[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Andover
by Ord. No. 86-32 (§ 12-4 of the 1973 Code). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The intention of this chapter is to apply retroactively and include
existing lots and buildings as well as those created after the effective date
of this chapter.
All buildings, including residences and lots of land established within
the Township, shall be subject to being numbered for proper identification,
especially for reasons of expedience in fire, police and medical emergencies.
A.
The Township Assessor is hereby authorized to file in
his office maps of the lots of land established within the Township and designate
thereon a system of numbering such lots for proper identification. The Assessor
is further authorized to assign numbers to buildings erected upon such lots
for proper identification.
B.
As standards for such designation and assignment, the
Assessor shall give due regard to the need for a logical and uniform sequence
of assignment along the streets and roads of the Township to obtain better
identification and convenience for location. Generally, numbering of a street
shall begin at its intersection with a more major street and shall be numbered
from "one" on the left and "two" on the right.
A.
The property owner shall apply to the Township Assessor
to obtain the number assigned to the owner's building, and upon making such
application, the Assessor shall issue to the applicant the number assigned
to his building.
B.
Upon receipt of the number assigned, the owner shall
affix and display upon the main building the assigned number in numerical
or written (English) fashion.
C.
No number shall be placed upon any building for the purpose
of this chapter, unless said number shall be that number which has been assigned
under the authority of this chapter, and correspond with the numbers placed
upon the maps or records on file with the Assessor.
D.
In the absence of an application, the Township Assessor
is empowered to notify the property owner of the number assigned to his building,
and it shall be the obligation of the owner to affix and display the number
in accordance herewith and maintain said numbers at all times.
E.
This section shall apply to all properties including
those properties that have been previously assigned a number by the United
States Postal Service.
A.
The size of the number required to be affixed and displayed
shall not be less than three inches in height and shall be numerical or written
(English) style. It shall be placed in a conspicuous location upon the street-facing
portion of the main building at a location thereon to provide a clear and
legible identification of the building.
B.
Where possible the number shall be placed so as to be
illuminated by existing outside lighting.
C.
Where a building is so situated so as to prevent the
unaided eye from reading the number affixed thereto from the street the number
shall be displayed on an appropriate marker, post or on the mailbox adjacent
to the driveway or walkway leading to said building.
A person who shall refuse, fail or neglect to comply with any provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $50 upon conviction
in Municipal Court.
