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PART II GENERAL LEGISLATION: Chapter 111, NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Abington 3-8-1945 by Ord. No. 536. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Subdivision and land development -- See Ch. 146.

111-1. Numbering required; assignment of numbers.

It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of every house or other building in the Township of Abington to cause the same to be numbered in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. The Township Engineer is authorized and directed to assign numbers to all houses and other buildings in the township, in conformity with the Master Plan for such numbering approved by the Board of Township Commissioners and on file in the office of the Township Secretary.

111-2. Placement of numbers.

The owner or occupant shall cause the number so assigned to be posted conspicuously on the street side of the house or building or on the entrance gatepost or beside the driveway in such a manner as to be clearly visible and legible from the street.

111-3. Violations and penalties.

Any person, firm or corporation which shall number any house or building contrary to the provisions of this chapter or to the instructions of the Township Engineer, or which shall fail, neglect or refuse to number a house or building within 30 days after receipt of notice to do so from the Township Engineer, shall be subject to prosecution before a District Justice and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution and a fine not to exceed $10.