
