The owners of all buildings or structure/property within the Borough to which street numbers have been assigned shall have the street number prominently displayed at all times in accordance with the following standards. For purposes of this Part a “street number” is an address number established in accordance with the County-wide 911 Public Safety System with reference to the adjacent road or street, assigned and given to a particular building or structure/property by Tioga County 911 and the United States Postal Service. For specific sections of roadways with an existing addressing system that is approved by Tioga County 911, the “street number” is the retained street number in the existing addressing system that is established in conjunction with the County Addressing Project.
A. Each building to which a street number has been assigned shall have a street number displayed upon the building except for buildings which are located a distance greater than 200 feet from the nearest edge of the cartway of the public roadway or upon which signage cannot be attached which would be readable from the nearest public roadway by reason of natural or man-made obstructions, the owner of said structure/property shall be required to provide posted street number signage at least 20 feet and not more than 30 feet from the nearest edge of the cartway of the public or private roadway, which post shall have affixed thereon the street number which has been assigned to the building.
B. The assigned street numbers shall be either affixed directly to the building or post or displayed on a sign affixed to the building or post. The street number shall be displayed in such a manner that the numbers will contrast in color with the background and will be observed and readable from the nearest public or private roadway. All numbers shall be in standard Arabic numerals, not less than 4 inches in height and not less than ½ inch in stroke width. It is recommended that the numbers be reflective for greater nighttime visibility. [A.O.]
C. If, for any reason the street number of a particular building is not readily identifiable by posted signage along the roadway whether due to the proximity of multiple buildings with different street numbers or some other reason, the street number should be affixed to the building as well as posted by the road. Similarly, if a single building has multiple street numbers or apartment numbers such as professional buildings or apartments, a building directory should be posted at the main entrance of the building.
(Ord. 400, 3/8/2004, §1; as amended by A.O.)