[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Glassboro 8-12-1986 by Ord. No. 86-16. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Commercial building standards — See Ch. 200.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 203.
Housing standards — See Ch. 285.
The purpose of this chapter is to require the clear display of authorized and assigned house or building numbers on every building fronting on any street or road in the Borough of Glassboro, in order to assist the general public and emergency services, public and private, in identifying any property in case of emergency or otherwise.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other structures erected or to be erected within the Borough of Glassboro shall display identification numbers as provided herein and in accordance with specifications provided herein.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every structure which now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public or private street or road within the Borough of Glassboro shall, at his own expense, within three months after the adoption and publication of this chapter, cause the authorized and assigned number of such structure to be permanently and conspicuously placed in accordance with the specifications set forth herein.
House or building numbers shall be:
A. 
In Arabic numerals.
B. 
A minimum height of four inches.
[Amended 6-28-2016 by Ord. No. 16-30]
C. 
Mounted in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street.
D. 
Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from the street.
E. 
At least 30 inches above ground level and so placed that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of sight of the numbers from the street upon which the building fronts.
F. 
For commercial establishments located in shopping centers, strip buildings and other multioccupant buildings and groups of buildings, additional numbers shall be placed at rear entrances in the same manner as above provided.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
House numbers shall be determined by the County Tax Assessor of the Borough of Glassboro. Every owner, occupant or lessee of a building constructed or to be constructed in the Borough of Glassboro shall apply to the County Tax Assessor for a number, if no number has been previously assigned, in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Garden apartments and townhouse complexes shall provide such building and apartment numbers as are provided for in the International Building Code.
Any structure which is erected, repaired, altered or modified after the effective date of this chapter shall have the certificate of occupancy withheld until permanent and proper numbers have been affixed.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be notified of violation and be given three months to correct, followed by a second warning with an additional three months to correct, followed by punishment of a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof.