[Added 9-18-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995]
The Board of Trustees has determined that it is in the public
interest of the residents and property owners of the village to participate
in the Orange County Enhanced 911 Emergency Identification System.
Implementation of this system requires the ability to positively identify
streets and residences within the village and to reduce the possibility
of misidentification and confusion created by duplicative and/or similar
street names. While the village has complete authority to name and
rename public streets within the village, there are existing private
streets that are either unnamed, named in a manner that may lead to
confusion with other existing street names or are without identifying
signs. It is the intent of this Article to provide a mechanism for
the naming, signing and maintenance of identifying signs for private
streets.
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A street, road or drive not owned or maintained by the village,
town, county or state providing vehicular access to one or more private
properties fronting or abutting thereon.
All private streets shall be named by the owners thereof. No
private street name shall be identical to or similar to any existing
street name, and all names shall be subject to the approval of the
Board of Trustees.
A.
The owners of private streets shall install and thereafter maintain
a two-way street identification sign at every street intersection.
The street identification name shall be mounted above the words "PRIVATE
STREET". Signs and posts shall conform to the standards established
bye the Board of Trustees.
B.
The owners of existing private streets shall, within 45 days after
notice from the Superintendent of Public Works, install and thereafter
maintain the two-way street identification signs required by this
Article.
Compliance with this Article is required in the interest of
the public health, safety and welfare. Upon the failure of the owner
of a private street to either install or maintain the two-way street
identification signs required by this article, in addition to any
other enforcement remedies, the village and its agents shall have
the right to enter upon the property and perform the work necessary
to install or maintain the street identification signs. The owner
or owners of the private street and the owners of the private property
for which the private street provides access shall be responsible
and liable for all costs incurred by the village in connection with
installing or maintaining street identification signs required by
this Article. If not paid, said costs shall be a lien on the real
property to which the private street provides access and shall be
assessed against such property and shall be levied and collected in
the same manner as real property taxes.
