[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of West Milford as Sec. 15-4 of the 1976 Revised General
Ordinances; amended in its entirety 9-23-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-021. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The Tax Maps of the Township of West Milford
shall serve as the House Numbering Maps, a copy of which are on file
with the Township Engineer. These maps are hereby made part of this
chapter and are hereby adopted and approved. The number shown thereon
for each building and lot is hereby assigned to that building or lot.
A.Â
Upon any subdivision of land in the Township resulting
in a lot or lots other than those delineated on the map or maps, the
Township Engineer shall assign a number to each lot resulting from
the subdivision, which shall be in proper numerical sequence in relation
to the number assigned to other lots fronting on the same street,
and he shall record the same upon the map or maps and, within 10 days
of the filing of the approval given for such subdivision of land,
notify the Tax Assessor.
B.Â
No subdivision of land, major or minor, requiring
approval by the Planning Board shall be approved by it unless a number
shall be assigned by the Township Engineer for each building or lot.
C.Â
If the Township Engineer determines that an error
has been made in assigning a number or street address to any building
or lot or that a change in the assigned number or street address is
in the best interests of the municipality, the Engineer shall advise
the Tax Assessor and, upon approval from same, the Engineer shall
correct the map, and the Tax Assessor shall correct the number or
street address to the appropriate designation.
All buildings within the boundaries of the Township
of West Milford shall display their house number in numerals of at
least four inches in height pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:70-3 and Section
505.1 of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, in clear view by the front
entrance door of their residence. If the residence has a street mailbox,
it shall also have the house number displayed on it. All numbers shall
be displayed in such a way that they are visible to persons passing
by the premises on the abutting street. If a residence is not viewable
from the street, numerals conforming to the specifications above shall
also be placed at an area located on the property which is visible
from the abutting street.
No certificate of occupancy or smoke detector
certifications will be issued by the Building Inspector or Fire Bureau
or anyone in his Department for the occupancy of any building unless
the provisions of the foregoing section or sections shall have been
complied with.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced
by the Township Zoning Officer or Fire Bureau.
Property owners found to be in violation of
this chapter shall be subject to the following penalties:
