HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 06 of 1995 House Numbering TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. 6 OF THE YEAR 1995
A LOCAL LAW PROVIDING FOR THE NUMBERING OF HOUSES IN THE TOWN OF
ITHACA
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
WHEREAS, there is a need for uniformity in identifying the address numbers of houses in
the Town of Ithaca to enable emergency vehicles to respond to the appropriate address as rapidly as
possible and to provide for the convenience of persons visiting those houses to be able to locate
them with the minimal amount of effort,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted as follows:
Section 1. Affixing of house numbers required. All building, houses, and apartment
buildings shall have separate street identification numbers affixed to each by the owner of record.
Section 2. Numbering standards. The numbers so affixed shall be:
(a) Of a contrasting color to the background;
(b) No less than three inches and no more than eighteen inches in height and otherwise in
conformity with the Town of Ithaca sign ordinance as the same may be amended from time
to time;
(c) Affixed in a manner as to be clearly visible from the street. To the extent reasonably possible,
and if clearly visible from the street, the numbering shall be affixed
(i) If the front door of the premises faces the street, at a location within three feet of the
front door; or
(ii) If the premises have a mailbox on the premises, on the mailbox; or
(iii) On a free standing post or sign in the front yard of the premises.
Section 3. Penalties for offense. A violation of this local law is hereby declared to be a
class B misdemeanor punishable in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Law relating to the
commission of misdemeanors. In addition the Town Board of the Town may also maintain an
action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel
compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this local law, notwithstanding that this
local law provides a penalty or other punishment for such violation.
Section 4. Lands to which this local law applies. This local law shall apply to all areas of
the Town of Ithaca outside the Village of Cayuga Heights.
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Section 5. Partial invalidity. In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid by
a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such
declaration of invalidity.
Section 6. Effective date. This law shall take effect July 1, 1995.