(A) The owners of all buildings or structure/property within the township to which street numbers have been assigned shall have the street number prominently displayed by December 31, 2006 and at all times thereafter in accordance with the following standards. For purposes of this subchapter, 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 county 911 and the U.S. Postal Service. For specific sections of roadways with an existing addressing system that is approved by 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.
(B) 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 human-made obstructions. The owner of said structure/property shall be required to provide posted street number signage at a location near the edge of the cartway of the public roadway which will obviously indicate to emergency responders the street address of the owner’s structure/property. The post shall not be in a location where a snow plow or other municipal maintenance activities will disturb it, and shall have affixed thereon at a height of not less than four feet or more than seven feet the street number which has been assigned to the structure/property. Any property owner proposing to place a post at a distance greater than 30 feet from the nearest edge of the cartway of the public roadway shall obtain location approval from the township prior to placement.
(C) 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 number 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 four inches in height and not less than one-half inch in width. It is recommended that the numbers be reflective for greater nighttime visibility.
(D) 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 maintenance of the building.
(Ord. 2003-2, passed 2-25-2003; Ord. 2006-2, passed 6-27-2006)