[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Skippack 2-8-1995 as Section 6 of Ord. No. 187.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
All buildings located on streets, roads and highways in Skippack Township
shall hereby be numbered in accordance with the numbers appearing upon a list
approved by the Board of Supervisors, on July 11, 1979, as amended from time
to time, and such numbers shall hereinafter be considered the official numbers
for the respective buildings set forth therein.
A.
The Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to name
all streets, roads and highways in Skippack Township and the names appearing
on the aforementioned list, as amended from time to time, shall be considered
the official names thereof. The word "street" as used herein shall be interpreted
to include roads, highways and alleys. The Board of Supervisors may, at any
time, change said numbers and names of said streets by resolution.
B.
When and as any new buildings are hereinafter constructed
fronting on any street in Skippack Township, the Township Engineer and/or
Township Building Inspector shall, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors,
assign numbers to such buildings respectively and such numbers shall be added
to the aforementioned list and shall remain the official numbers thereof unless
thereafter changed by resolution.
C.
When and as new streets are laid out within Skippack
Township, the Board of Supervisors shall assign names thereto and said names
shall be added to the township map and the list referred to above.
On and after the passage and approval of this section, it shall be the
duty of each and every builder, owner, trustee, lessee, agent and occupant
of each and every house, building or other structure in Skippack Township
to cause the same to be numbered in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter and the system and plan hereby adopted and approved.
A.
The numbers shall be placed in a conspicuous place on
or over each front door or on the front transom bar, front transom glass or
front show window or over or on either side of the entrance or on the mailbox
or on the curb in front of the house, building or other structure, said number
to be of paint, metal or enamel and at least three inches in height, the color
of the numbers to be in contrast to the immediate background and shall be
so placed as to be in full view at all times from the opposite side of the
street.
B.
It shall be unlawful to cover any house number with any
sign, drapery or other obstruction tending to conceal such number, and all
old numbers shall be removed from any house, building or other structure when
a new number has been assigned and when so directed by the Township Engineer
and/or Township Building Inspector.
C.
The Township Engineer and/or Township Building Inspector
is hereby authorized to require the numbering and renumbering of any house,
building or other structure in accordance with this chapter.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter, upon
being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding, shall pay a
fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's
fees, incurred by the township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment
shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the
District Justice and/or Court. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals
the judgment, the township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable
rules of civil procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate
offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the township are hereby
authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance
herewith.
