[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Oxford 2-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-2 (Ch. 39 of the 1974 Township
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The map prepared by David Gill, Oxford Township
Tax Assessor, entitled "The Official Street Numbering Map of the Township
of Oxford (hereinafter "Official Map"), is hereby adopted
as the Official Street Numbering Map. The Official Map or an exact
duplicate thereof shall be maintained on file in the office of the
Township Tax Assessor.
There is hereby established a numbering system
for buildings and vacant lots within the Township of Oxford, Warren
County, New Jersey, in accordance with the Official Map. It is hereby
declared unlawful for any building or vacant lot to be numbered other
than with the number designated for that building or vacant lot as
shown on the Official Map. In the case of conflict as to the proper
number to be assigned to any building or vacant lot, the Township
Tax Assessor's decision shall be final.
The owner of each building within the Township
must, within 60 days of final passage of this chapter, procure and
affix to the building, at the owner's cost and expense, the number
designated for that building as depicted upon the Official Map. The
numbers shall be a minimum of three inches in height and affixed to
the building in a manner so as to be clearly visible from the street.
All existing post office numbers, street numbers or other numbers
intended to designate the address of the building shall be removed.
Prior to the construction of any new building
within the Township, the owner of said building must obtain from the
Township Tax Assessor the designated number for that building. No
building permit shall be issued by the Township Construction Official
until the applicant for the permit has submitted proof that the designated
building number has been obtained from the Tax Assessor. The final
certificate of occupancy for any new building shall be withheld by
the Construction Official until the designated number for the building
has been permanently affixed. The numbers shall be a minimum of three
inches in height and affixed to the building in a manner so as to
be clearly visible from the street.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Township
Zoning Officer. Any owner who fails to comply with the provisions
of this chapter may be issued a summons and, upon conviction, be punished
by a fine of up to $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90
days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any
combination thereof, for each offense. A separate offense shall be
deemed committed on each day during which a violation occurs or continues.
