An ordinance of the Township of Paupack, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, establishing requirements for the numbering of buildings and naming of roads within the Township.

§ 10-05. Required Building Numbering.

A. From and after the effective date of this Ordinance each existing or new dwelling unit and each existing or new business building shall be numbered in accordance with this Ordinance. The Wayne County Department of Planning Office, or such other successor agency as shall be assigned responsibility for emergency services coordinated within Wayne County, shall be responsible for assigning numbers to dwellings and businesses and each occupied lot or parcel. Any owner of property on which there exists a dwelling unit or a business building who does not receive such as assigned property number, shall apply to the Wayne County Department of Planning Office for one.

B. The Wayne County Department of Planning Office, or such other successors agency as shall be assigned responsibility for emergency services coordinator within Wayne County, shall change the number of a dwelling or business by sending a notice to the owner notifying the owner of the new number assigned by mail, or by personal service, or by posting the notice on the property. The owner of the property receiving such notice shall cause the numbers to be changed within thirty (30) days of receipt or posting of such notice.

C. No building permit or other permits for property improvements shall be granted by Paupack Township until such assignment has been made and evidence of the same provided to the Paupack Code Enforcement Officer.

D. The Wayne County Department of Planning Office, or such other successor agency as shall be assigned responsibility for emergency services coordinator within Wayne County, shall also have the authority to change numbers for the purpose of the orderly numbering of addresses. It shall change the number of a dwelling or business by sending a notice the owner notifying the owner of the new number assigned by mail, or by personal service, or by posting the notice on the property. The owner of the property receiving such notice shall cause the numbers to be changed within thirty (30) days of receipt or posting of such notice.

E. Building numbers shall be depicted in Arabic numerals or shall be the English words for numerals, and shall be of durable materials. Each digit or letter shall be at least four (4) inches in height on buildings or three (3) inches in height on mailboxes or other posts within the highway right-of-way. The colors shall be in contrast with the immediate background so as to be easily readable. Numbers shall be located and placed so as to clearly identify the structure containing each dwelling unit or business in accordance with the following regulations:

1) The numbers shall be placed in a conspicuous place so as to clearly identify the location of the dwelling unit or business.

2) The placement of the numbers must be such that the numbers can be seen and read from the sidewalk (if any) in front of said dwelling unit or business, from the traveled portion of the street, and from the opposite side of the road.

3) The number may be placed upon the structure containing the dwelling unit or business or upon the mailbox or upon a fence, wall, post, rod or other type of fixture of substantial nature such that the number shall clearly indicate the location of the dwelling unit or business in accordance with the requirements of this section.

F. It shall be unlawful to cover or conceal, or to permit the sight obstruction of the numbers required to be displayed by this Ordinance. It shall further be unlawful to post other numbers that would be confusing. All old numbers shall be removed when a new number has been assigned in accordance with this Ordinance.

FYI

Your address change is your new mailing address and you should start using it immediately.

Your new address is also your 911 emergency address. When 911 is dispatched this will be the address that they will respond to. They will be looking for the number in posted in front of your residence.

Your new mailing address does not replace your lot number and section as described on your deed, tax records and WLE records, but as the Paupack Ordinance states, any existing numbers should be removed to avoid any confusion. In time, any delivery to your home will be recognized by your new mailing address.

We recommend that you post your new mailing address out by the road but far enough from the road so it will not interfere with snowplowing and other road maintenance. The sign must be visible at all times, so please keep in mind that not only does snow accumulate throughout the winter, but snowplowing of roads and driveways ads to the height of the snow banks. The numbers should be a minimum of 3 inches.

Neighborhood Watch in the past has made up reflective number signs on a green background. If you are interested in a sign from Neighborhood Watch, contact the POA Office.

Feel free to contact the office with any questions.

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