[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Chester 4-9-1996
by L.L. No. 2-1996. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be entitled "Numbering of Buildings and Property
Law for the Town of Chester."
The Executive of the County of Orange, the Office of E-911 of the County
of Orange and/or the Town of Chester Planning Board and/or the Town of Chester
Building Inspector and/or the Town of Chester Highway Superintendent shall
have authority to assign numbers to every parcel of real property within the
Town of Chester that exists as of the effective date of this chapter. Numbers
shall be assigned to new parcels, created by subdivision or otherwise, by
the Highway Superintendent of the Town of Chester. The owner or occupier of
every parcel of real property within the Town of Chester, as of the effective
date of this chapter, shall be notified, in writing, of the number assigned
to the parcel of real property. For this purpose, notice given prior to the
effective date of this chapter by the Executive of the County of Orange with
respect to any parcel of real property within the Town of Chester, pursuant
to the adoption of numbers with respect to the Enhanced 911 System, shall
be deemed notice for the purposes hereunder.
Each owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property within the
Town of Chester having received notice of the number assigned to his/her parcel
of real property shall, within 30 days after such notice or the effective
date of this chapter, whichever occurs latter, be responsible for displaying
and maintaining the display of the number of said parcel of real property,
in accordance with this chapter as follows:
A.
Commercial property (nonresidential). In the event that
the parcel contains one building, then one number of the parcel of real property
shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building. The face shall
be the side facing the street of address and shall be readily readable from
the street without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses. In the event
that the parcel contains more than one building and more than one number is
assigned to the parcel of real property, then the numbers shall be conspicuously
displayed on the respective faces of each building or on a gate post, mailbox,
fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign) within 20 feet of the
road pavement of the street address that is readily readable from the street
without the aid of any artificial lens or lenses. Wherever practical, said
numbers shall be placed near some light or source of illumination so that
they may be readily seen at night.
B.
Residential property. On each parcel of improved residential
property, the number shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of the building,
the face being the side facing the street of address which it fronts, and
shall be readily readable from the street without the aid of any artificial
lens or lenses. The number of the building shall be conspicuously displayed
on the respective face of each such building. If the number is displayed on
a gate, post, mailbox, fence or other appropriate structure (i.e., a sign),
it must be within 20 feet of the edge of the road pavement of the property.
If the building is not visible from the street, the number must be displayed
on the mailbox or a visible post. The numbers shall be so placed that they
will not be obstructed by trees, shrubbery, porches or other extensions of
the building. Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed near some
light or source of illumination so that it may be readily seen at night. The
display of any house number other than the number assigned by the Town is
prohibited.
C.
Size of numbers. For residential property, the displayed
numbers shall be three inches in height. For commercial property, the displayed
numbers shall be not less than eight inches nor more than 12 inches in height.
D.
The displayed numbers shall be block Arabic numerals.
E.
The color of the displayed number must contrast with
its background color.
Any owner, agent of the owner or occupier of real property within the
Town of Chester who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $50. Each
day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
Before any fine is imposed, the owner or occupier shall be given a warning
to remedy the defect within seven days. Failure to make said remedy shall
subject the owner or occupier to the fines herein.
The within chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector, Code
Enforcement Officer or any police officer of the Town of Chester.
