[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Stratford as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Ch. 24, Art. VI, of the 1963
Code; amended 3-12-2007 by Ord. No. 07-03]
The Mayor shall cause numbers of regular series
to be affixed to or inscribed upon all buildings, or parts of buildings,
erected or fronting on any boulevard, street, alley, public court
or other public way in the Town and is authorized to renumber any
street or portion thereof at his discretion, except that when general
public interests may so require, he may request the Town Council to
hold a public hearing upon such renumbering. The Mayor is hereby empowered
to determine the form, size, material and color and the mode of placing,
succession and order of inscribing and affixing such numbers on the
respective houses or other buildings.
When any street or portion thereof has been
so numbered or renumbered, the Mayor shall cause written notice to
be sent to each address so affected, such notice to give information
concerning such numbering or renumbering and directing the owners
or occupants to affix to such premises figures indicating the numbers
thereto assigned.
It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant to whom notice has been sent in accordance with § 144-2 to remove any incorrect number within five days and to affix, within 30 days of such notice, the correct number therein stated, and whosoever shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall forfeit not less than $1 nor more than $20 for each such offense and a like fine for every day thereafter until the directions contained in the notice are complied with. It shall be the duty of the Mayor to report all such misdemeanors to the prosecuting attorney, who shall prosecute the same.
[Adopted 4-14-1986]
All dwellings or dwelling units, hereinafter
defined, located within the Town of Stratford shall display house
numbers corresponding to the house designation of the dwelling or
dwelling unit, which numbers shall be legible to a person of normal
visual acuity from a highway adjacent to said dwelling or dwelling
unit.
Said numbers shall be affixed to the dwelling
or dwelling unit or to a mailbox, lamppost or similar fixture located
on the property containing the dwelling or dwelling unit.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the same meanings indicated:
An enclosed space which is wholly or partly used or intended
to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants but shall not
include a temporary housing structure or motor vehicle.
Any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or
intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating.
The owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit or
an occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit which is not occupied by
the owner shall be fined $25 for violating this article, provided
that no fine shall be imposed until the owner or occupant is notified
of the violation by the Building Official and given 60 days within
which to conform to the provisions of this article.
