[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Town Commissioners
of the Town of Bel Air 3-11-1980 by Ord. No. 310 as
§ 11-301 of the 1980 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter sets forth provisions for regulation
of address numbers on improved property within the corporate limits
of the Town of Bel Air. Provisions set forth within this chapter establish
standards governing the size, location and types of acceptable numerals.
In this chapter, the following terms have the
meanings indicated:
The individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation
or other entity whose name appears on the tax records of the Town
for any property subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Any employee of the Town Department of Planning and Community
Development and the Town Department of Public Works.
Any sworn member of the Bel Air Police Department.
A.
The owner of improved real property within the corporate
limits of the Town shall display Arabic numerals indicating the numerical
address assigned to the property.
B.
The owner is responsible for the attachment of such
numerals to the outside of the main portion of the improved property
so that they are plainly visible from the public roadway on which
the property fronts.
C.
The owner shall use numerals at least three inches
high and of a color which contrasts with the surface on which they
are mounted; the numerals may include a letter only if the letter
is part of the address assigned to the property. The owner may use
a numeral 1.5 inches high if displayed within 10 feet of the public
roadway.
D.
The owner of an improved property shall display a
second set of numerals on the rear of the principal improvement if
the improvement is used for commercial purposes.
E.
If the numerals are not clearly visible from the roadway
named in the address of the property or if the property is located
more than 150 feet from the roadway, the owner shall post a second
set of numerals clearly visible from the roadway. Numerals shall be
mounted on a contrasting surface at least three feet above the ground
and located at the driveway or entrance lane within 10 feet of the
public roadway.
F.
Numerals displayed on a mailbox may qualify only if
the mailbox is located on the same side of the public roadway as the
improved property and the numerals are clearly visible when approaching
from either direction along the roadway. In the case of multiple improved
properties served by a single lane or driveway, the numerals assigned
to each property shall be displayed at the entrance to the lane or
driveway within 10 feet of the public roadway.
A Town representative who observes a violation
of this chapter may issue a written warning to the owner of the property
involved. The warning shall be issued by certified mail originating
from the Police Department. The warning shall notify the owner:
A.
When an owner fails to comply with a warning issued under § 115-4 of this chapter, a municipal infraction citation will be issued by a member of the Police Department.
B.
Whenever, in the judgment of the Chief of Police or
his designated representative, violation of the provisions of this
chapter seriously threatens or endangers the health, safety or welfare
of Bel Air citizens, the Chief or his designated representative is
authorized to issue a municipal infraction citation immediately.
Exemptions to the foregoing provisions of this
chapter may be granted by the Board of Town Commissioners. Request
should be made in writing by the owner, accompanied by such information
and data as may be required by the Commissioners in each
case.
